Bulls vs Pistons Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the Little Caesars Arena where the Chicago Bulls are set to lock horns with the Detroit Pistons in what promises to be a nail-biting NBA Playoff opener! After a series of lopsided matchups in the first round, tonight’s clash at 08:00 PM EST offers a refreshing twist with both teams hungry to claw back up the Eastern conference standings. The Pistons, fresh off a dominating win, are looking to keep their engines running hot, while the Bulls, stinging from a recent thrashing, are desperate to steer back on track. With the betting lines drawing a tight circle around this duel and an over/under that suggests fireworks, fans are in for a high-octane showdown. So, as the Bulls aim to charge and the Pistons gear up to defend their turf, let’s see which team can truly rev up the excitement and put the pedal to the metal!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 18, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Vegas Odds

	CHI ML	DET ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+155	-180	234.5	4.0/-4.0
Recent	+160	-185	232.5	4.5/-4.5
Difference	+5	-5	-2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

23W-24L

38.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

9W-37L

61.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
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
11/17	@ HOU	107-143L	47	26	13	107
11/15	vs CLE	126-144L	36	32	17	88
11/13	vs NYK	124-123W	40	31	18	82
11/11	@ CLE	113-119L	51	26	20	87
11/09	vs ATL	125-113W	47	30	17	92
11/07	@ MIN	119-135L	33	30	13	88
11/06	vs DAL	99-119L	51	25	22	86
11/01	vs BRO	112-120L	44	24	16	88
10/30	@ ORL	102-99W	54	23	14	84
10/28	vs MEM	126-123W	50	36	9	100

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/17	vs WAS	124-104W	51	27	8	97
11/15	vs TOR	99-95W	56	24	13	95
11/13	vs MIL	120-127L	45	29	14	100
11/12	@ MIA	123-121W	56	32	19	92
11/10	@ HOU	99-101L	46	21	18	84
11/08	@ ATL	122-121W	45	27	20	86
11/06	vs CHA	107-108L	46	34	10	94
11/03	vs BRO	106-92W	47	25	17	77
11/01	@ NYK	98-128L	38	23	22	81
10/30	vs PHI	105-95W	49	23	16	78

Starting Lineups

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Giddey PG	32.0	27.2	27.9	93%	29.4
Zach LaVine SF	37.0	36.8	34.7	93%	35.7
Nikola Vucevic C	40.0	35.0	37.3	100%	37.6
Coby White SG	37.0	34.8	31.2	100%	30.9
Patrick Williams PF GTD	26.0	29.1	21.8	90%	22.8

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	51.0	52.8	45.3	100%	45.7
Jalen Duren C	28.0	23.2	28.4	100%	28.8
Tim Hardaway Jr. SF	19.0	20.1	14.1	40%	18.7
Tobias Harris PF	36.0	31.6	30.2	100%	30.6
Jaden Ivey SG	34.0	33.6	30.0	100%	30.4

Bulls Notable Injuries

Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 9.9pts, 4.1reb, 1.7ast, 27.2 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 4.0
Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.5pts, 3.8reb, 1.0ast, 18.5 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 1.6
Chris Duarte (SG/SF): Avg: 3.9pts, 1.7reb, 0.7ast, 11.3 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 0.8
Adama Sanogo (C): Avg: 3.5pts, 3.2reb, 0.1ast, 6.6 minutes. Last game: 11/11/24. Impact: 1.5
E.J. Liddell (C): Avg: 0.4pts, 0.6reb, 0.1ast, 2.6 minutes. Last game: 11/15/24. Impact: 0.3

Pistons Notable Injuries

Paul Reed (C): Avg: 6.6pts, 5.2reb, 1.2ast, 17.4 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 1.3

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
Tobias Harris	DET	Pts	13.5	17.6	+4.1	20%	50%	33%	33%	CHI	-0.0	#15
Cade Cunningham	DET	Pts	23.5	26.3	+2.8	40%	20%	40%	40%	CHI	+1.6	#25
Josh Giddey	CHI	Reb	5.5	6.7	+1.2	60%	70%	60%	60%	DET	-0.4	#11
Coby White	CHI	Reb	3.5	4.6	+1.1	40%	30%	47%	47%	DET	-0.4	#11
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	Ast	2.5	3.3	+0.8	40%	60%	53%	53%	DET	+0.2	#21
Zach LaVine	CHI	Ast	3.5	4.0	+0.5	60%	40%	47%	47%	DET	+0.1	#19
Jaden Ivey	DET	3Pt	1.5	1.9	+0.4	20%	50%	53%	53%	CHI	+0.7	#29

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Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#21	#6	#8	#14	-1.8%
PF	#15	#23	#24	#19	1.9%
PG	#25	#19	#30	#29	9.1%
SF	#28	#8	#22	#26	8.3%
SG	#27	#24	#27	#28	7.6%

Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#24	#23	#21	#28	9.0%
PF	#18	#17	#18	#21	2.5%
PG	#10	#11	#11	#14	-0.1%
SF	#24	#11	#14	#18	1.5%
SG	#8	#13	#19	#14	-2.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.6

106.1

Rebounds per Game

45.3

44.1

Assists per Game

26.8

24.2

Steals per Game

7.6

6.8

Blocks per Game

4.0

4.9

Shots per Game

90.1

86.5

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.5

11.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.5

52.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.0

34.0

Turnovers per Game

13.2

14.7

Fouls per Game

17.8

19.1

Recent Trends

Cade Cunningham (PG) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 21.0 pts, 10.0 reb, 10.0 ast against WAS
Lonzo Ball (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 42.7% to 15.7, 27.5 min average previous 3 games.
Ronald Holland II (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 50.9% to 21.6, 14.3 min average previous 3 games.