Raptors vs Pistons Game Breakdown

Get ready to rev up your engines and dive into the NBA Playoff frenzy as the underdog Toronto Raptors swoop into the Motor City to clash with the Detroit Pistons at the buzzing Little Caesars Arena tonight at 08:00PM EST. It’s a showdown that promises more sparks than a Pistons’ assembly line, especially after a slew of first-round blowouts. With the Raptors hungry to claw back from the bottom and the Pistons aiming to crank up their game after a recent stumble, the stakes are high and the betting lines are buzzing. Both teams are looking to shift gears and accelerate out of their recent skids, setting the stage for a matchup that’s more balanced than a well-oiled machine. So, fans, let’s see if the Raptors can soar above expectations or if the Pistons will keep firing on all cylinders!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 11, 2025 08:00PM EST

Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Vegas Odds

	TOR ML	DET ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+170	-200	230.5	5.0/-5.0
Recent	+110	-145	230.5	4.5/-4.5
Difference	-60	+55	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

1W-9L

AWAY

10W-44L

47.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

14W-42L

52.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/25/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	22	26	32	20	100	Under
11/25/24	Detroit Pistons DET	29	19	24	30	102	Under
11/15/24	Detroit Pistons DET	32	23	18	26	99	Under
11/15/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	27	25	26	17	95	Under
03/13/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	27	30	22	25	104	Under
03/13/24	Detroit Pistons DET	32	20	31	30	113	Under
12/30/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	24	20	42	41	127	Over
12/30/23	Detroit Pistons DET	25	27	38	39	129	Over
11/19/23	Detroit Pistons DET	20	25	27	41	113	Over
11/19/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	32	37	35	38	142	Over
03/24/23	Detroit Pistons DET	26	26	21	24	97	Under
03/24/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	38	34	20	26	118	Under
02/25/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	22	22	27	24	95	Under
02/25/23	Detroit Pistons DET	22	22	26	21	91	Under
02/12/23	Detroit Pistons DET	29	23	25	41	118	Over
02/12/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	31	22	31	35	119	Over
11/14/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	27	31	30	27	115	Under
11/14/22	Detroit Pistons DET	23	28	26	34	111	Under
03/03/22	Detroit Pistons DET	31	29	31	17	108	Under
03/03/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	22	35	20	29	106	Under
01/14/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	27	16	23	21	87	Under
01/14/22	Detroit Pistons DET	31	25	27	20	103	Under
11/13/21	Detroit Pistons DET	31	34	28	34	127	Over
11/13/21	Toronto Raptors TOR	34	30	31	26	121	Over

Raptors Vs Over/Under

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Raptors Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/09	vs CLE	126-132L	37	34	12	89
01/08	vs NYK	98-112L	33	25	16	77
01/06	@ MIL	104-128L	35	27	15	91
01/03	@ ORL	97-106L	37	28	11	80
01/01	@ BRO	130-113W	39	36	10	88
12/31	vs BOS	71-125L	44	18	21	86
12/29	@ ATL	107-136L	52	26	31	85
12/26	vs MEM	126-155L	40	39	15	108
12/22	@ HOU	110-114L	42	33	21	92
12/19	@ BRO	94-101L	34	26	12	86

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
12/21	vs PHX	133-125W	35	31	13	89
12/19	@ UTA	119-126L	39	26	10	105

Starting Lineups

Toronto Raptors	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Scottie Barnes PF	42.0	45.8	43.8	100%	44.0
RJ Barrett SF	37.0	38.9	40.9	100%	41.4
Gradey Dick SG	26.0	20.0	24.5	100%	24.8
Jakob Poeltl C	37.0	32.8	36.0	100%	35.5
Immanuel Quickley PG	37.0	31.9	37.0	100%	37.4

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	52.0	48.7	48.6	100%	48.9
Jalen Duren C	32.0	31.5	26.9	100%	27.2
Tim Hardaway Jr. SG	21.0	19.9	15.8	100%	16.2
Tobias Harris PF	28.0	32.5	28.6	100%	29.0
Ausar Thompson SF	20.0	22.8	21.7	57%	25.7

Raptors Notable Injuries

Ochai Agbaji (SF/PF): Avg: 7.0pts, 3.0reb, 1.3ast, 23.5 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 2.8
Jonathan Mogbo (PF/C): Avg: 5.1pts, 4.2reb, 1.6ast, 15.7 minutes. Last game: 01/06/25. Impact: 2.1
Jamison Battle (SF): Avg: 5.3pts, 2.0reb, 0.8ast, 13.2 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 1.7
Garrett Temple (SG): Avg: 2.4pts, 1.4reb, 0.8ast, 8.5 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 0.9
AJ Lawson (PG): Avg: 2.5pts, 0.9reb, 0.3ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 12/31/24. Impact: 0.6
Ulrich Chomche (C): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.8reb, 0.2ast, 3.6 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 0.3

Pistons Notable Injuries

Jaden Ivey (PG): Avg: 15.8pts, 3.7reb, 3.9ast, 29.1 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 4.9
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
Immanuel Quickley	TOR	Pts	15.5	19.5	+4.0	40%	40%	53%	53%	DET	+1.8	#28
Gradey Dick	TOR	Pts	11.5	15.2	+3.7	20%	50%	53%	53%	DET	-2.1	#4
Malik Beasley	DET	Reb	2.5	4.7	+2.2	40%	30%	53%	53%	TOR	-0.1	#13
Tim Hardaway Jr.	DET	Reb	1.5	2.9	+1.4	80%	70%	73%	73%	TOR	-0.1	#13
Jamal Shead	TOR	Ast	2.5	3.3	+0.8	100%	90%	73%	73%	DET	-0.6	#7
Ja’Kobe Walter	TOR	Ast	0.5	1.1	+0.6	80%	90%	80%	80%	DET	-0.6	#7

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Raptors Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#21	#25	#26	#28	9.8%
PF	#7	#24	#22	#20	0.6%
PG	#24	#1	#9	#15	0.2%
SF	#29	#8	#23	#27	8.5%
SG	#22	#13	#17	#26	5.0%

Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#12	#5	#23	#13	-1.3%
PF	#10	#11	#7	#6	-5.1%
PG	#28	#7	#7	#17	1.0%
SF	#28	#28	#25	#29	10.5%
SG	#4	#1	#8	#3	-9.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

107.8

113.2

Rebounds per Game

44.1

44.3

Assists per Game

27.9

26.4

Steals per Game

7.7

8.2

Blocks per Game

4.2

5.0

Shots per Game

89.0

90.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.5

14.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.8

53.8

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.6

36.7

Turnovers per Game

15.8

14.3

Fouls per Game

20.3

20.8

Recent Trends

Simone Fontecchio (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 71.0% to 24.1, 14.1 min average previous 3 games.
Ronald Holland II (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 64.6% to 20.8, 12.6 min average previous 3 games.
Marcus Sasser (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.4% to 17.5, 13.1 min average previous 3 games.