Pistons vs Knicks Game Breakdown

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

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

16W-42L

29.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

38W-19L

70.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/07/24	Detroit Pistons DET	39	30	20	31	120	Over
12/07/24	New York Knicks NYK	23	35	27	26	111	Over
11/01/24	New York Knicks NYK	39	30	35	24	128	Over
11/01/24	Detroit Pistons DET	13	33	28	24	98	Over
03/25/24	Detroit Pistons DET	17	25	24	33	99	Under
03/25/24	New York Knicks NYK	36	23	36	29	124	Under
02/26/24	Detroit Pistons DET	27	31	26	27	111	Over
02/26/24	New York Knicks NYK	29	33	30	21	113	Over
11/30/23	Detroit Pistons DET	17	37	33	25	112	Over
11/30/23	New York Knicks NYK	31	23	31	33	118	Over
01/15/23	New York Knicks NYK	39	23	28	27	117	Under
01/15/23	Detroit Pistons DET	22	33	25	24	104	Under
11/29/22	New York Knicks NYK	40	30	38	32	140	Over
11/29/22	Detroit Pistons DET	32	24	21	33	110	Over
11/11/22	Detroit Pistons DET	26	32	22	32	112	Over
11/11/22	New York Knicks NYK	30	38	26	27	121	Over
10/21/22	Detroit Pistons DET	20	32	29	25	106	Over
10/21/22	New York Knicks NYK	30	42	31	27	130	Over
03/27/22	New York Knicks NYK	34	25	21	24	104	Under
03/27/22	Detroit Pistons DET	22	25	32	23	102	Under
12/29/21	New York Knicks NYK	23	25	16	30	94	Under
12/29/21	Detroit Pistons DET	20	21	30	14	85	Under
12/21/21	Detroit Pistons DET	17	20	32	22	91	Under
12/21/21	New York Knicks NYK	24	24	32	25	105	Under

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
Cade Cunningham PG	52.0	53.9	49.3	100%	49.6
Jalen Duren C	35.0	29.9	26.9	100%	27.2
Tim Hardaway Jr. SG	21.0	24.0	16.5	100%	16.8
Tobias Harris PF	29.0	29.5	28.4	100%	28.8
Ausar Thompson SF	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
Mikal Bridges SG	31.0	20.8	29.9	100%	30.3
Jalen Brunson PG	43.0	42.9	42.9	100%	43.3
Josh Hart SF	38.0	40.0	39.0	100%	39.3
Karl-Anthony Towns C	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

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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

Points per Game

112.9

117.4

Rebounds per Game

43.9

44.7

Assists per Game

26.4

27.6

Steals per Game

8.4

7.7

Blocks per Game

4.9

4.3

Shots per Game

89.6

88.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.3

13.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.0

57.8

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.0

Turnovers per Game

14.1

12.3

Fouls per Game

20.9

16.9

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.