Pistons vs Nets Game Breakdown

Get ready to rev up your engines and weave through the nets as tonight’s NBA Playoff action takes us to the bustling Barclays Center! The Detroit Pistons, rolling in with a balanced record, are set to clash with the Brooklyn Nets, who are hungry to bounce back from recent stumbles. With both teams tied in the Eastern conference and the playoff atmosphere buzzing, this 8:30 PM showdown promises more twists and turns than a high-octane drag race. The stakes? A crucial victory in the first round of the playoffs, where the Pistons aim to build on their recent triumph, while the Nets look to rebound from a tough loss. So, gear up, sports fans—tonight, it’s all about whether Detroit can keep firing on all cylinders or if Brooklyn can catch them in their nets!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 08, 2025 08:30PM EST

Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn

Vegas Odds

	DET ML	BRO ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-290	+240	214.5	-7.5/7.5
Recent	-340	+270	212.0	-8.5/8.5
Difference	-50	+30	-2.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

15W-42L

77.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

23W-31L

22.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/03/24	Detroit Pistons DET	29	23	31	23	106	Under
11/03/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	25	32	20	15	92	Under
04/06/24	Detroit Pistons DET	35	22	26	20	103	Over
04/06/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	23	23	29	38	113	Over
03/07/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	16	41	24	31	112	Over
03/07/24	Detroit Pistons DET	26	28	31	33	118	Over
12/26/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	25	36	27	30	118	Over
12/26/23	Detroit Pistons DET	31	23	31	27	112	Over
12/23/23	Detroit Pistons DET	21	35	26	33	115	Over
12/23/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	32	33	33	28	126	Over
04/05/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	47	27	22	27	123	Over
04/05/23	Detroit Pistons DET	34	23	33	18	108	Over
01/26/23	Detroit Pistons DET	30	28	43	29	130	Over
01/26/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	27	32	31	32	122	Over
12/18/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	21	33	44	26	124	Over
12/18/22	Detroit Pistons DET	35	36	25	25	121	Over
03/29/22	Detroit Pistons DET	35	29	30	29	123	Over
03/29/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	33	25	38	34	130	Over
12/12/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	31	29	26	30	116	Over
12/12/21	Detroit Pistons DET	24	33	34	13	104	Over
11/05/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	28	11	39	18	96	Under
11/05/21	Detroit Pistons DET	23	16	23	28	90	Under
10/31/21	Detroit Pistons DET	25	24	25	17	91	Under
10/31/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	28	36	32	21	117	Under

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Nets Vs Over/Under

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/06	@ POR	118-115W	45	23	14	94
01/04	@ MIN	119-105W	47	26	12	93
01/03	@ CHA	98-94W	51	21	13	93
01/01	@ ORL	105-96W	49	25	23	79
12/28	vs DEN	121-134L	41	29	12	95
12/26	vs SAC	114-113W	44	25	10	91
12/21	vs PHX	133-125W	35	31	13	89
12/19	@ UTA	119-126L	39	26	10	105
12/12	vs BOS	99-123L	43	27	8	98
12/07	vs NYK	120-111W	43	28	18	83

Nets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/06	@ IND	99-113L	51	23	14	98
01/04	@ PHI	94-123L	39	22	22	82
01/02	vs MIL	113-110W	51	26	14	88
01/01	vs TOR	113-130L	32	28	11	87
12/29	vs ORL	101-102L	38	22	14	73
12/27	@ SAS	87-96L	45	22	16	90
12/26	vs MIL	111-105W	38	25	21	82
12/21	@ UTA	94-105L	50	24	17	94
12/19	vs TOR	101-94W	53	18	15	82
12/13	vs MEM	119-135L	41	30	16	92

Starting Lineups

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Malik Beasley SG	31.0	19.9	25.4	23%	30.6
Cade Cunningham PG	58.0	46.5	49.3	100%	49.6
Jalen Duren C	28.0	29.9	27.0	100%	27.4
Tim Hardaway Jr. SF	23.0	18.6	15.3	100%	15.6
Tobias Harris PF	31.0	31.3	28.8	100%	29.2

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Nic Claxton C	37.0	24.8	25.9	73%	26.8
Noah Clowney PF	23.0	15.5	18.3	30%	20.4
Keon Johnson SG	34.0	27.4	16.3	43%	22.2
Ben Simmons PG	27.0	25.9	22.6	77%	23.3
Ziaire Williams SF	24.0	20.4	19.6	47%	24.2

Pistons Notable Injuries

Jaden Ivey (PG): Avg: 15.8pts, 3.7reb, 3.9ast, 29.1 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 4.9
Ausar Thompson (SF/PF): Avg: 8.5pts, 6.1reb, 1.9ast, 23.8 minutes. Last game: 01/04/25. Impact: 3.1

Nets Notable Injuries

Cam Thomas (SG): Avg: 23.2pts, 3.4reb, 3.0ast, 31.7 minutes. Last game: 01/02/25. Impact: 6.0
D’Angelo Russell (PG/SG): Avg: 16.4pts, 3.1reb, 5.9ast, 31.3 minutes. Last game: 01/04/25. Impact: 4.6
Cameron Johnson (SF/PF): Avg: 15.3pts, 4.3reb, 2.5ast, 29.2 minutes. Last game: 01/02/25. Impact: 5.8
Maxwell Lewis (SF): Avg: 0.4pts, 0.1reb, 0.2ast, 3.2 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 0.3

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
Cade Cunningham	DET	Pts	25.5	29.7	+4.2	40%	60%	60%	60%	BRO	+1.0	#24
Simone Fontecchio	DET	Pts	6.5	8.5	+2.0	40%	30%	27%	27%	BRO	+3.3	#28
Keon Johnson	BRO	Reb	3.5	6.3	+2.8	60%	60%	60%	60%	DET	-1.1	#1
Nic Claxton	BRO	Reb	8.5	11.1	+2.6	40%	30%	27%	27%	DET	-0.2	#12

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Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#12	#5	#22	#12	-1.0%
PF	#10	#12	#3	#4	-6.9%
PG	#28	#8	#7	#16	0.7%
SF	#30	#23	#24	#29	11.0%
SG	#2	#1	#8	#2	-9.5%

Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#1	#20	#17	0.1%
PF	#12	#25	#17	#18	-0.2%
PG	#24	#15	#23	#22	3.0%
SF	#28	#17	#21	#28	10.1%
SG	#3	#6	#14	#8	-5.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.0

105.6

Rebounds per Game

44.7

39.6

Assists per Game

26.1

24.5

Steals per Game

8.1

6.8

Blocks per Game

4.7

3.9

Shots per Game

90.5

83.6

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.0

14.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.3

51.5

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.4

36.9

Turnovers per Game

14.5

14.4

Fouls per Game

21.0

20.3

Recent Trends

Cade Cunningham (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Malik Beasley (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 37.8% to 31.2, 22.6 min average previous 3 games.
Tosan Evbuomwan (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.8% to 22.9, 33.1 min average previous 3 games.
Tim Hardaway Jr. (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 35.3% to 33.3, 24.6 min average previous 3 games.
De’Anthony Melton (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.1% to 23.7, 16.7 min average previous 3 games.
Day’Ron Sharpe (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.6% to 22.4, 15.7 min average previous 3 games.
Trendon Watford (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.8% to 12.5, 20.4 min average previous 3 games.