Pistons vs Hornets Game Breakdown

Get ready to rev up your engines and buzz into action because tonight’s NBA showdown at the Spectrum Center is anything but ordinary! The Detroit Pistons, with a record that’s just shy of even, are cruising into Charlotte to battle the Hornets, who are eager to shake off their recent sting of a loss. With both teams looking to claw back up the Eastern conference standings in this first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, we’re set for an 08:00 PM EST tipoff that promises more thrills than a high-speed chase on the hardwood. The betting lines are buzzing with a razor-thin margin and an over/under that screams high-flying action. As the Pistons and Hornets prepare to collide, it’s a perfect setup for a showdown where only one can piston their way to victory while the other might just feel the hornet’s bite!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 21, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte

Vegas Odds

	DET ML	CHA ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-115	-105	221.0	-1.0/1.0
Recent	-120	+100	221.0	-1.0/1.0
Difference	-5	+205	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

11W-37L

54.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

14W-31L

45.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
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	Over
02/27/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	41	24	27	25	00	117	Over
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

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/18	@ CHI	112-122L	48	27	9	98
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

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/19	vs BRO	115-116L	44	25	21	82
11/17	vs CLE	114-128L	40	34	9	103
11/16	@ MIL	115-114W	53	25	10	93
11/12	vs ORL	89-114L	48	22	22	84
11/10	vs PHI	105-107L	50	22	19	95
11/08	@ IND	103-83W	56	23	14	90
11/06	@ DET	108-107W	47	22	12	90
11/01	@ BOS	109-124L	42	20	14	91
10/30	@ TOR	138-133W	38	31	15	94
10/26	@ MIA	106-114L	46	20	17	89

Starting Lineups

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	52.0	52.5	45.1	100%	45.5
Jalen Duren C	35.0	32.4	29.1	100%	29.5
Tim Hardaway Jr. SF	20.0	17.9	14.0	43%	17.8
Tobias Harris PF	34.0	29.4	29.8	100%	30.2
Jaden Ivey SG	35.0	31.9	29.9	100%	30.4

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
LaMelo Ball PG	54.0	47.0	46.6	93%	46.8
Miles Bridges PF	34.0	36.7	35.1	100%	35.5
Josh Green SG	15.0	16.7	12.1	30%	13.2
Brandon Miller SF	37.0	34.7	32.2	100%	32.7
Grant Williams C	29.0	29.9	27.0	43%	29.8

Pistons Notable Injuries

Paul Reed (C): Avg: 6.6pts, 5.2reb, 1.2ast, 17.4 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 1.3
Ronald Holland II (SF): Avg: 5.2pts, 3.1reb, 0.5ast, 15.4 minutes. Last game: 11/18/24. Impact: 1.9
Wendell Moore Jr. (PG/SG): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.8reb, 0.4ast, 4.8 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 1.3

Hornets Notable Injuries

Vasilije Micic (PG): Avg: 6.9pts, 1.6reb, 4.2ast, 19.5 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 2.7
Nick Smith Jr. (SG): Avg: 5.0pts, 1.2reb, 1.1ast, 13.2 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 0.8
Jared Rhoden (SF): Avg: 3.5pts, 1.6reb, 0.6ast, 11.5 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 1.4
Taj Gibson (C): Avg: 2.1pts, 2.3reb, 0.5ast, 10.8 minutes. Last game: 11/12/24. Impact: 1.4

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
Brandon Miller	CHA	Pts	17.5	20.8	+3.3	40%	50%	60%	60%	DET	+1.4	#23
Cade Cunningham	DET	Pts	23.5	26.8	+3.3	40%	30%	40%	40%	CHA	-0.1	#15
Jalen Duren	DET	Reb	11.5	11.9	+0.4	20%	20%	20%	20%	CHA	+1.3	#28
LaMelo Ball	CHA	Reb	5.5	5.6	+0.1	40%	50%	47%	47%	DET	-0.2	#14
Grant Williams	CHA	Ast	2.5	3.0	+0.5	40%	40%	53%	53%	DET	+0.1	#20
Josh Green	CHA	Ast	1.5	1.8	+0.3	60%	50%	40%	40%	DET	+0.2	#20

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Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#24	#22	#20	#28	9.5%
PF	#17	#19	#20	#19	1.8%
PG	#11	#14	#7	#9	-2.9%
SF	#23	#16	#11	#17	1.1%
SG	#9	#12	#20	#14	-1.6%

Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#26	#28	#6	#20	4.3%
PF	#21	#8	#24	#17	1.7%
PG	#15	#30	#26	#28	6.6%
SF	#21	#12	#25	#21	3.4%
SG	#10	#21	#28	#20	1.2%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

105.9

105.0

Rebounds per Game

44.5

41.1

Assists per Game

24.1

Steals per Game

6.7

7.1

Blocks per Game

4.8

4.5

Shots per Game

86.6

85.6

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.5

13.3

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.2

53.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.6

34.7

Turnovers per Game

14.6

13.8

Fouls per Game

19.0

17.9

Recent Trends

Moussa Diabate (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 36.6% to 17.4, 27.4 min average previous 3 games.
Tidjane Salaun (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 36.4% to 13.0, 20.4 min average previous 3 games.