Hornets vs Pistons Game Breakdown

Get ready to buzz the court as the Charlotte Hornets zip into Motor City to face off against the Detroit Pistons in a showdown that’s set to electrify the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. With the stage set at Little Caesars Arena this afternoon, the Pistons are looking to capitalize on their recent victory and climb the Eastern conference ladder, while the underdog Hornets are fresh off a nail-biter win and hungry to sting their way to another upset. Both teams are eager to break the pattern of playoff blowouts and deliver a game worth every bit of the hype. As the clock ticks down to a 2:00 PM tipoff, the stakes are high, the crowd’s buzzing, and all bets are on. Will the Pistons rev up their engines, or will the Hornets swarm in for the sweet taste of victory? Tune in as Detroit tries to put the brakes on Charlotte’s high-flying hopes in a battle where only one can drive away victorious!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: February 09, 2025 02:00PM EST

Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Vegas Odds

	CHA ML	DET ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+360	-500	222.5	9.5/-9.5
Recent	+390	-568	224.5	9.5/-9.5
Difference	+30	-68	+2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

13W-45L

20.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

18W-46L

79.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
01/03/25	Charlotte Hornets CHA	31	34	17	12	00	94	Under
01/03/25	Detroit Pistons DET	26	26	32	14	00	98	Under
11/21/24	Detroit Pistons DET	27	32	20	30	120	121	Over
11/21/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	33	30	30	16	140	123	Over
11/06/24	Detroit Pistons DET	24	21	31	31	00	107	Under
11/06/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	23	23	31	31	00	108	Under
03/11/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	23	23	21	30	00	97	Under
03/11/24	Detroit Pistons DET	34	19	33	28	00	114	Under
01/24/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	31	21	40	14	00	106	Under
01/24/24	Detroit Pistons DET	28	24	37	24	00	113	Under
10/27/23	Detroit Pistons DET	32	22	29	28	00	111	Under
10/27/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	21	26	28	24	00	99	Under
03/09/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	31	28	34	20	00	113	Under
03/09/23	Detroit Pistons DET	23	27	33	20	00	103	Under
02/27/23	Detroit Pistons DET	21	25	30	30	00	106	Under
02/27/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	41	24	27	25	00	117	Under
02/03/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	30	38	26	18	00	112	Over
02/03/23	Detroit Pistons DET	29	40	23	26	00	118	Over
12/14/22	Detroit Pistons DET	35	38	34	20	140	141	Over
12/14/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	33	36	28	30	70	134	Over
02/27/22	Detroit Pistons DET	31	27	24	34	110	127	Over
02/27/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	28	26	30	32	100	126	Over
02/11/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	36	43	31	31	00	141	Over
02/11/22	Detroit Pistons DET	29	26	32	32	00	119	Over
01/05/22	Detroit Pistons DET	19	32	24	36	00	111	Over
01/05/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	37	28	35	40	00	140	Over

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/07	@ SAS	117-116W	53	33	11	101
02/05	@ MIL	102-112L	41	21	8	88
02/03	@ WAS	114-124L	46	26	10	89
02/01	@ DEN	104-107L	51	31	12	95
01/31	@ LAC	104-112L	42	18	9	96
01/29	@ BRO	83-104L	52	18	17	83
01/27	@ LAL	107-112L	34	26	14	87
01/24	@ POR	97-102L	46	20	16	85
01/22	vs MEM	120-132L	33	27	16	86
01/20	@ DAL	110-105W	49	28	13	98

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/07	@ PHI	125-112W	56	32	14	97
02/05	@ CLE	115-118L	45	22	11	98
02/03	@ ATL	130-132L	41	31	14	83
02/02	@ CHI	127-119W	42	38	11	99
01/31	@ DAL	117-102W	47	18	6	106
01/29	vs IND	119-133L	41	26	12	89
01/27	vs CLE	91-110L	45	24	10	96
01/22	vs ATL	114-104W	51	27	20	84
01/20	vs HOU	107-96W	52	21	22	88
01/18	@ PHX	121-125L	43	22	9	94

Starting Lineups

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
LaMelo Ball PG	51.0	38.2	48.9	100%	48.2
Miles Bridges PF	44.0	43.1	37.3	100%	37.7
Moussa Diabate C	31.0	28.3	18.4	17%	26.4
DaQuan Jeffries SF	20.0	12.8	7.6	3%	20.8
Nick Smith Jr. SG	25.0	27.9	13.6	37%	24.6

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	53.0	57.2	50.6	100%	51.0
Jalen Duren C	38.0	37.1	30.7	100%	31.1
Tim Hardaway Jr. SG	19.0	19.6	17.3	100%	17.6
Tobias Harris PF	28.0	30.7	26.4	100%	26.9
Ausar Thompson SF	25.0	27.4	20.3	67%	23.4

Hornets Notable Injuries

Josh Green (SF): Avg: 7.5pts, 3.1reb, 1.9ast, 26.1 minutes. Last game: 02/05/25. Impact: 2.9
Josh Okogie (SF/PF): Avg: 5.4pts, 2.7reb, 1.0ast, 15.6 minutes. Last game: 01/31/25. Impact: 3.0

Pistons Notable Injuries

Ronald Holland II (SF): Avg: 5.8pts, 2.6reb, 0.9ast, 15.1 minutes. Last game: 02/07/25. Impact: 2.0
Wendell Moore (SF): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.0reb, 0.6ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 01/31/25. Impact: 0.9
Bobi Klintman (PF): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.7reb, 0.3ast, 2.5 minutes. Last game: 01/31/25. Impact: 0.2
Daniss Jenkins (PG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 2.1 minutes. Last game: 02/07/25. Impact: -0.0

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Isaiah Stewart	DET	Pts	4.5	7.2	+2.7	60%	50%	53%	53%	CHA	+2.5	#26
Jalen Duren	DET	Pts	12.5	14.5	+2.0	80%	80%	60%	60%	CHA	+2.3	#28
Moussa Diabate	CHA	Reb	10.5	12.2	+1.7	60%	30%	20%	20%	DET	-0.5	#10
Tobias Harris	DET	Reb	5.5	5.7	+0.2	40%	30%	33%	33%	CHA	+1.9	#29
Ausar Thompson	DET	Ast	1.5	2.1	+0.6	80%	50%	60%	60%	CHA	+0.7	#29
Nick Smith Jr.	CHA	Ast	2.5	3.0	+0.5	20%	40%	40%	40%	DET	-0.8	#5

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Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#28	#26	#30	#30	11.4%
PF	#26	#29	#1	#29	11.2%
PG	#4	#25	#23	#11	-2.3%
SF	#2	#9	#8	#4	-8.0%
SG	#18	#10	#29	#23	3.3%

Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#18	#3	#29	#19	1.8%
PF	#21	#10	#5	#18	-0.0%
PG	#28	#19	#5	#21	2.7%
SF	#10	#6	#3	#5	-7.0%
SG	#4	#12	#8	#3	-6.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

106.7

114.8

Rebounds per Game

47.2

45.0

Assists per Game

25.0

26.1

Steals per Game

7.8

8.8

Blocks per Game

4.2

4.8

Shots per Game

91.2

92.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.5

12.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

49.7

54.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

31.9

34.8

Turnovers per Game

13.9

13.2

Fouls per Game

18.5

21.1

Recent Trends

Ronald Holland II (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.5% to 16.5, 12.6 min average previous 3 games.
DaQuan Jeffries (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 57.8% to 23.8, 15.1 min average previous 3 games.
Jusuf Nurkic (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 46.3% to 15.6, 29.0 min average previous 3 games.
Elfrid Payton (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 52.9% to 12.5, 26.5 min average previous 3 games.
Tidjane Salaun (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 71.7% to 17.9, 10.4 min average previous 3 games.
Isaiah Stewart (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 40.5% to 19.7, 14.0 min average previous 3 games.