Pistons vs Rockets Game Breakdown

Get ready to rev up your engines and blast off into a stellar playoff showdown as the Detroit Pistons roll into the Toyota Center, ready to clash with the high-flying Houston Rockets! Today’s face-off marks a pivotal moment in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, where we’re all itching for a game that keeps us on the edge of our seats after a series of blowouts. With the Pistons aiming to rebound from a recent stumble and the Rockets looking to keep their fiery winning streak alive, the stakes are as high as the over/under! Tip-off is locked in for 3 PM EST, so clear your schedules. Will the Pistons’ gears mesh well enough to grind out a victory, or will the Rockets continue their launch sequence towards another explosive win? Tune in as Detroit tries to motor past Houston in what promises to be a high-octane hoops hustle!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 20, 2025 03:00PM EST

Location: Toyota Center, Houston

Vegas Odds

	DET ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+265	-330	223.5	8.0/-8.0
Recent	+150	-200	223.5	8.0/-8.0
Difference	-115	+130	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

17W-42L

40.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

38W-19L

60.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/10/24	Houston Rockets HOU	20	23	29	29	101	Under
11/10/24	Detroit Pistons DET	17	28	19	35	99	Under
01/12/24	Houston Rockets HOU	23	32	33	24	112	Under
01/12/24	Detroit Pistons DET	30	25	36	19	110	Under
01/01/24	Detroit Pistons DET	29	26	25	33	113	Over
01/01/24	Houston Rockets HOU	31	28	47	30	136	Over
03/31/23	Detroit Pistons DET	28	33	31	23	115	Over
03/31/23	Houston Rockets HOU	31	27	33	30	121	Over
01/28/23	Houston Rockets HOU	27	32	24	34	117	Over
01/28/23	Detroit Pistons DET	37	20	29	28	114	Over
12/18/21	Houston Rockets HOU	38	24	26	28	116	Under
12/18/21	Detroit Pistons DET	30	19	26	32	107	Under
11/10/21	Detroit Pistons DET	23	26	33	30	112	Under
11/10/21	Houston Rockets HOU	21	29	29	25	104	Under

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Rockets Vs Over/Under

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
01/08	vs BRO	113-98W	42	30	13	86
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

Rockets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/18	vs POR	125-103W	61	25	12	108
01/16	vs SAC	127-132L	46	24	14	93
01/15	vs DEN	128-108W	40	28	8	94
01/13	@ MEM	120-118W	40	28	22	81
01/09	vs MEM	119-115W	44	21	12	96
01/07	vs WAS	135-112W	49	31	10	97
01/03	@ BOS	86-109L	37	9	11	88
01/01	@ DAL	110-99W	35	16	12	89
12/29	@ MIA	100-104L	52	24	12	97
12/27	@ MIN	112-113L	48	19	14	92

Starting Lineups

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	51.0	50.7	48.9	100%	49.2
Jalen Duren C	35.0	31.2	27.7	100%	28.0
Tim Hardaway Jr. SG	21.0	24.7	16.9	100%	17.3
Tobias Harris PF	31.0	29.2	28.1	100%	28.5
Ausar Thompson SF	20.0	20.6	21.0	67%	24.5

Houston Rockets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Dillon Brooks SF	23.0	24.5	24.8	100%	25.1
Jalen Green SG	34.0	44.5	32.4	100%	32.8
Alperen Sengun C	47.0	49.7	44.7	100%	45.1
Amen Thompson PF	38.0	42.5	29.4	30%	40.8
Fred VanVleet PG	30.0	34.5	33.9	100%	34.2

Pistons Notable Injuries

Ronald Holland II (SF/PF): Avg: 6.0pts, 2.7reb, 0.8ast, 15.3 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 2.0
Wendell Moore Jr. (SG/SF): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.1reb, 0.6ast, 6.1 minutes. Last game: 01/09/25. Impact: 1.5
Bobi Klintman (PF): Avg: 0.0pts, 2.0reb, 0.0ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 0.4
Daniss Jenkins (PG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 2.7 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: -0.0

Rockets Notable Injuries

Jeff Green (PF/C): Avg: 6.4pts, 2.2reb, 0.8ast, 16.1 minutes. Last game: 01/16/25. Impact: 1.7
Jock Landale (C): Avg: 4.4pts, 3.0reb, 1.1ast, 12.5 minutes. Last game: 01/07/25. Impact: 1.0
Reed Sheppard (PG/SG): Avg: 3.2pts, 1.2reb, 1.2ast, 11.2 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 1.0
Nate Williams (PG/SF): Avg: 2.5pts, 0.9reb, 0.3ast, 4.8 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 0.7

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	8.5	13.4	+4.9	80%	70%	73%	73%	HOU	-8.7	#1
Isaiah Stewart	DET	Pts	5.5	8.4	+2.9	40%	50%	47%	47%	HOU	-1.3	#6
Malik Beasley	DET	Reb	2.5	3.9	+1.4	40%	40%	33%	33%	HOU	-0.6	#6
Jalen Green	HOU	Reb	4.5	4.8	+0.3	40%	40%	40%	40%	DET	-0.7	#2
Simone Fontecchio	DET	Ast	0.5	0.9	+0.4	40%	50%	47%	47%	HOU	-1.1	#1

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Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#5	#1	#20	#7	-9.4%
PF	#19	#8	#8	#14	-1.1%
PG	#29	#2	#15	#21	1.9%
SF	#29	#27	#24	#29	10.4%
SG	#9	#2	#4	#6	-7.6%

Rockets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#1	#8	#4	#1	-24.2%
PF	#6	#1	#16	#4	-9.3%
PG	#19	#25	#1	#16	-0.3%
SF	#5	#29	#1	#5	-9.5%
SG	#23	#6	#13	#17	0.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.3

113.4

Rebounds per Game

43.1

46.5

Assists per Game

25.8

22.2

Steals per Game

8.2

9.6

Blocks per Game

4.8

5.0

Shots per Game

89.0

92.2

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.0

12.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.4

51.5

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.9

35.2

Turnovers per Game

14.5

13.2

Fouls per Game

21.6

19.5

Recent Trends

Simone Fontecchio (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.0% to 15.3, 22.1 min average previous 3 games.
Ronald Holland II (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 39.7% to 12.6, 20.9 min average previous 3 games.
Cam Whitmore (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 36.4% to 24.7, 18.1 min average previous 3 games.