Pistons vs Pacers Game Breakdown

Get ready to rev up your engines and charge into some high-octane NBA Playoff action as the Detroit Pistons roll into Gainbridge Fieldhouse to lock horns with the Indiana Pacers tonight! With both teams clawing through the Eastern conference—Detroit trying to piston-push past their setbacks and Indiana pacing themselves just a notch above—it’s a showdown that promises to keep the scoreboard ticking. As we tip off at 9 PM EST, the stakes are as high as the over/under at 229.0. Fresh off narrow victories, both squads are looking to shift gears and accelerate into the next round. So, buckle up and get ready, because tonight, it’s all about whether the Pistons can motor past the Pacers in this heart-pumping playoff race!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 29, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indiana

Vegas Odds

	DET ML	IND ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+210	-250	229.0	6.5/-6.5
Recent	+155	-180	229.0	5.5/-5.5
Difference	-55	+70	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

11W-39L

39.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

31W-15L

60.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
10/23/24	Indiana Pacers IND	25	24	33	33	115	Under
10/23/24	Detroit Pistons DET	31	27	32	19	109	Under
03/20/24	Indiana Pacers IND	29	34	35	24	122	Under
03/20/24	Detroit Pistons DET	24	28	26	25	103	Under
02/22/24	Detroit Pistons DET	25	18	45	27	115	Over
02/22/24	Indiana Pacers IND	42	30	30	27	129	Over
12/11/23	Indiana Pacers IND	33	33	32	33	131	Over
12/11/23	Detroit Pistons DET	36	25	32	30	123	Over
11/24/23	Detroit Pistons DET	26	37	33	17	113	Over
11/24/23	Indiana Pacers IND	33	28	36	39	136	Over
04/07/23	Detroit Pistons DET	35	38	23	26	122	Over
04/07/23	Indiana Pacers IND	27	30	30	28	115	Over
03/13/23	Indiana Pacers IND	20	29	19	29	97	Under
03/13/23	Detroit Pistons DET	38	29	24	26	117	Under
03/11/23	Indiana Pacers IND	35	34	21	31	121	Over
03/11/23	Detroit Pistons DET	30	27	33	25	115	Over
10/22/22	Detroit Pistons DET	35	21	23	36	115	Over
10/22/22	Indiana Pacers IND	25	27	36	36	124	Over
04/03/22	Detroit Pistons DET	38	24	36	23	121	Over
04/03/22	Indiana Pacers IND	34	32	25	26	117	Over
03/04/22	Indiana Pacers IND	32	30	26	18	106	Under
03/04/22	Detroit Pistons DET	39	26	24	22	111	Under
12/16/21	Detroit Pistons DET	29	35	27	22	113	Over
12/16/21	Indiana Pacers IND	32	38	33	19	122	Over
11/17/21	Indiana Pacers IND	21	20	32	16	89	Under
11/17/21	Detroit Pistons DET	24	25	24	24	97	Under

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/25	@ TOR	102-100W	38	27	14	76
11/23	vs ORL	100-111L	34	16	17	75
11/21	vs CHA	121-123L	56	30	19	99
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

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/25	@ NOP	114-110W	41	30	13	91
11/24	@ WAS	115-103W	45	31	11	86
11/22	vs MIL	117-129L	46	30	15	91
11/20	vs HOU	113-130L	36	19	23	83
11/18	vs TOR	119-130L	32	29	10	99
11/17	@ MIA	119-110W	45	30	10	85
11/15	@ MIA	111-124L	39	28	20	86
11/13	vs ORL	90-94L	41	22	16	84
11/10	@ NYK	132-121W	32	27	6	88
11/08	vs CHA	83-103L	37	24	12	83

Starting Lineups

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham SG	44.0	53.8	45.5	100%	45.8
Jalen Duren C	29.0	30.1	28.6	100%	29.0
Tim Hardaway Jr. SF	17.0	9.2	13.1	53%	16.0
Tobias Harris PF	34.0	26.1	29.2	100%	29.5
Jaden Ivey PG	37.0	35.9	30.8	100%	31.3

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	39.0	40.9	39.4	100%	39.7
Quenton Jackson SG	25.0	21.1	11.6	19%	21.5
Bennedict Mathurin SF	32.0	31.2	29.2	57%	36.2
Pascal Siakam PF	35.0	37.6	35.7	100%	36.0
Myles Turner C	36.0	35.8	31.3	100%	31.7

Pistons Notable Injuries

Cole Swider (C): Avg: 2.3pts, 0.4reb, 0.3ast, 4.9 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 0.4
Alondes Williams (PG/SG): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.1reb, 0.1ast, 2.5 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 0.3

Pacers Notable Injuries

Ben Sheppard (PG/SF): Avg: 4.8pts, 1.9reb, 1.0ast, 16.2 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 2.2
James Johnson (PF/C): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.5reb, 0.8ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 0.6
Tristen Newton (PG/SG): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 1.1 minutes. Last game: 11/22/24. 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
Tobias Harris	DET	Pts	13.5	16.8	+3.3	40%	40%	47%	47%	IND	+1.5	#25
Quenton Jackson	IND	Pts	9.5	12.0	+2.5	40%	20%	27%	27%	DET	-1.0	#10
T.J. McConnell	IND	Reb	2.5	2.6	+0.1	60%	60%	53%	53%	DET	-0.6	#7
Jaden Ivey	DET	Reb	4.5	4.6	+0.1	40%	40%	47%	47%	IND	-0.1	#16
Bennedict Mathurin	IND	Ast	1.5	2.3	+0.8	60%	60%	60%	60%	DET	+0.3	#22
Myles Turner	IND	3Pt	1.5	1.8	+0.3	60%	50%	53%	53%	DET	+0.4	#29

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Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#21	#19	#18	#28	8.7%
PF	#16	#16	#19	#15	1.6%
PG	#10	#7	#6	#9	-3.5%
SF	#29	#21	#14	#26	8.6%
SG	#5	#10	#22	#16	-1.8%

Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#7	#23	#2	#5	-9.1%
PF	#25	#22	#16	#24	3.2%
PG	#11	#13	#13	#8	-4.6%
SF	#22	#2	#27	#18	1.3%
SG	#20	#16	#2	#11	-2.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

106.5

117.3

Rebounds per Game

44.9

41.4

Assists per Game

24.2

28.9

Steals per Game

6.5

7.8

Blocks per Game

4.8

5.5

Shots per Game

86.8

90.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.7

12.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.5

56.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.8

36.3

Turnovers per Game

14.9

12.2

Fouls per Game

19.3

21.2

Recent Trends

Isaiah Jackson (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 91.6% to 20.9, 10.9 min average previous 3 games.
Quenton Jackson (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 43.5% to 25.2, 17.6 min average previous 3 games.
Ausar Thompson (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.0% to 23.6, 34.7 min average previous 3 games.