Pistons vs Knicks Game Breakdown
Pistons
20W-19L
January 13, 2025
08:30PM EST
Odds: 223.5 o/u
Knicks
26W-14L
Get ready to rev your engines and light up the marquee because tonight, the Detroit Pistons are rolling into the electric atmosphere of Madison Square Garden to face off against the high-flying New York Knicks in a first-round NBA Playoff game that promises more fireworks than the Fourth of July! With both teams coming off convincing wins, the Pistons looking to prove they’re more than just underdogs, and the Knicks aiming to defend their turf and extend their winning streak, this 8:30 PM showdown is set to be a spectacle. As we gear up for tipoff, the air is thick with anticipation—will the Pistons motor past the competition, or will the Knicks continue to rule the roost? Let’s find out if Detroit can ‘piston’ their way to victory or if New York will ‘knick’ them in the bud!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: January 13, 2025 08:30PM EST
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York
Vegas Odds
| DET ML | NYK ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | +240 | -290 | 225.0 | 7.0/-7.0 |
| Recent | +240 | -290 | 223.5 | 7.5/-7.5 |
| Difference | 0 | 0 | -1.5 | – |
Team Performance
29.4% Win Probability
70.6% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Final | O/U | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/07/24 | Detroit Pistons DET | 39 | 30 | 20 | 31 | 00 | 120 | Over | |
| New York Knicks NYK | 23 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 00 | 111 | |||
| 11/01/24 | New York Knicks NYK | 39 | 30 | 35 | 24 | 00 | 128 | Over | |
| Detroit Pistons DET | 13 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 00 | 98 | |||
| 03/25/24 | Detroit Pistons DET | 17 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 00 | 99 | Under | |
| New York Knicks NYK | 36 | 23 | 36 | 29 | 00 | 124 | |||
| 02/26/24 | Detroit Pistons DET | 27 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 00 | 111 | Over | |
| New York Knicks NYK | 29 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 00 | 113 | |||
| 11/30/23 | Detroit Pistons DET | 17 | 37 | 33 | 25 | 00 | 112 | Over | |
| New York Knicks NYK | 31 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 00 | 118 | |||
| 01/15/23 | New York Knicks NYK | 39 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 00 | 117 | Under | |
| Detroit Pistons DET | 22 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 00 | 104 | |||
| 11/29/22 | New York Knicks NYK | 40 | 30 | 38 | 32 | 00 | 140 | Over | |
| Detroit Pistons DET | 32 | 24 | 21 | 33 | 00 | 110 | |||
| 11/11/22 | Detroit Pistons DET | 26 | 32 | 22 | 32 | 00 | 112 | Over | |
| New York Knicks NYK | 30 | 38 | 26 | 27 | 00 | 121 | |||
| 10/21/22 | Detroit Pistons DET | 20 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 00 | 106 | Over | |
| New York Knicks NYK | 30 | 42 | 31 | 27 | 00 | 130 | |||
| 03/27/22 | New York Knicks NYK | 34 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 00 | 104 | Under | |
| Detroit Pistons DET | 22 | 25 | 32 | 23 | 00 | 102 | |||
| 12/29/21 | New York Knicks NYK | 23 | 25 | 16 | 30 | 00 | 94 | Under | |
| Detroit Pistons DET | 20 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 00 | 85 | |||
| 12/21/21 | Detroit Pistons DET | 17 | 20 | 32 | 22 | 00 | 91 | Under | |
| New York Knicks NYK | 24 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 00 | 105 |
Pistons Vs Over/Under
Knicks Vs Over/Under
Pistons Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Reb | Ast | Tov | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Knicks Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Reb | Ast | Tov | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/12 | @ MIL | 140-106W | 49 | 29 | 11 | 88 |
| 01/10 | @ OKL | 101-126L | 43 | 18 | 10 | 96 |
| 01/08 | @ TOR | 112-98W | 43 | 24 | 12 | 88 |
| 01/06 | @ ORL | 94-103L | 38 | 16 | 12 | 81 |
| 01/04 | vs CHI | 126-139L | 49 | 27 | 13 | 97 |
| 01/03 | vs OKL | 107-117L | 42 | 22 | 12 | 90 |
| 01/01 | @ UTA | 119-103W | 47 | 31 | 13 | 85 |
| 12/30 | vs WAS | 126-106W | 54 | 34 | 7 | 98 |
| 12/28 | vs WAS | 136-132W | 43 | 26 | 15 | 97 |
| 12/27 | vs ORL | 108-85W | 44 | 18 | 18 | 75 |
Starting Lineups
| Detroit Pistons | Proj | L5 | L15 | S% | S/DFS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.0 | 53.9 | 49.3 | 100% | 49.6 | |
| 35.0 | 29.9 | 26.9 | 100% | 27.2 | |
| 21.0 | 24.0 | 16.5 | 100% | 16.8 | |
| 29.0 | 29.5 | 28.4 | 100% | 28.8 | |
| 21.0 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 60% | 25.5 |
| New York Knicks | Proj | L5 | L15 | S% | S/DFS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OG Anunoby
PF
|
29.0 | 20.9 | 29.3 | 100% | 29.7 |
| 31.0 | 20.8 | 29.9 | 100% | 30.3 | |
| 43.0 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 100% | 43.3 | |
|
Josh Hart
SF
|
38.0 | 40.0 | 39.0 | 100% | 39.3 |
| 52.0 | 56.9 | 52.3 | 100% | 52.7 |
Pistons Notable Injuries
- Jaden Ivey (PG): Avg: 15.8pts, 3.7reb, 3.9ast, 29.1 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 4.9
- Paul Reed (C): Avg: 6.4pts, 4.9reb, 1.2ast, 16.7 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 2.1
- 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
Knicks Notable Injuries
- Matt Ryan (SG/SF): Avg: 4.2pts, 1.1reb, 0.4ast, 10.6 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 0.5
- Ariel Hukporti (C): Avg: 1.7pts, 2.0reb, 0.4ast, 8.4 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 1.1
- Tyler Kolek (PG): Avg: 2.1pts, 0.6reb, 0.8ast, 5.9 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 0.5
- Jacob Toppin (PF): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.8reb, 0.4ast, 3.8 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 0.4
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 |
| Jalen Duren | DET | Pts | 8.5 | 13.4 | +4.9 | 40% | 70% | 60% | 60% | NYK | -2.2 | #9 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | NYK | Pts | 24.5 | 26.7 | +2.2 | 60% | 60% | 47% | 47% | DET | -2.3 | #6 |
| Malik Beasley | DET | Reb | 2.5 | 4.3 | +1.8 | 60% | 40% | 53% | 53% | NYK | -0.7 | #3 |
| Mikal Bridges | NYK | Reb | 2.5 | 3.8 | +1.3 | 60% | 60% | 53% | 53% | DET | +0.5 | #24 |
| OG Anunoby | NYK | Ast | 1.5 | 1.9 | +0.4 | 60% | 50% | 47% | 47% | DET | +0.5 | #24 |
Pistons Defense vs
| Position | Pts | Reb | Ast | Overall | vs NBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | #6 | #5 | #26 | #13 | -2.5% |
| PF | #15 | #8 | #13 | #9 | -3.6% |
| PG | #30 | #6 | #8 | #22 | 2.8% |
| SF | #21 | #24 | #24 | #27 | 7.4% |
| SG | #7 | #1 | #5 | #3 | -9.1% |
Knicks Defense vs
| Position | Pts | Reb | Ast | Overall | vs NBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | #9 | #10 | #17 | #8 | -6.0% |
| PF | #23 | #18 | #4 | #14 | -1.5% |
| PG | #11 | #10 | #17 | #10 | -2.6% |
| SF | #2 | #2 | #9 | #1 | -15.9% |
| SG | #15 | #3 | #10 | #11 | -4.5% |
Team Comparison
Recent Trends
- Cade Cunningham (PG) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 22.0 pts, 10.0 reb, 17.0 ast against TOR
- Precious Achiuwa (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 37.3% to 12.0, 19.1 min average previous 3 games.
- Simone Fontecchio (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 35.4% to 22.1, 16.3 min average previous 3 games.
- Ronald Holland II (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 47.3% to 20.9, 14.2 min average previous 3 games.
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