Pistons vs Knicks Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Madison Square Garden where the Detroit Pistons, looking to rev up their engines after a recent skid, roll into the Big Apple to face the high-flying New York Knicks. It’s game time, folks! With the Knicks riding the wave of a dominating win and the Pistons trying to shift gears from a tough loss, tonight’s 08:30 PM showdown promises some serious hardwood action. With the stakes sky-high in this first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, both teams are itching to prove that they’re more than just their standings. The Knicks want to cement their top-tier Eastern conference status, while the Pistons are hungry to close the gap. Will the Pistons be able to tune up and turn the tables, or will the Knicks continue to paint the town orange and blue? It’s all set to be a piston-popping, Knickerbocker-knocking clash in the city that never sleeps!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 07, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York

Vegas Odds

	DET ML	NYK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+375	-525	225.0	10.5/-10.5
Recent	+350	-480	226.0	10.0/-10.0
Difference	-25	+45	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

12W-40L

22.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

9W-1L

HOME

34W-15L

77.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/01/24	New York Knicks NYK	39	30	35	24	128	Push
11/01/24	Detroit Pistons DET	13	33	28	24	98	Push
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	Under
02/26/24	New York Knicks NYK	29	33	30	21	113	Under
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
12/04	vs BOS	120-130L	34	27	18	84
12/03	@ MIL	107-128L	41	22	18	87
11/30	@ PHI	96-111L	42	22	16	91
11/29	vs IND	130-106W	44	35	18	83
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

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/05	@ CHA	125-101W	43	29	9	76
12/03	@ ORL	121-106W	39	30	17	85
12/01	@ NOP	118-85W	60	30	17	92
11/29	vs CHA	99-98W	44	20	19	81
11/25	vs DEN	145-118W	43	45	9	92
11/23	vs UTA	106-121L	40	25	9	100
11/20	vs PHX	138-122W	41	30	13	86
11/18	@ WAS	134-106W	41	37	8	91
11/17	@ BRO	114-104W	47	33	6	88
11/15	@ BRO	124-122W	45	25	13	83

Starting Lineups

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	51.0	50.1	46.9	100%	47.3
Jalen Duren C	28.0	25.6	26.4	100%	26.7
Tim Hardaway Jr. SF	15.0	11.5	12.6	67%	14.9
Tobias Harris PF	32.0	29.1	28.4	100%	28.8
Jaden Ivey SG	33.0	30.6	30.9	100%	31.4

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	32.0	35.5	30.7	100%	31.1
Mikal Bridges SG	28.0	30.8	28.9	100%	29.3
Jalen Brunson PG	42.0	40.7	43.2	100%	43.6
Josh Hart SF	38.0	38.0	36.9	100%	37.2
Karl-Anthony Towns C	43.0	49.5	44.2	100%	44.6

Pistons Notable Injuries

Ronald Holland II (SF): Avg: 5.0pts, 3.0reb, 0.8ast, 15.3 minutes. Last game: 12/04/24. Impact: 1.9
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

Knicks Notable Injuries

Ariel Hukporti (C): Avg: 1.2pts, 1.8reb, 0.4ast, 8.2 minutes. Last game: 12/05/24. Impact: 0.8
Pacome Dadiet (SG/SF): Avg: 1.7pts, 1.2reb, 0.5ast, 7.0 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. 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
Cade Cunningham	DET	Pts	22.5	26.1	+3.6	100%	70%	47%	47%	NYK	0.0	#16
Tobias Harris	DET	Pts	12.5	15.8	+3.3	60%	50%	53%	53%	NYK	-2.0	#5
Josh Hart	NYK	Reb	8.5	10.6	+2.1	60%	50%	53%	53%	DET	-0.3	#9
Malik Beasley	DET	Reb	2.5	4.4	+1.9	60%	70%	60%	60%	NYK	-0.5	#5
Jaden Ivey	DET	Ast	3.5	4.4	+0.9	80%	80%	73%	73%	NYK	+0.2	#20

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Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#22	#20	#21	#28	9.2%
PF	#18	#22	#18	#18	2.6%
PG	#21	#5	#10	#16	0.3%
SF	#30	#21	#20	#29	11.8%
SG	#2	#9	#13	#5	-6.0%

Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#23	#3	#23	#14	-0.9%
PF	#5	#1	#9	#4	-11.9%
PG	#16	#3	#16	#13	-1.9%
SF	#21	#23	#4	#15	0.1%
SG	#13	#5	#20	#11	-2.5%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

106.2

117.0

Rebounds per Game

43.9

43.0

Assists per Game

24.2

27.6

Steals per Game

6.7

7.5

Blocks per Game

4.9

4.1

Shots per Game

86.4

87.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.1

14.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.1

56.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.8

39.6

Turnovers per Game

15.1

11.5

Fouls per Game

19.3

17.8

Recent Trends

Wendell Moore Jr. (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 51.6% to 12.1, 25.0 min average previous 3 games.
Cameron Payne (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.5% to 15.4, 25.1 min average previous 3 games.
Marcus Sasser (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 39.4% to 17.0, 12.2 min average previous 3 games.
Ausar Thompson (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 43.8% to 13.3, 23.6 min average previous 3 games.