Detroit Pistons vs Houston Rockets Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NBA, 20 Jan 2025

Don’t Underestimate Pistons

The Pistons look a value play at +7.5 on the spread. They could beat the Rockets and the -110 about this pick makes plenty of appeal.

7 Triumphs for Rockets in Previous 10 H2H Matchups

Detroit Pistons have been defeated in back-to-back games. They were recently beaten at home to Phoenix Suns by a 125-121 scoreline at Little Caesars Arena. Tobias Harris scored 21 points, with Cade Cunningham getting 20 and Jalen Duren 15.

Houston Rockets have made it back-to-back wins at home. Their last game saw them land a 125-103 road victory at Moda Center against Portland Trail Blazers. Jalen Green recorded 26 points, Alperen Sengun 23 points and 15 rebounds, while Dillon Brooks racked up 22 points.

The Rockets triumphed 101-99 when they last played the Pistons. This head-to-head was played at Little Caesars Arena. The Rockets have enjoyed six consecutive victories against the Pistons. They’ve landed 7 wins from the past 10 head-to-head matchups.

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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7 wins and 3 losses in the past 10 games. The Pistons are averaging 112.5 points, 45.7 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.9 blocks while shooting 47.2% from the field and 76.1% from the free-throw line. The opposition have averaged 108.4 points and 41.3 rebounds per contest.

Cade Cunningham is averaging 25.2 points and 8.6 assists, while Jalen Duren averages 10.9 rebounds and Malik Beasley 2.9 (33.0%) 3-pointers made.

The Rockets have won 7 and lost 3 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 116.9 points, 45.3 rebounds, 22.5 assists, 10.9 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field and 72.4% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have averaged 111.5 points and 40.7 rebounds.

Jalen Green is averaging 28.7 points and 4.1 (46.1%) 3-pointers made. Alperen Sengun has an average of 10.3 rebounds and Fred VanVleet 5.4 assists.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Detroit Pistons lineup: Jalen Duren, Cade Cunningham, Tim Hardaway Jr., Ausar Thompson, Tobias Harris.

Houston Rockets lineup: Amen Thompson, Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks, Alperen Sengun.

Expert NBA Analysis

It's important to understand the players who are unavailable for the upcoming action and the respective form of each franchise. If you want stats, you have come to the right place and they form the basis of our NBA picks.

Key Pistons vs Rockets stats:

• The +7.5 line has been covered by Pistons in 9 of their last 10 games.
• The +7.5 line has been covered by Pistons in 4 of their last 5 games.
• The +7.5 line has been covered by Pistons in 2 consecutive games on the road.
• The -7.5 line hasn’t been covered by Rockets in 4 of their last 5 games at home.
• The -7.5 line hasn’t been covered by Rockets in 8 of their last 10 games at home.
• The -7.5 line hasn’t been covered by Rockets in 3 consecutive games at home.
• The +7.5 line has been covered by Pistons in 2 consecutive games against Rockets.

Pistons vs Rockets Prediction

Our pick is that Detroit Pistons will cover the line and prove to be competitive. It’s currently set at +7.5 for this NBA contest and that makes lots of appeal, with odds of -110 available.

It’s good to explore all avenues and you might prefer bigger odds about the selection you want to make. Go ahead and move the line until you’re happy with the price.

Pistons +7.5 Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 52.4% chance of landing a return. However, our analysts think that the probability sits between 55-60% taking all factors into consideration. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

Our Pick

Pistons +7.5 @ -110 Bet Now

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Player Props

Malik Beasley Over 13.5 Points -123

Malik Beasley (Pistons) has recorded an average of 20.4 points in the past 5 games on the road. He looks like a solid bet to cover the Player Points line and you’re able to back this pick at odds of -123.

Latest Malik Beasley Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 13.5

-123

Under 13.5

-104

Rebounds

Over 2.5

+118

Under 2.5

-154

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Tobias Harris Under 12.5 Points -103

Tobias Harris (Pistons) has scored an average of 7.4 points in the past 5 games on the road. We are therefore keen to back the -103 that he fails to cover this total when it comes to Player Points.

Latest Tobias Harris Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 12.5

-127

Under 12.5

-105

Assists

Over 2.5

+144

Under 2.5

-189

Rebounds

Over 5.5

-110

Under 5.5

-120

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Correct Score Prediction

Pistons 113 - 116 Rockets

A close game could be on the cards. We’ll wager the Rockets to secure a 116-113 win at massive odds and this correct score pick should hopefully be a fun one.

Detroit Pistons vs Houston Rockets Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Rockets Made Favorites by the Books

Houston Rockets are regarded as having a 75% chance of winning this NBA game according to the latest betting odds. The sportsbooks have priced them up at -294. Detroit Pistons are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +235.

The spread is calculated to be 7.5, while total points comes in at 223. Basketball bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on the Totals. The Over 223 selection is available to back at -110.

The Rockets are available at odds of -180 when it comes to beating the opposition to 20 points. Underdogs Pistons are chalked up at +145 to reach this total first.

The good news is that you can access a wide range of team props and game lines for most basketball contests. The betting sites offer a great selection of pre-game and in-game wagering options.

Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Pistons

+235

Rockets

-294

Point Spread

Pistons +7.5

-110

Rockets -7.5

-110

Total Points

Under 223

-110

Over 223

-110

Cade Cunningham Favorite to Get the Most Buckets

Cade Cunningham is favorite when it comes to hitting the most buckets. You can get -118 that he goes Over 24.5 points and -114 when it comes to Under.

Player Points

Cade Cunningham (Pistons)

Over 24.5

-118

Under 24.5

-114

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 23.5

-128

Under 23.5

-104

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 20.5

-122

Under 20.5

-108

Amen Thompson (Rockets)

Over 14.5

-108

Under 14.5

-123

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 13.5

-128

Under 13.5

-103

Malik Beasley (Pistons)

Over 13.5

-123

Under 13.5

-104

Dillon Brooks (Rockets)

Over 13.5

-108

Under 13.5

-123

Tobias Harris (Pistons)

Over 12.5

-127

Under 12.5

-105

Tim Hardaway Jr (Pistons)

Over 12.5

-103

Under 12.5

-130

Jalen Duren (Pistons)

Over 9.5

-108

Under 9.5

-123

Ausar Thompson (Pistons)

Over 7.5

-137

Under 7.5

+104

Player Assists

Cade Cunningham (Pistons)

Over 9.5

+110

Under 9.5

-147

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 6.5

-108

Under 6.5

-122

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 4.5

-149

Under 4.5

+112

Amen Thompson (Rockets)

Over 3.5

-100

Under 3.5

-132

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 2.5

-114

Under 2.5

-118

Tobias Harris (Pistons)

Over 2.5

+144

Under 2.5

-189

Player Rebounds

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 10.5

+104

Under 10.5

-137

Amen Thompson (Rockets)

Over 9.5

+108

Under 9.5

-143

Jalen Duren (Pistons)

Over 9.5

-105

Under 9.5

-127

Cade Cunningham (Pistons)

Over 5.5

-100

Under 5.5

-132

Tobias Harris (Pistons)

Over 5.5

-110

Under 5.5

-120

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 4.5

+114

Under 4.5

-149

Ausar Thompson (Pistons)

Over 4.5

-132

Under 4.5

-100

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 3.5

+108

Under 3.5

-143

Dillon Brooks (Rockets)

Over 3.5

-118

Under 3.5

-114

Malik Beasley (Pistons)

Over 2.5

+118

Under 2.5

-154

Tim Hardaway Jr (Pistons)

Over 2.5

+141

Under 2.5

-185

Last 5 & H2H

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

Houston Rockets Confirmed Lineup

1 Amen Thompson

4 Jalen Green

5 Fred VanVleet

9 Dillon Brooks

28 Alperen Sengun

Detroit Pistons Confirmed Lineup

0 Jalen Duren

2 Cade Cunningham

8 Tim Hardaway Jr.

9 Ausar Thompson

12 Tobias Harris

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Division Conference League

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

• W = Wins
• L = Losses
• PCT = Winning Percentage
• PPG = Points Per Game
• OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
• DIFF = Average Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Road = Away Record
• Div = Division Record
• Conf = Conference Record
• Last 10 = Record last 10 games
• Strk = Current Streak

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