Pistons vs Magic Game Breakdown

Get ready to rev up your engines and cast some spells because tonight’s NBA playoff showdown at Franklin Field is not just any game—it’s a magical battle on the court between the Detroit Pistons and the Orlando Magic! Both squads are locked in at 23 wins, but with the Pistons charging from a recent victory and the Magic looking to bounce back from a tough loss, the stakes are as high as the hoops. With tipoff at 8 PM EST and the betting lines drawing a tight circle around this matchup, fans are buzzing, and the over/under promises a clash that could tip the scales of the Eastern conference. So, as the Pistons aim to keep their engines running hot and the Magic try to conjure a win, tonight’s game is set to be an enchanting duel where only one can drive their way to victory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 25, 2025 08:00PM EST

Location: Franklin Field, Orlando

Vegas Odds

	DET ML	ORL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+120	-140	211.0	3.0/-3.0
Recent	+115	-135	210.5	3.0/-3.0
Difference	-5	+5	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

19W-42L

46.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

39W-20L

53.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
01/01/25	Orlando Magic ORL	21	28	26	21	96	Under
01/01/25	Detroit Pistons DET	31	34	19	21	105	Under
11/23/24	Detroit Pistons DET	21	32	26	21	100	Over
11/23/24	Orlando Magic ORL	33	23	32	23	111	Over
12/08/23	Detroit Pistons DET	23	21	24	23	91	Over
12/08/23	Orlando Magic ORL	28	30	35	30	123	Over
03/03/24	Detroit Pistons DET	27	23	21	20	91	Under
03/03/24	Orlando Magic ORL	31	28	30	24	113	Under
02/24/24	Orlando Magic ORL	32	33	25	22	112	Over
02/24/24	Detroit Pistons DET	30	25	30	24	109	Over
02/04/24	Orlando Magic ORL	24	26	28	33	111	Under
02/04/24	Detroit Pistons DET	29	18	28	24	99	Under
04/02/23	Detroit Pistons DET	29	15	24	34	102	Over
04/02/23	Orlando Magic ORL	34	29	28	37	128	Over
02/23/23	Detroit Pistons DET	26	20	33	27	106	Over
02/23/23	Orlando Magic ORL	28	19	33	28	108	Over
12/28/22	Orlando Magic ORL	23	24	30	24	101	Over
12/28/22	Detroit Pistons DET	27	39	26	29	121	Over
10/19/22	Orlando Magic ORL	28	27	28	26	109	Over
10/19/22	Detroit Pistons DET	17	40	34	22	113	Over
03/17/22	Detroit Pistons DET	37	36	33	28	134	Over
03/17/22	Orlando Magic ORL	39	23	32	26	120	Over
01/28/22	Detroit Pistons DET	19	32	24	28	103	Over
01/28/22	Orlando Magic ORL	39	28	25	27	119	Over
01/08/22	Orlando Magic ORL	26	19	28	19	92	Under
01/08/22	Detroit Pistons DET	31	21	21	24	97	Under
10/30/21	Orlando Magic ORL	20	27	26	30	103	Over
10/30/21	Detroit Pistons DET	25	23	34	28	110	Over

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Magic Vs Over/Under

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/22	vs ATL	114-104W	51	27	20	84
01/20	vs HOU	107-96W	52	21	22	88
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

Magic Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/23	@ POR	79-101L	44	17	19	76
01/21	vs TOR	93-109L	48	16	14	85
01/19	@ DEN	100-113L	39	30	7	102
01/17	vs BOS	94-121L	37	15	8	82
01/15	vs MIL	93-122L	32	24	13	95
01/12	@ PHI	104-99W	41	23	16	80
01/10	@ MIL	106-109L	44	20	10	86
01/09	@ MIN	89-104L	47	21	14	87
01/06	vs NYK	103-94W	39	23	9	78
01/03	vs TOR	106-97W	42	32	11	79

Starting Lineups

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	51.0	48.0	50.1	100%	50.5
Jalen Duren C	36.0	35.6	28.3	100%	28.6
Tim Hardaway Jr. SG	20.0	20.6	16.9	100%	17.3
Tobias Harris PF	31.0	24.4	26.8	100%	27.2
Ausar Thompson SF	24.0	21.7	21.1	67%	24.7

Orlando Magic	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Paolo Banchero PF	42.0	33.6	42.7	100%	43.0
K. Caldwell-Pope SG	22.0	17.6	19.0	100%	19.4
Wendell Carter Jr. C	29.0	30.7	23.0	77%	25.1
Jalen Suggs PG	31.0	29.0	30.8	100%	31.2
Franz Wagner SF	32.0	42.5	42.4	100%	42.8

Pistons Notable Injuries

Ronald Holland II (SF/PF): Avg: 5.8pts, 2.7reb, 0.8ast, 15.2 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 1.9

Magic Notable Injuries

Caleb Houstan (SF/PF): Avg: 3.7pts, 1.2reb, 0.5ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 1.5
Jett Howard (SF/PF): Avg: 3.6pts, 1.0reb, 0.5ast, 8.6 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 1.6
Cory Joseph (PG): Avg: 2.2pts, 1.1reb, 1.2ast, 9.5 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 1.0

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
Isaiah Stewart	DET	Pts	4.5	8.3	+3.8	40%	50%	53%	53%	ORL	-0.2	#16
Jalen Suggs	ORL	Pts	11.5	15.3	+3.8	60%	60%	67%	67%	DET	+1.1	#22
Jalen Duren	DET	Reb	9.5	12.0	+2.5	80%	60%	67%	67%	ORL	-1.1	#3
Ausar Thompson	DET	Reb	4.5	6.2	+1.7	60%	60%	53%	53%	ORL	+0.8	#27
Cade Cunningham	DET	Ast	8.5	8.9	+0.4	60%	60%	60%	60%	ORL	-1.0	#2

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Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#9	#1	#21	#7	-8.6%
PF	#23	#9	#10	#16	0.4%
PG	#22	#7	#9	#21	1.7%
SF	#26	#15	#21	#20	4.6%
SG	#11	#9	#3	#6	-5.9%

Magic Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#6	#3	#1	#3	-12.8%
PF	#16	#1	#1	#4	-7.6%
PG	#16	#1	#2	#1	-10.4%
SF	#14	#6	#9	#9	-3.3%
SG	#1	#27	#8	#2	-10.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.9

100.1

Rebounds per Game

44.0

41.0

Assists per Game

25.9

21.9

Steals per Game

8.5

9.2

Blocks per Game

4.9

6.2

Shots per Game

89.5

84.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.7

10.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.7

53.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.1

29.2

Turnovers per Game

14.8

14.2

Fouls per Game

20.8

21.8

Recent Trends

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 75.6% to 35.1, 20.0 min average previous 3 games.
Tristan da Silva (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 81.9% to 32.5, 17.9 min average previous 3 games.
Jonathan Isaac (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 46.3% to 11.2, 21.0 min average previous 3 games.
Trevelin Queen (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 34.3% to 17.7, 26.9 min average previous 3 games.