Pistons vs Raptors Game Breakdown

Get ready to rev up your engines and dive into the thrill of the NBA playoffs as the Detroit Pistons roar into the Scotiabank Arena tonight to battle the Toronto Raptors! It’s a clash of underdogs in this first round matchup, with both teams hungry to claw back from the bottom of the Eastern conference standings. The Pistons, just a smidge behind in the conference race, are set to tip off against the Raptors at 8 PM EST. With the over/under tantalizingly set at 224.0, and both teams licking their wounds from recent defeats to Milwaukee, tonight’s game promises to be a nail-biter. So, buckle up, sports fans—tonight, we find out if the Pistons can motor past the Raptors in a showdown that’s sure to rev up the playoff heat!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 15, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

Vegas Odds

	DET ML	TOR ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+100	-120	225.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	-115	-115	224.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-215	+5	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

9W-37L

53.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

1W-9L

HOME

15W-29L

46.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/13/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	27	30	22	25	104	Under
03/13/24	Detroit Pistons DET	32	20	31	30	113	Under
12/30/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	24	20	42	41	127	Over
12/30/23	Detroit Pistons DET	25	27	38	39	129	Over
11/19/23	Detroit Pistons DET	20	25	27	41	113	Over
11/19/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	32	37	35	38	142	Over
03/24/23	Detroit Pistons DET	26	26	21	24	97	Under
03/24/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	38	34	20	26	118	Under
02/25/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	22	22	27	24	95	Under
02/25/23	Detroit Pistons DET	22	22	26	21	91	Under
02/12/23	Detroit Pistons DET	29	23	25	41	118	Over
02/12/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	31	22	31	35	119	Over
11/14/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	27	31	30	27	115	Over
11/14/22	Detroit Pistons DET	23	28	26	34	111	Over
03/03/22	Detroit Pistons DET	31	29	31	17	108	Under
03/03/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	22	35	20	29	106	Under
01/14/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	27	16	23	21	87	Under
01/14/22	Detroit Pistons DET	31	25	27	20	103	Under
11/13/21	Detroit Pistons DET	31	34	28	34	127	Over
11/13/21	Toronto Raptors TOR	34	30	31	26	121	Over

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Raptors Vs Over/Under

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
11/06	vs CHA	107-108L	46	34	10	94
11/03	vs BRO	106-92W	47	25	17	77
11/01	@ NYK	98-128L	38	23	22	81
10/30	vs PHI	105-95W	49	23	16	78
10/28	vs MIA	98-106L	54	14	16	91
10/26	@ BOS	118-124L	44	27	14	88

Raptors Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/12	vs MIL	85-99L	54	20	21	86
11/10	vs LAL	103-123L	40	26	16	82
11/09	vs LAC	103-105L	44	26	10	95
11/06	vs SAC	107-122L	34	25	11	88
11/01	@ LAL	125-131L	44	35	11	107
10/30	vs CHA	133-138L	41	37	14	91
10/28	@ DEN	125-127L	54	30	15	109
10/26	vs MIN	101-112L	46	29	20	90
10/25	@ PHI	115-107W	54	25	26	76
10/23	@ CLE	106-136L	38	25	18	86

Starting Lineups

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Malik Beasley SF	25.0	29.6	19.2	47%	22.7
Cade Cunningham PG	56.0	53.5	45.1	100%	45.5
Jalen Duren C	35.0	25.6	29.4	100%	29.8
Tobias Harris PF	38.0	34.2	29.6	100%	30.0
Jaden Ivey SG	37.0	31.6	30.1	100%	30.5

Toronto Raptors	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Ochai Agbaji PF	26.0	25.8	18.4	83%	19.6
RJ Barrett SF	45.0	34.5	36.9	100%	37.4
Gradey Dick SG	32.0	29.9	22.1	83%	23.7
Davion Mitchell PG	28.0	22.2	16.2	23%	24.4
Jakob Poeltl C	40.0	34.4	33.2	100%	33.1

Pistons Notable Injuries

Tim Hardaway Jr. (SG/SF): Avg: 13.2pts, 2.9reb, 1.6ast, 25.6 minutes. Last game: 11/12/24. Impact: 3.0
Simone Fontecchio (SF/PF): Avg: 10.1pts, 3.8reb, 1.5ast, 24.3 minutes. Last game: 11/12/24. Impact: 2.7
Ronald Holland II (SF): Avg: 5.5pts, 2.7reb, 0.6ast, 15.5 minutes. Last game: 11/13/24. Impact: 1.7
Daniss Jenkins (PG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 2.5 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 0.0

Raptors Notable Injuries

Immanuel Quickley (PG): Avg: 17.1pts, 3.8reb, 4.9ast, 29.0 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 6.1
Ja’Kobe Walter (SG): Avg: 3.5pts, 3.5reb, 0.5ast, 14.8 minutes. Last game: 11/06/24. Impact: 1.2
D.J. Carton (PG): Avg: 1.8pts, 1.0reb, 0.8ast, 8.6 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 0.6

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
RJ Barrett	TOR	Pts	21.5	26.1	+4.6	40%	60%	67%	67%	DET	-0.8	#10
Cade Cunningham	DET	Pts	25.5	29.1	+3.6	40%	20%	47%	47%	TOR	-0.3	#14
Jakob Poeltl	TOR	Reb	10.5	11.7	+1.2	40%	40%	40%	40%	DET	+0.2	#18
Tobias Harris	DET	Reb	7.5	7.7	+0.2	40%	60%	53%	53%	TOR	+0.9	#28
Jaden Ivey	DET	Ast	4.5	4.8	+0.3	60%	40%	47%	47%	TOR	+0.2	#20

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Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#23	#18	#20	#27	7.8%
PF	#20	#18	#18	#22	3.3%
PG	#11	#11	#11	#17	1.1%
SF	#26	#15	#14	#20	2.6%
SG	#10	#12	#21	#16	-0.6%

Raptors Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#30	#22	#30	14.6%
PF	#29	#28	#30	#30	13.7%
PG	#14	#14	#6	#5	-5.9%
SF	#24	#22	#29	#26	7.8%
SG	#22	#10	#20	#24	3.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

105.8

109.7

Rebounds per Game

43.7

41.9

Assists per Game

24.2

27.4

Steals per Game

6.7

8.0

Blocks per Game

4.8

Shots per Game

86.0

90.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.5

10.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.5

53.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.0

33.0

Turnovers per Game

14.9

Fouls per Game

19.2

20.1

Recent Trends

Scottie Barnes (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.8% to 36.1, 26.8 min average previous 3 games.
Ronald Holland II (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 46.7% to 19.3, 13.2 min average previous 3 games.
Immanuel Quickley (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.7% to 22.5, 33.5 min average previous 3 games.