Jazz vs Pistons Game Breakdown

Get ready to jazz up your evening because the NBA playoffs are bringing the heat with a fiery matchup that’s anything but ordinary! Tonight, the underdog Utah Jazz are strutting into the Motor City to face the Detroit Pistons at the electrifying Little Caesars Arena. With both teams eager to bounce back from recent tumbles and claw their way up the conference ladders, this 08:00 PM showdown promises high stakes and even higher scores. The betting lines are buzzing, and with a spicy over/under of 229, it’s clear that sparks will fly. So, as these two teams prepare to battle it out, let’s see if the Pistons can crank up their engines or if the Jazz will play a tune that Detroit just can’t handle!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 19, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Vegas Odds

	UTA ML	DET ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+165	-195	228.0	4.5/-4.5
Recent	+155	-180	229.0	4.0/-4.0
Difference	-10	+15	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

11W-37L

39.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

10W-40L

60.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
01/03/24	Detroit Pistons DET	33	35	41	29	100	148	Over
01/03/24	Utah Jazz UTA	26	40	38	34	160	154	Over
12/21/23	Utah Jazz UTA	34	30	26	29	00	119	Over
12/21/23	Detroit Pistons DET	32	26	30	23	00	111	Over
12/20/22	Utah Jazz UTA	31	30	34	31	00	126	Over
12/20/22	Detroit Pistons DET	24	36	25	26	00	111	Over
11/23/22	Detroit Pistons DET	30	36	32	27	00	125	Over
11/23/22	Utah Jazz UTA	25	29	36	26	00	116	Over
01/21/22	Detroit Pistons DET	26	26	30	19	00	101	Under
01/21/22	Utah Jazz UTA	27	33	27	24	00	111	Under
01/10/22	Utah Jazz UTA	35	26	23	32	00	116	Over
01/10/22	Detroit Pistons DET	21	27	40	38	00	126	Over

Jazz Vs Over/Under

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Jazz Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/13	@ PHX	126-134L	34	30	15	77
12/08	vs SAC	97-141L	38	21	20	80
12/06	vs POR	141-99W	61	34	12	96
12/03	vs OKL	106-133L	36	21	29	70
12/01	@ LAL	104-105L	44	27	15	79
11/30	@ DAL	94-106L	53	20	15	95
11/26	@ SAS	115-128L	41	24	21	84
11/23	@ NYK	121-106W	52	30	18	87
11/21	vs SAS	118-126L	49	22	14	98
11/19	vs LAL	118-124L	42	28	14	90

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/12	vs BOS	99-123L	43	27	8	98
12/07	vs NYK	120-111W	43	28	18	83
12/04	vs BOS	120-130L	34	27	18	84
12/03	@ MIL	107-128L	41	22	18	87
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

Starting Lineups

Utah Jazz	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
John Collins PF	38.0	35.8	33.9	77%	36.1
Keyonte George PG	35.0	34.9	26.3	100%	26.7
Walker Kessler C	34.0	35.8	26.1	67%	28.7
Lauri Markkanen SF	34.0	27.9	33.6	100%	34.0
Collin Sexton SG	23.0	22.6	27.0	90%	28.1

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	55.0	51.6	46.7	100%	47.0
Jalen Duren C	34.0	21.2	26.2	100%	26.5
Tim Hardaway Jr. SF	17.0	12.3	12.9	70%	15.3
Tobias Harris PF	27.0	28.6	27.7	100%	28.0

Jazz Notable Injuries

Kyle Filipowski (PF/C): Avg: 7.4pts, 4.1reb, 2.1ast, 18.3 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 2.9
Isaiah Collier (PG): Avg: 3.2pts, 1.8reb, 3.2ast, 16.8 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 1.9

Pistons Notable Injuries

Jaden Ivey (PG/SG): Avg: 15.7pts, 3.6reb, 3.9ast, 29.2 minutes. Last game: 12/12/24. Impact: 4.8
Isaiah Stewart (C): Avg: 9.2pts, 6.5reb, 1.6ast, 27.8 minutes. Last game: 12/12/24. Impact: 3.0
Wendell Moore Jr. (PG/SG): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.0reb, 0.5ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 12/12/24. Impact: 1.8

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	24.5	28.1	+3.6	40%	50%	40%	40%	UTA	+2.7	#28
Brice Sensabaugh	UTA	Pts	5.5	8.9	+3.4	100%	90%	73%	73%	DET	+3.7	#29
Jalen Duren	DET	Reb	9.5	11.4	+1.9	20%	40%	40%	40%	UTA	0.0	#15
Keyonte George	UTA	Reb	2.5	4.0	+1.5	100%	80%	73%	73%	DET	-0.4	#10

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Jazz Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#19	#15	#18	#27	7.2%
PF	#17	#21	#9	#23	4.3%
PG	#28	#6	#26	#27	8.7%
SF	#28	#3	#15	#24	5.6%
SG	#23	#19	#28	#29	9.6%

Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#23	#18	#10	#24	5.9%
PF	#19	#25	#23	#24	4.4%
PG	#27	#4	#11	#22	3.2%
SF	#29	#23	#20	#29	10.7%
SG	#1	#10	#5	#1	-11.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

108.8

107.2

Rebounds per Game

43.1

43.3

Assists per Game

24.0

24.4

Steals per Game

6.8

7.0

Blocks per Game

4.8

5.0

Shots per Game

85.3

86.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.7

12.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.1

52.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.9

35.4

Turnovers per Game

16.6

14.8

Fouls per Game

17.8

19.3

Recent Trends

Isaiah Collier (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.6% to 17.1, 13.0 min average previous 3 games.
Kyle Filipowski (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 45.0% to 14.2, 25.7 min average previous 3 games.
Micah Potter (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.3% to 18.7, 14.0 min average previous 3 games.
Cody Williams (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.3% to 10.6, 15.4 min average previous 3 games.