Pacers vs Pistons Game Breakdown

Get ready to rev up your engines and set your fantasy lineups, because tonight’s NBA Playoff face-off at Little Caesars Arena is nothing short of pivotal! The Indiana Pacers, looking to bounce back from a recent stumble, are rolling into Motor City to challenge the Detroit Pistons, who are fresh off a thrilling victory and hungry for more. With both teams neck-and-neck in the Eastern conference standings and a game time slated for 08:00 PM EST, the stakes are sky-high. Oddsmakers are expecting a scoreboard bonanza with an over/under of 228.0, making every play and player a potential fantasy goldmine. As these two teams gear up to clash, it’s clear: tonight, we’re not just watching Pacers set the pace or Pistons power through—we’re in for a full-throttle showdown that promises to crank up the intensity!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 16, 2025 08:00PM EST

Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Vegas Odds

	IND ML	DET ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+115	-135	227.5	2.0/-2.0
Recent	+110	-130	228.0	2.5/-2.5
Difference	-5	+5	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

30W-32L

47.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

15W-42L

52.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/29/24	Detroit Pistons DET	33	30	29	38	130	Over
11/29/24	Indiana Pacers IND	24	29	20	33	106	Over
10/23/24	Indiana Pacers IND	25	24	33	33	115	Under
10/23/24	Detroit Pistons DET	31	27	32	19	109	Under
03/20/24	Indiana Pacers IND	29	34	35	24	122	Under
03/20/24	Detroit Pistons DET	24	28	26	25	103	Under
02/22/24	Detroit Pistons DET	25	18	45	27	115	Over
02/22/24	Indiana Pacers IND	42	30	30	27	129	Over
12/11/23	Indiana Pacers IND	33	33	32	33	131	Over
12/11/23	Detroit Pistons DET	36	25	32	30	123	Over
11/24/23	Detroit Pistons DET	26	37	33	17	113	Over
11/24/23	Indiana Pacers IND	33	28	36	39	136	Over
04/07/23	Detroit Pistons DET	35	38	23	26	122	Over
04/07/23	Indiana Pacers IND	27	30	30	28	115	Over
03/13/23	Indiana Pacers IND	20	29	19	29	97	Under
03/13/23	Detroit Pistons DET	38	29	24	26	117	Under
03/11/23	Indiana Pacers IND	35	34	21	31	121	Over
03/11/23	Detroit Pistons DET	30	27	33	25	115	Over
10/22/22	Detroit Pistons DET	35	21	23	36	115	Over
10/22/22	Indiana Pacers IND	25	27	36	36	124	Over
04/03/22	Detroit Pistons DET	38	24	36	23	121	Over
04/03/22	Indiana Pacers IND	34	32	25	26	117	Over
03/04/22	Indiana Pacers IND	32	30	26	18	106	Under
03/04/22	Detroit Pistons DET	39	26	24	22	111	Under
12/16/21	Detroit Pistons DET	29	35	27	22	113	Over
12/16/21	Indiana Pacers IND	32	38	33	19	122	Over
11/17/21	Indiana Pacers IND	21	20	32	16	89	Under
11/17/21	Detroit Pistons DET	24	25	24	24	97	Under

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/14	@ CLE	117-127L	37	30	11	91
01/12	vs CLE	108-93W	50	30	10	92
01/10	@ GSW	108-96W	48	27	15	82
01/08	@ CHI	129-113W	46	37	8	100
01/06	vs BRO	113-99W	35	22	10	79
01/04	@ PHX	126-108W	47	35	6	96
01/02	vs MIA	128-115W	39	35	6	96
12/31	@ MIL	112-120L	50	26	16	90
12/29	vs BOS	123-114W	50	27	9	87
12/27	vs BOS	105-142L	39	27	12	91

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
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

Starting Lineups

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Andrew Nembhard PG	27.0	27.4	26.8	100%	27.0
Ben Sheppard SG	18.0	12.3	12.3	30%	11.9
Pascal Siakam PF	40.0	36.9	35.4	100%	35.8
Myles Turner C	31.0	31.1	30.7	100%	31.1

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Malik Beasley SF	29.0	28.4	27.6	30%	31.5
Cade Cunningham PG	53.0	50.6	49.1	100%	49.5
Jalen Duren C	32.0	29.8	26.6	100%	27.0
Tim Hardaway Jr. SG	20.0	24.1	16.6	100%	17.0
Tobias Harris PF	28.0	28.9	28.3	100%	28.7

Pacers Notable Injuries

Bennedict Mathurin (SG/SF): Avg: 15.5pts, 4.8reb, 2.0ast, 28.8 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 4.6
Quenton Jackson (PG/SG): Avg: 5.0pts, 1.3reb, 1.4ast, 11.8 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 1.4
Enrique Freeman (PF/C): Avg: 1.8pts, 1.0reb, 0.4ast, 7.5 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 0.7
James Johnson (PF/C): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.6ast, 4.0 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 0.4
RayJ Dennis (PG): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 1.7 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 0.4

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

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	10.5	12.2	+1.7	20%	40%	47%	47%	IND	+2.6	#26
Cade Cunningham	DET	Pts	25.5	27.1	+1.6	60%	50%	60%	60%	IND	+0.8	#20
Malik Beasley	DET	Reb	2.5	4.4	+1.9	60%	40%	47%	47%	IND	-0.4	#8
Tyrese Haliburton	IND	Ast	9.5	9.8	+0.3	40%	30%	40%	40%	DET	-0.5	#7