Bucks vs Pistons Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash that promises more sparks than a Fourth of July fireworks show as the Milwaukee Bucks, fresh off a commanding victory, gallop into the Motor City to face the Detroit Pistons at the iconic Little Caesars Arena tonight at 08:00 PM EST. With the Pistons reeling from a recent stumble and the Bucks looking to tighten their grip on the Eastern Conference rankings, tonight’s showdown is set against a backdrop of urgency and high stakes. The betting lines are buzzing, and with an over/under that suggests a scoreboard workout, fans are in for a treat. As the Bucks aim to rack up the points and the Pistons look to steel themselves for a comeback, tonight’s game might just have us all saying, “Dear Bucks, please handle with care; these Pistons are ready to fire back!”

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 03, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Vegas Odds

	MIL ML	DET ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-165	+140	223.0	-3.5/3.5
Recent	-145	+110	221.0	-4.0/4.0
Difference	+20	-30	-2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

19W-25L

59.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

10W-39L

40.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/13/24	Detroit Pistons DET	27	33	24	27	90	120	Over
11/13/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	24	23	38	26	160	127	Over
01/22/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	30	28	31	33	00	122	Over
01/22/24	Detroit Pistons DET	30	26	29	28	00	113	Over
01/20/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	34	36	33	38	00	141	Over
01/20/24	Detroit Pistons DET	38	29	31	37	00	135	Over
12/16/23	Detroit Pistons DET	20	36	27	31	00	114	Over
12/16/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	43	38	33	32	00	146	Over
11/08/23	Detroit Pistons DET	23	29	43	23	00	118	Over
11/08/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	24	38	28	30	00	120	Over
03/27/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	31	26	37	32	00	126	Over
03/27/23	Detroit Pistons DET	27	24	39	27	00	117	Over
01/23/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	49	34	32	35	00	150	Over
01/23/23	Detroit Pistons DET	24	31	37	38	00	130	Over
11/02/22	Detroit Pistons DET	26	21	21	23	00	91	Under
11/02/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	31	25	29	31	00	116	Under
10/31/22	Detroit Pistons DET	23	29	25	31	00	108	Under
10/31/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	34	26	28	22	00	110	Under
04/08/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	30	26	34	41	00	131	Over
04/08/22	Detroit Pistons DET	8	30	30	33	00	101	Over
01/03/22	Detroit Pistons DET	28	33	26	28	00	115	Push
01/03/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	30	34	21	21	00	106	Push
11/24/21	Detroit Pistons DET	26	26	22	19	00	93	Under
11/24/21	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	32	32	24	26	00	114	Under
11/02/21	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	27	30	33	27	00	117	Under
11/02/21	Detroit Pistons DET	20	19	23	27	00	89	Under

Bucks Vs Over/Under

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Bucks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/30	@ WAS	124-114W	38	31	11	86
11/26	vs MIA	106-103W	41	23	10	77
11/23	@ CHA	125-119W	51	20	14	89
11/22	@ IND	129-117W	44	33	17	90
11/20	@ CHI	122-106W	45	30	11	80
11/18	@ HOU	101-100W	43	21	15	83
11/16	vs CHA	114-115L	40	31	9	92
11/13	@ DET	127-120W	47	26	11	95
11/12	@ TOR	99-85W	47	25	16	94
11/10	@ BOS	107-113L	41	21	12	81

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/30	@ PHI	96-111L	42	22	16	91
11/29	vs IND	130-106W	44	35	18	83
11/25	@ TOR	102-100W	38	27	14	76
11/23	vs ORL	100-111L	34	16	17	75
11/21	vs CHA	121-123L	56	30	19	99
11/18	@ CHI	112-122L	48	27	9	98
11/17	vs WAS	124-104W	51	27	8	97
11/15	vs TOR	99-95W	56	24	13	95
11/13	vs MIL	120-127L	45	29	14	100
11/12	@ MIA	123-121W	56	32	19	92

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Bucks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
G. Antetokounmpo PF	62.0	62.0	58.6	100%	59.0
Andre Jackson Jr. SG	17.0	14.4	9.0	33%	13.0
Damian Lillard PG	46.0	51.4	43.9	100%	44.3
Brook Lopez C	29.0	31.6	28.6	100%	28.9
Taurean Prince SF	16.0	16.4	16.9	57%	20.0

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	50.0	50.0	45.8	100%	46.1
Jalen Duren C	33.0	23.4	28.2	100%	28.6
Tim Hardaway Jr. SF	16.0	8.1	12.8	60%	15.1
Tobias Harris PF	30.0	25.5	28.4	100%	28.8
Jaden Ivey SG	36.0	35.2	31.1	100%	31.6

Bucks Notable Injuries

Stanley Umude (SG): Avg: 4.5pts, 1.9reb, 0.4ast, 11.1 minutes. Last game: 11/22/24. Impact: 1.1
Marjon Beauchamp (PG/SF): Avg: 3.7pts, 1.7reb, 0.6ast, 10.4 minutes. Last game: 11/26/24. Impact: 0.5
Tyler Smith (PF): Avg: 2.2pts, 0.7reb, 0.0ast, 3.2 minutes. Last game: 11/22/24. Impact: 0.6
Chris Livingston (PF): Avg: 1.2pts, 1.0reb, 0.2ast, 4.1 minutes. Last game: 11/22/24. Impact: 0.4
Liam Robbins (C): Avg: 1.2pts, 0.8reb, 0.0ast, 4.5 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 0.4

Pistons Notable Injuries

Paul Reed (C): Avg: 6.6pts, 5.1reb, 1.2ast, 17.2 minutes. Last game: 11/30/24. Impact: 1.5
Ronald Holland II (SF): Avg: 5.0pts, 3.2reb, 0.6ast, 15.3 minutes. Last game: 11/30/24. Impact: 1.7
Wendell Moore Jr. (PG/SG): Avg: 1.7pts, 1.1reb, 0.5ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 11/30/24. Impact: 2.0
Cole Swider (C): Avg: 2.3pts, 0.4reb, 0.3ast, 4.9 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 0.4
Alondes Williams (PG/SG): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.1reb, 0.1ast, 2.5 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 0.3

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	8.5	12.7	+4.2	40%	60%	53%	53%	MIL	-0.3	#13
AJ Green	MIL	Pts	6.5	10.2	+3.7	80%	60%	53%	53%	DET	-1.6	#4
Malik Beasley	DET	Reb	2.5	4.1	+1.6	40%	70%	47%	47%	MIL	+1.4	#30
Jaden Ivey	DET	Reb	3.5	4.4	+0.9	80%	70%	67%	67%	MIL	+1.4	#30
Tobias Harris	DET	Ast	1.5	2.7	+1.2	80%	80%	80%	80%	MIL	0.0	#20

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Bucks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#13	#2	#7	#5	-8.0%
PF	#5	#14	#20	#6	-5.5%
PG	#30	#18	#12	#27	8.2%
SF	#13	#12	#10	#10	-4.2%
SG	#23	#30	#24	#26	7.1%

Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#22	#26	#20	#28	9.2%
PF	#17	#16	#19	#15	0.9%
PG	#16	#4	#8	#11	-2.5%
SF	#30	#23	#15	#28	10.2%
SG	#4	#13	#21	#11	-2.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.7

106.4

Rebounds per Game

44.0

44.7

Assists per Game

25.9

24.3

Steals per Game

6.6

Blocks per Game

5.3

4.9

Shots per Game

87.1

86.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.0

11.8

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.2

52.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.1

34.0

Turnovers per Game

12.7

14.9

Fouls per Game

18.5

19.3

Recent Trends

Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF/C) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 4 consecutive games.
Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF/C) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 42.0 pts, 12.0 reb, 11.0 ast against WAS
Pat Connaughton (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.8% to 22.0, 16.5 min average previous 3 games.
Andre Jackson Jr. (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 88.7% to 24.5, 13.0 min average previous 3 games.
Wendell Moore Jr. (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 33.5% to 17.1, 25.7 min average previous 3 games.
Ausar Thompson (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 53.2% to 13.9, 29.7 min average previous 3 games.