Suns vs Pistons Game Breakdown

Get ready to turn up the heat and rev up the engines as the Phoenix Suns blaze into the Motor City to battle the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena! With both teams sitting near the .500 mark and hungry for a playoff push, today’s matchup promises to be a nail-biter. The Suns, fresh off a fiery victory, are looking to keep their momentum sizzling, while the Pistons aim to rebound from a recent stumble. As the clock ticks down to a 05:00 PM EST tipoff, the betting lines are buzzing and fans are on the edge of their seats, eager to see if this game can shift the playoff gears. So, as the Suns try to eclipse their competition and the Pistons gear up to motor through, make sure you’re tuned in—this showdown is set to be a high-octane clash of crossovers and slam dunks!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 18, 2025 05:00PM EST

Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Vegas Odds

	PHX ML	DET ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-120	+100	228.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-115	-115	227.0	-2.0/2.0
Difference	+5	-215	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

30W-28L

53.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

15W-43L

46.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/21/24	Detroit Pistons DET	41	23	39	30	133	Over
12/21/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	26	33	35	31	125	Over
02/14/24	Detroit Pistons DET	25	16	28	31	100	Under
02/14/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	37	33	29	17	116	Under
11/05/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	28	30	34	28	120	Under
11/05/23	Detroit Pistons DET	27	22	31	26	106	Under
02/04/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	30	28	30	28	116	Under
02/04/23	Detroit Pistons DET	27	22	27	24	100	Under
11/25/22	Detroit Pistons DET	22	32	25	23	102	Under
11/25/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	23	30	31	24	108	Under
01/16/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	39	25	39	32	135	Over
01/16/22	Detroit Pistons DET	35	19	28	26	108	Over
12/02/21	Detroit Pistons DET	18	33	30	22	103	Under
12/02/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	30	39	18	27	114	Under

Suns Vs Over/Under

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Suns Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/16	vs WAS	130-123W	47	33	16	85
01/14	vs ATL	117-122L	37	28	13	84
01/12	@ CHA	120-113W	39	31	12	87
01/11	@ UTA	114-106W	38	26	11	86
01/09	@ ATL	123-115W	42	33	16	85
01/07	vs CHA	104-115L	42	27	11	92
01/06	vs PHI	109-99W	44	32	12	81
01/04	vs IND	108-126L	36	30	11	78
12/31	@ MEM	112-117L	43	28	17	92
12/28	vs GSW	105-109L	46	21	13	92

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/16	@ IND	100-111L	55	22	19	91
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

Starting Lineups

Phoenix Suns	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Devin Booker SG	46.0	52.0	44.4	100%	44.7
Ryan Dunn SF	20.0	23.8	16.9	67%	19.0
Kevin Durant PF	47.0	45.5	44.6	100%	44.9
Tyus Jones PG	26.0	20.5	25.9	100%	26.4
Mason Plumlee C	20.0	19.4	17.4	57%	22.3

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	53.0	46.8	48.8	100%	49.1
Jalen Duren C	35.0	31.4	26.9	100%	27.3
Tim Hardaway Jr. SG	21.0	27.4	17.2	100%	17.5
Tobias Harris PF	29.0	27.4	28.0	100%	28.4
Ausar Thompson SF	24.0	25.8	21.5	67%	25.4

Suns Notable Injuries

Bradley Beal (SG/SF): Avg: 17.6pts, 4.0reb, 4.5ast, 33.4 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 4.8
Jusuf Nurkic (C): Avg: 10.4pts, 10.6reb, 3.5ast, 26.8 minutes. Last game: 01/07/25. Impact: 4.2
Bol Bol (PF/C): Avg: 4.8pts, 2.9reb, 0.3ast, 10.1 minutes. Last game: 01/16/25. Impact: 1.0
Damion Lee (SG): Avg: 2.7pts, 0.9reb, 0.7ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 01/04/25. Impact: 1.0
TyTy Washington Jr. (PG): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.4reb, 0.5ast, 5.5 minutes. Last game: 01/04/25. Impact: 0.6

Pistons Notable Injuries

Paul Reed (C): Avg: 6.4pts, 4.9reb, 1.2ast, 16.7 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 2.1
Ronald Holland II (SF/PF): Avg: 5.9pts, 2.7reb, 0.8ast, 15.3 minutes. Last game: 01/16/25. Impact: 1.9
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	13.4	+2.9	20%	40%	47%	47%	PHX	+1.5	#23
Simone Fontecchio	DET	Pts	5.5	7.1	+1.6	40%	50%	53%	53%	PHX	+0.4	#21
Malik Beasley	DET	Reb	2.5	4.1	+1.6	40%	40%	40%	40%	PHX	+0.3	#22
Royce O’Neale	PHX	Ast	1.5	2.4	+0.9	40%	60%	53%	53%	DET	+0.5	#25
Isaiah Stewart	DET	Ast	1.5	1.6	+0.1	60%	60%	53%	53%	PHX	+0.9	#28

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Suns Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#23	#20	#4	#11	-1.3%
PF	#29	#21	#28	#29	11.0%
PG	#13	#10	#10	#10	-2.0%
SF	#21	#14	#20	#12	-1.3%
SG	#5	#22	#14	#13	-1.8%

Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#4	#1	#23	#6	-9.9%
PF	#20	#7	#12	#13	-1.5%
PG	#30	#3	#12	#21	2.4%
SF	#27	#22	#25	#27	8.8%
SG	#7	#2	#5	#6	-7.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

114.7

113.0

Rebounds per Game

41.5

43.1

Assists per Game

28.8

26.0

Steals per Game

8.1

8.3

Blocks per Game

5.1

4.9

Shots per Game

85.6

88.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.9

14.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.9

54.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.7

37.3

Turnovers per Game

13.1

14.8

Fouls per Game

18.2

21.3

Recent Trends

Devin Booker (PG/SG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Simone Fontecchio (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 33.0% to 16.2, 24.1 min average previous 3 games.
Ronald Holland II (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 40.4% to 12.4, 20.8 min average previous 3 games.
Jusuf Nurkic (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 46.3% to 15.6, 29.0 min average previous 3 games.
Nick Richards (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 48.6% to 20.2, 13.6 min average previous 3 games.
Isaiah Stewart (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.3% to 23.0, 17.2 min average previous 3 games.