Lakers vs Pistons Game Breakdown

Get ready to rev up your engines and set your fantasy lineups, because tonight’s NBA playoff face-off is nothing short of electrifying! The Los Angeles Lakers are rolling into the Motor City to clash with the Detroit Pistons at the buzzing Little Caesars Arena. With the Lakers looking to solidify their stance in the Western conference and the Pistons aiming to claw their way up the Eastern ladder, this 08:30 PM showdown promises high stakes and even higher scores. After a slew of first-round blowouts, we’re all hoping for a nail-biter tonight. And with the betting world buzzing, setting the over/under at a whopping 227.5, it’s clear this isn’t just any game—it’s a hardwood battle of wills. Both teams are cruising in on the high of recent victories, but only one can drive home the win. So, as the Pistons look to put the brakes on the Lakers’ fast lane frenzy, let’s see if they can truly “Laker” up some magic of their own!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 04, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Vegas Odds

	LAL ML	DET ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-260	+215	227.0	-6.5/6.5
Recent	-180	+135	227.5	-7.0/7.0
Difference	+80	-80	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

18W-23L

64.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

7W-36L

35.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
02/13/24	Detroit Pistons DET	24	24	31	32	111	Over
02/13/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	34	37	28	26	125	Over
11/29/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	38	27	36	32	133	Over
11/29/23	Detroit Pistons DET	24	24	28	31	107	Over
12/11/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	32	29	30	33	124	Over
12/11/22	Detroit Pistons DET	26	23	41	27	117	Over
11/18/22	Detroit Pistons DET	37	27	31	26	121	Over
11/18/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	30	38	28	32	128	Over
11/28/21	Detroit Pistons DET	21	27	22	36	106	Under
11/28/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	23	28	32	27	110	Under
11/21/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	30	31	23	37	121	Over
11/21/21	Detroit Pistons DET	26	42	31	17	116	Over

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/01	vs TOR	131-125W	43	29	10	88
10/30	vs CLE	110-134L	37	21	20	77
10/28	vs PHX	105-109L	46	25	11	94
10/26	@ SAC	131-127W	45	32	19	92
10/25	@ PHX	123-116W	37	33	12	75
10/22	@ MIN	110-103W	46	22	7	95
04/12	vs MEM	123-120W	39	24	19	81
04/09	@ GSW	120-134L	40	31	7	96
04/07	@ MIN	117-127L	41	27	15	84
04/06	@ CLE	116-97W	40	30	17	80

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
10/25	vs CLE	101-113L	42	25	22	81
10/23	@ IND	109-115L	38	22	12	88
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

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Anthony Davis C	55.0	55.3	53.7	100%	54.0
Rui Hachimura SF	27.0	27.4	25.6	100%	25.8
LeBron James PF	44.0	45.0	50.3	100%	50.7
Austin Reaves SG	32.0	35.0	32.9	100%	33.3
D’Angelo Russell PG	28.0	26.4	32.6	100%	33.0

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	51.0	42.8	42.3	100%	42.6
Jalen Duren C	34.0	27.3	30.8	100%	31.1
Tim Hardaway Jr. SF	19.0	18.6	14.1	27%	17.8
Tobias Harris PF	36.0	32.3	30.6	100%	31.0
Jaden Ivey SG	35.0	31.4	29.1	100%	29.5

Lakers Notable Injuries

Cam Reddish (SG/SF): Avg: 5.3pts, 2.0reb, 0.9ast, 20.1 minutes. Last game: 10/30/24. Impact: 0.7
Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 2.9pts, 1.1reb, 1.3ast, 18.1 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 1.0

Pistons Notable Injuries

Paul Reed (C): Avg: 6.7pts, 5.4reb, 1.2ast, 17.8 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 1.7
Wendell Moore Jr. (PG): Avg: 0.6pts, 0.4reb, 0.3ast, 2.9 minutes. Last game: 11/03/24. Impact: 0.3
Daniss Jenkins (PG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 2.5 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. 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
Cade Cunningham	DET	Pts	23.5	26.9	+3.4	20%	60%	40%	40%	LAL	-0.0	#14
Tobias Harris	DET	Pts	14.5	17.8	+3.3	40%	30%	27%	27%	LAL	+1.3	#25
Malik Beasley	DET	Reb	2.5	3.7	+1.2	40%	60%	53%	53%	LAL	-0.5	#2
Jalen Duren	DET	Reb	10.5	11.5	+1.0	40%	50%	53%	53%	LAL	+0.8	#27
Anthony Davis	LAL	Ast	2.5	3.5	+1.0	40%	60%	67%	67%	DET	+0.2	#22

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Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#19	#27	#30	#25	7.4%
PF	#25	#14	#24	#21	2.9%
PG	#14	#19	#19	#21	3.6%
SF	#24	#27	#30	#29	11.1%
SG	#21	#2	#18	#20	1.4%

Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#21	#24	#26	7.8%
PF	#23	#18	#22	#26	5.0%
PG	#12	#10	#6	#9	-3.0%
SF	#21	#2	#13	#13	-2.0%
SG	#17	#8	#26	#18	1.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

120.6

105.3

Rebounds per Game

43.3

43.8

Assists per Game

28.5

23.9

Steals per Game

6.5

6.9

Blocks per Game

5.5

4.6

Shots per Game

87.7

86.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.5

11.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.2

51.5

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.7

33.7

Turnovers per Game

13.1

14.8

Fouls per Game

14.8

19.6

Recent Trends

Max Christie (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 56.4% to 21.2, 13.6 min average previous 3 games.
Isaiah Stewart (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.5% to 21.6, 16.5 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.