Pacers vs Pistons Game Breakdown

Get ready to rev your engines and hit the hardwood, hoops fans! Tonight, the playoff fever heats up with the Indiana Pacers rolling into the Motor City to face the Detroit Pistons at the buzzing Little Caesars Arena. With both squads sitting pretty at the starting line of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, they’re looking to shift gears and outpace each other in a matchup that promises more excitement than the first round’s blowout bonanza. With the stakes sky-high and the over/under teasing a score-fest at 235.5, the Pacers are favored to lead by a bumper, but don’t count out the Pistons, who are fresh off a dominating win and ready to put the pedal to the metal. As the clock ticks down to a 07:00 PM EST tipoff, remember, in the race to NBA glory, it’s not just about the speed—it’s about the horsepower and the heart. So, let’s see which team can truly piston their way to victory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: October 23, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Vegas Odds

	IND ML	DET ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-210	+175	233.5	-6.0/6.0
Recent	-210	+175	235.5	-5.0/5.0
Difference	0	0	+2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

21W-20L

67.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

7W-33L

32.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
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	Under
12/16/21	Indiana Pacers IND	32	38	33	19	122	Under
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
04/12	vs CLE	120-129L	39	37	13	89
04/09	vs TOR	140-123W	44	33	13	99
04/07	@ MIA	117-115W	37	27	6	86
04/05	@ OKL	126-112W	39	30	13	88
04/03	vs BRO	111-115L	45	27	9	103
04/01	@ BRO	133-111W	47	35	9	103
03/29	@ LAL	109-90W	46	27	8	91
03/27	vs CHI	99-125L	40	25	13	85
03/25	vs LAC	133-116W	34	28	8	86
03/24	vs LAL	145-150L	40	39	11	107

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	vs DAL	107-89W	40	23	6	95
04/11	@ CHI	105-127L	38	27	20	77
04/09	vs PHI	102-120L	44	20	16	84
04/06	vs BRO	103-113L	28	25	7	92
04/05	vs MEM	90-102L	38	22	17	72
04/03	vs ATL	113-121L	37	24	10	94
04/01	@ MEM	108-110L	41	22	14	79
03/29	vs WAS	96-87W	47	19	13	90
03/27	vs MIN	91-106L	41	15	12	81
03/25	vs NYK	99-124L	37	22	12	88

Starting Lineups

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	40.0	40.1	42.0	100%	42.3
Andrew Nembhard SG	18.0	38.5	24.7	100%	25.1
Aaron Nesmith SF	19.0	22.0	22.0	100%	22.3
Pascal Siakam PF	38.0	38.8	38.5	100%	38.8
Myles Turner C	34.0	27.9	30.7	100%	31.0

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Malik Beasley SF	15.0	14.8	18.6	83%	21.1
Cade Cunningham PG	46.0	47.0	40.3	93%	40.8
Jalen Duren C	39.0	24.6	32.2	100%	31.6
Tobias Harris PF	36.0	22.0	29.3	100%	29.7
Jaden Ivey SG	33.0	33.8	27.2	100%	27.6

Pacers Notable Injuries

Pistons Notable Injuries

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
Tobias Harris	DET	Pts	15.5	18.1	+2.6	20%	30%	40%	40%	IND	-0.0	#16
Jaden Ivey	DET	Pts	15.5	17.6	+2.1	80%	60%	53%	53%	IND	+1.1	#25
Jalen Duren	DET	Reb	11.5	13.1	+1.6	0%	20%	33%	33%	IND	+0.2	#15

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Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#9	#15	#7	#10	-7.1%
PF	#22	#16	#18	#18	0.8%
PG	#28	#22	#1	#12	-2.8%
SF	#16	#10	#18	#16	-1.2%
SG	#25	#23	#2	#14	-0.8%

Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#13	#20	#25	#24	5.9%
PF	#24	#20	#25	#24	5.7%
PG	#9	#15	#6	#11	-3.7%
SF	#21	#4	#13	#17	-1.1%
SG	#22	#3	#21	#24	2.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

119.7

107.2

Rebounds per Game

42.0

43.5

Assists per Game

30.0

24.5

Steals per Game

7.6

7.0

Blocks per Game

5.7

4.3

Shots per Game

92.7

87.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.1

11.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

58.3

51.7

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.9

34.5

Turnovers per Game

11.1

14.2

Fouls per Game

20.1

18.8

Recent Trends

Cade Cunningham (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 3 consecutive games.
Malik Beasley (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 84.8% to 28.4, 15.3 min average previous 3 games.
Quenton Jackson (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 50.5% to 12.0, 24.3 min average previous 3 games.
Obi Toppin (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.1% to 24.7, 18.4 min average previous 3 games.