Bulls vs Pistons Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the Little Caesars Arena where the playoff fever is just kicking off with the Chicago Bulls locking horns with the Detroit Pistons in what promises to be a nail-biter! Both teams are looking to shake off their regular season blues and carve out a victory in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. With the Bulls charging in fresh off a hefty win against Toronto, and the Pistons revving up their engines following a dominant performance over Dallas, the stage is set for an explosive clash. As the clock ticks down to a 4 PM EST showdown, the betting lines are buzzing and fans are split; will the Pistons construct a winning strategy at home, or will the Bulls run rampant in Motown? One thing’s for sure, in today’s game, it’s all about whether the Bulls can take the bull by the horns or if the Pistons will crank up the horsepower!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: February 02, 2025 04:00PM EST

Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Vegas Odds

	CHI ML	DET ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+180	-220	233.0	5.5/-5.5
Recent	+180	-220	233.5	5.5/-5.5
Difference	0	0	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

30W-31L

35.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

16W-44L

64.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/18/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	36	29	28	29	122	Over
11/18/24	Detroit Pistons DET	25	32	28	27	112	Over
04/11/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	31	33	35	28	127	Under
04/11/24	Detroit Pistons DET	30	25	25	25	105	Under
02/27/24	Detroit Pistons DET	22	28	29	26	105	Under
02/27/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	29	26	22	18	95	Under
11/12/23	Detroit Pistons DET	31	19	31	27	108	Under
11/12/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	22	33	29	35	119	Under
10/28/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	26	18	33	25	102	Under
10/28/23	Detroit Pistons DET	29	28	27	34	118	Under
04/09/23	Detroit Pistons DET	25	21	18	17	81	Under
04/09/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	26	23	18	36	103	Under
03/01/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	38	31	32	16	117	Under
03/01/23	Detroit Pistons DET	36	18	32	29	115	Under
01/19/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	31	34	28	33	126	Over
01/19/23	Detroit Pistons DET	24	32	23	29	108	Over
12/30/22	Detroit Pistons DET	25	33	34	26	118	Over
12/30/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	33	27	35	37	132	Over
03/09/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	25	28	31	30	114	Under
03/09/22	Detroit Pistons DET	26	30	35	17	108	Under
01/11/22	Detroit Pistons DET	27	25	14	21	87	Under
01/11/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	33	36	36	133	Under
10/23/21	Detroit Pistons DET	28	15	11	28	82	Under
10/23/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	31	23	25	18	97	Under
10/20/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	14	26	31	23	94	Under
10/20/21	Detroit Pistons DET	20	24	25	19	88	Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/31	vs TOR	122-106W	52	34	10	89
01/29	vs BOS	100-122L	47	28	14	92
01/27	@ DEN	129-121W	47	35	17	98
01/23	vs GSW	106-131L	42	22	11	87
01/20	vs LAC	112-99W	54	25	10	94
01/19	vs POR	102-113L	36	21	14	81
01/17	@ CHA	123-125L	45	34	13	95
01/15	@ ATL	94-110L	53	23	20	88
01/14	@ NOP	113-119L	57	31	15	102
01/12	@ SAC	119-124L	45	26	7	93

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
01/16	@ IND	100-111L	55	22	19	91
01/13	vs NYK	124-119W	40	20	11	92
01/11	@ TOR	123-114W	46	35	15	84
01/09	@ GSW	104-107L	40	25	14	86

Starting Lineups

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Lonzo Ball SF GTD	27.0	22.1	22.3	37%	27.6
Ayo Dosunmu PF	31.0	24.6	26.3	53%	29.7
Josh Giddey PG	34.0	36.9	32.7	100%	33.2
Nikola Vucevic C	44.0	35.5	41.6	100%	42.0
Coby White SG	33.0	29.1	32.4	100%	32.7

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	55.0	50.4	49.8	100%	50.1
Jalen Duren C	38.0	39.5	30.0	100%	30.3
Tim Hardaway Jr. SG	20.0	15.8	16.2	100%	16.6
Tobias Harris PF	28.0	21.4	26.0	100%	26.4
Ausar Thompson SF	23.0	19.1	19.6	67%	22.4

Bulls Notable Injuries

Zach LaVine (SG/SF): Avg: 22.6pts, 4.9reb, 4.2ast, 34.4 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 7.2
Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 9.7pts, 4.0reb, 1.8ast, 26.9 minutes. Last game: 01/31/25. Impact: 3.6
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG): Avg: 7.0pts, 3.3reb, 3.5ast, 21.1 minutes. Last game: 01/31/25. Impact: 3.9
Jevon Carter (PG): Avg: 4.8pts, 0.9reb, 1.2ast, 12.3 minutes. Last game: 01/29/25. Impact: 1.2

Pistons Notable Injuries

Ronald Holland II (SF/PF): Avg: 5.7pts, 2.7reb, 0.8ast, 15.0 minutes. Last game: 01/31/25. Impact: 1.9
Wendell Moore Jr. (SG/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

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
Jalen Duren	DET	Pts	12.5	14.5	+2.0	80%	60%	53%	53%	CHI	+4.8	#28
Ayo Dosunmu	CHI	Pts	13.5	15.1	+1.6	20%	30%	40%	40%	DET	-1.2	#8
Malik Beasley	DET	Reb	2.5	4.1	+1.6	20%	30%	33%	33%	CHI	+0.4	#25
Simone Fontecchio	DET	Reb	2.5	2.6	+0.1	60%	60%	67%	67%	CHI	+1.5	#30
Jalen Smith	CHI	Ast	0.5	0.9	+0.4	100%	70%	73%	73%	DET	-0.5	#5

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Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#28	#20	#29	#29	12.6%
PF	#27	#24	#30	#27	6.7%
PG	#18	#28	#19	#27	5.2%
SF	#24	#30	#6	#21	3.9%
SG	#7	#25	#9	#10	-3.8%

Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#2	#23	#12	-3.0%
PF	#23	#10	#5	#18	1.6%
PG	#22	#13	#11	#22	1.9%
SF	#16	#5	#14	#11	-2.2%
SG	#8	#9	#11	#8	-5.2%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

115.9

113.6

Rebounds per Game

47.1

44.2

Assists per Game

29.4

25.4

Steals per Game

7.6

8.5

Blocks per Game

5.1

4.7

Shots per Game

93.5

90.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

16.2

13.3

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.4

54.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.5

36.2

Turnovers per Game

13.6

13.7

Fouls per Game

17.8

20.8

Recent Trends

Cade Cunningham (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Matas Buzelis (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 76.0% to 22.5, 12.8 min average previous 3 games.