Celtics vs. Pacers Prediction, Odds, Picks - Jan. 21

The Boston Celtics (26-16) play the Indiana Pacers (10-34) on January 21, 2026 on FDSIN, NBCS-BOS, and WTHR-13. The Celtics take on the Pacers in a game that has no line set.

Here is everything you need to know about the Celtics-Pacers game, from the point spread, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert picks, as well as TV channel and streaming information.

Celtics vs. Pacers Game Information and TV Channel

• When: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts
• TV: FDSIN, NBCS-BOS, and WTHR-13
• Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

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Celtics vs. Pacers Prediction

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O/U Pick: Under ()
Score Prediction: Celtics 122 - Pacers 106

Celtics Recent Trends

• The Celtics are 6-4 against the spread and 6-4 overall over their past 10 games.
• Against the spread, the Celtics are 24-17-1 this season.
• Celtics games this year have hit the over 18 times in 44 opportunities (40.9%).
• The 116.7 points per game the Celtics average are only 1.6 fewer points than the Pacers give up (118.3).
• Boston is 16-2 against the spread and 18-0 overall when scoring more than 118.3 points.
• This season, the Celtics have a 47.2% shooting percentage from the field, which is 1.1% lower than the 48.3% of shots the Pacers' opponents have knocked down.
• Against the spread, the Celtics have fared worse at home, covering nine times in 19 home games, and 15 times in 23 road games.
• Boston has gone over the total in nine of 19 home games (47.4%), compared to nine of 23 road games (39.1%).
• The Celtics have won a lower percentage of their matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 9-5 (.643). In road games as a moneyline favorite, they sport a record of 10-4 (.714).

Celtics Recent Stats

Celtics Leaders

• Jaylen Brown averages 29.8 points, 4.7 assists and 6.6 rebounds per contest.
• Derrick White puts up 17.7 points, 4.6 boards and 5.4 assists per contest, shooting 39.1% from the floor and 32.4% from beyond the arc with 3.0 made treys per game.
• Payton Pritchard puts up 16.6 points, 5.3 assists and 4.4 rebounds per contest.
• Neemias Queta puts up 10.2 points, 8.2 boards and 1.4 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 0.9 steals and 1.2 blocks.
• Anfernee Simons averages 14.0 points, 2.5 assists and 2.4 boards.

Pacers Recent Trends

• The Pacers are 5-5 against the spread and 4-6 overall over their past 10 contests.
• Against the spread, the Pacers are 22-22-0 this season.
• Pacers games this season have hit the over on 16 of 44 set point totals (36.4%).
• The Pacers put up only 0.1 more points per game (110.1) than the Celtics allow (110.0).
• Indiana is 14-9 against the spread and 8-15 overall when it scores more than 110.0 points.
• The Pacers are shooting 44.3% from the field, 0.5% lower than the 44.8% the Celtics' opponents have shot this season.
• This season, the Pacers are 14-10-0 at home against the spread (.583 winning percentage). On the road, they are 8-12-0 ATS (.400).
• In terms of the over/under, Indiana's games have gone over more frequently at home (10 of 24, 41.7%) than on the road (six of 20, 30%).
• The Pacers, as moneyline favorites, have won a higher percentage of games at home (3-3) than on the road (0-1) this season.

Pacers Recent Stats

Pacers Leaders

• Pascal Siakam delivers 23.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game for the Pacers.
• On a per-game basis, Andrew Nembhard gets the Pacers 17.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 7.1 assists. He also averages 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
• Jay Huff gets the Pacers 8.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest while putting up 0.4 steals and 2.1 blocked shots (second in league).
• Jarace Walker gives the Pacers 9.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest while delivering 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
• The Pacers are receiving 9.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game from T.J. McConnell this year.

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