Bet on a Higher Total than the Line Suggests

There are odds of -110 available for our Pistons vs Rockets prediction. We think that the points will be racked up cumulatively and we’re going for Over 227 in total.

Rockets 121-115 to the Good in Previous H2H

Detroit Pistons have lost their previous fourteen road games. Their latest appearance was a 129-127 home triumph at Little Caesars Arena against Toronto Raptors. Cade Cunningham led by example by landing 30 points and 12 assists. He recorded 7 two-pointers, 2 three-pointers and 10 free throws.

Houston Rockets were defeated last time, making it three losses on the spin. Toyota Center saw them beaten 131-127 at home to Philadelphia 76ers. Fred VanVleet was able to score 33 points, with Jalen Green getting 31 and Alperen Sengun 28.

The Rockets triumphed 121-115 when they last played the Pistons. This head-to-head was played at Toyota Center. It’s been three victories on the bounce for the Rockets when playing the Pistons. On the head-to-head front, they have won 6 of the past 10.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Detroit Pistons lineup: Jalen Duren, Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Kevin Knox II, Bojan Bogdanovic.

Houston Rockets lineup: Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet, Jae'Sean Tate, Jabari Smith, Alperen Sengun.

Expert NBA Analysis

Our NBA picks are always well-researched and it starts with a combination of team news and form guide. Once we have a clear idea of what might happen, we match up the latest data.

Key Pistons vs Rockets stats:

The 227 line has been covered in all of the last 5 Pistons games.
The 227 line has been covered in 9 of the last 10 Pistons games.
The 227 line has been covered in the last 7 Pistons games.
The 227 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Rockets games at home.
The 227 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Rockets games.
The 227 line has been covered in the last 3 Rockets games.
The 227 line has been covered in the last 2 games between these teams.

Let’s go for Over 227 when these NBA teams lock horns. We think the line is too generous and we’re expecting the final total to be higher at -110.

There are ways to increase the odds if you’re wanting to wager on Overs and one of them is betting on the Match Result & Total lines where you also predict a franchise to win.

Over 227 Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 52.4% chance of winning. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. This is why we can recommend this NBA wager.

Pistons vs Rockets Prediction

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Published 21:43, 31 December 2023

Detroit Pistons vs Houston Rockets Bet Builder Tips

Totals Over 227

Player Points Bojan Bogdanovic Under 19.5

Player Assists Jalen Duren Under 1.5

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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 betting predictions and bet builder tips.

Books Make Rockets Likelier Winners

With the sportsbooks giving them a 81% probability of winning this NBA game, Houston Rockets might be a popular parlay pick. That is reflected in their -426 Moneyline betting odds. Detroit Pistons are the underdogs at +325 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

There is a spread of 9.5 and total points has a line of 227.5. The Totals offers basketball bettors an alternative way of getting involved. If you’re going for Over 227.5, then the odds are -110.

There’s a chance to back the Rockets at -185 to reach the 20-point total before their opponents. Should you want to go against the favorites, the Pistons are available at +150.

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Alperen Sengun Favorite to Get Most Points

The favorite to hit the most buckets is Alperen Sengun. Odds of +200 can be found for him scoring Over 27.5 points and there is -333 for him to go Under.

Player Points

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Cade Cunningham (Pistons)

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

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Player Assists

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Cade Cunningham (Pistons)

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Jaden Ivey (Pistons)

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Player Rebounds

Jalen Duren (Pistons)

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Jabari Smith Jr. (Rockets)

Jalen Green (Rockets)

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Rockets

NBA: 30/12 76ers 131 Rockets127
NBA: 28/12 Suns 129 Rockets113
NBA: 27/12 Pacers 123 Rockets117
NBA: 24/12 Rockets 106 Pelicans104
NBA: 23/12 Mavericks 96 Rockets122

Head to Head

Pistons vs Rockets

NBA: 01/04 2023 Pistons 115 Rockets 121
NBA: 29/01 2023 Rockets 117 Pistons 114
NBA: 18/12 2021 Rockets 116 Pistons 107
NBA: 11/11 2021 Pistons 112 Rockets 104
NBA: 20/03 2021 Pistons 113 Rockets 100
NBA: 23/01 2021 Rockets 103 Pistons 102
NBA: 15/12 2019 Pistons 115 Rockets 107
NBA: 24/11 2018 Rockets 111 Pistons 116
NBA: 22/11 2018 Pistons 124 Rockets 126
NBA: 23/03 2018 Pistons 96 Rockets 100

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Detroit Pistons Stats

Houston Rockets Stats

Moneyline

1 win and 9 defeats in the last 10 games
0 wins and 10 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

+7.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 4 of the last 10 games
+7.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the spread in 3 of the last 10 games on the road

Point Spread

-7.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 2 of the last 10 games
-7.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the spread in 6 of the last 10 home games

Total Points

Game Totals: An average of 243.10 pts in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 237.70 pts in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 227: Covered in 9 of the previous 10 games
Over 227 on the Road: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 115.30 pts and allowed 127.80 pts in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 109.60 pts and allowed 128.10 pts in the last 10 games on the road

Total Points

Game Totals: An average of 236.10 pts in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 221.90 pts in the previous 10 home games
Over 227: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 227 at Home: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 118.10 pts and allowed 118.00 pts in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 114.20 pts and allowed 107.70 pts in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

2-Pointers Made: 32.30 (55%)
3-Pointers Made: 9.80 (33%)
Free Throws Made: 21.30 (77%)
Rebounds: Total 40.6, Offensive 10.00, Defensive 30.60
Assists: 24.30
Blocks: 4.50
Steals: 6.50
Turnovers : 14.00
Personal Fouls: 22.80

Last 10 Games on the Road

2-Pointers Made: 31.70 (54%)
3-Pointers Made: 9.40 (32%)
Free Throws Made: 18.00 (75%)
Rebounds: Total 42.2, Offensive 10.90, Defensive 31.30
Assists: 22.60
Blocks: 4.60
Steals: 5.60
Turnovers : 15.60
Personal Fouls: 22.20

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

2-Pointers Made: 30.60 (52%)
3-Pointers Made: 11.80 (37%)
Free Throws Made: 21.50 (82%)
Rebounds: Total 45, Offensive 12.20, Defensive 32.80
Assists: 23.70
Blocks: 4.40
Steals: 8.70
Turnovers : 12.20
Personal Fouls: 22.60

Last 10 Home Games

2-Pointers Made: 28.90 (52%)
3-Pointers Made: 12.80 (37%)
Free Throws Made: 18.00 (80%)
Rebounds: Total 48.8, Offensive 11.00, Defensive 37.80
Assists: 23.30
Blocks: 4.50
Steals: 7.90
Turnovers : 13.30
Personal Fouls: 21.10

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Detroit Pistons Player Stats & Roster

Player	GP	MIN	TP	TA	PTS	AST	3P	REB	BLK	STL
Cade Cunningham	32	35.16	752	232	23.5	7.3	1.9	4.1	0.3	1.1
Bojan Bogdanovic	13	34.16	255	36	19.6	2.8	2.7	3.8	0.1	0.9
Isaiah Stewart	28	30.69	290	48	10.4	1.7	1.4	7.0	0.6	0.3

Jalen Duren	17	30.06	221	43	13.0	2.5	-	11.7	1.2	0.5
Jaden Ivey	28	25.53	357	88	12.8	3.1	1.0	3.5	0.6	0.8
Ausar Thompson	32	25.32	294	71	9.2	2.2	0.3	7.2	1.1	0.8
Killian Hayes	27	25.19	230	114	8.5	4.2	0.7	3.0	0.6	1.0
Isaiah Livers	16	19.91	74	19	4.6	1.2	0.9	2.1	0.2	0.5
Marvin Bagley III	24	19.04	252	24	10.5	1.0	0.0	4.8	0.6	0.1
Alec Burks	25	18.32	238	33	9.5	1.3	1.7	2.1	0.2	0.4
Kevin Knox II	14	16.75	100	7	7.1	0.5	1.1	2.3	0.2	0.5
Marcus Sasser	29	16.22	213	68	7.3	2.3	1.2	1.7	0.2	0.6
James Wiseman	21	14.11	137	14	6.5	0.7	-	4.1	0.7	0.2
Joe Harris	12	11.53	28	9	2.3	0.8	0.6	0.9	0.2	0.3
Stanley Umude	15	10.35	75	8	5.0	0.5	0.9	1.9	0.3	0.3
Jared Rhoden	5	5.94	13	3	2.6	0.6	0.2	0.8	-	-
Malcolm Cazalon	1	2.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Houston Rockets Player Stats & Roster

Player	GP	MIN	TP	TA	PTS	AST	3P	REB	BLK	STL
Fred VanVleet	29	37.83	506	249	17.4	8.6	3.0	4.0	0.6	1.1
Alperen Sengun	30	32.07	633	154	21.1	5.1	0.7	9.2	0.8	1.0
Dillon Brooks	28	30.93	380	48	13.6	1.7	1.9	3.5	0.0	0.9

Jabari Smith	29	30.46	396	45	13.7	1.6	1.6	8.6	0.8	0.6
Jalen Green	30	30.2	521	94	17.4	3.1	2.1	4.4	0.4	0.6
Tari Eason	21	21.74	198	26	9.4	1.2	0.8	7.1	0.9	1.3
Aaron Holiday	28	18.39	205	47	7.3	1.7	1.4	1.9	0.1	0.5
Jae'Sean Tate	28	18.25	136	30	4.9	1.1	0.5	3.5	0.2	0.8
Jeff Green	29	15.77	190	20	6.6	0.7	0.3	2.1	0.5	0.2
Amen Thompson	11	14.18	50	15	4.5	1.4	0.2	3.2	0.2	0.5
Cam Whitmore	7	9.14	46	2	6.6	0.3	0.7	1.9	0.1	0.4
Jock Landale	19	8.99	40	10	2.1	0.5	0.1	2.0	0.3	0.3
Reggie Bullock	12	8.28	21	4	1.8	0.3	0.5	1.1	0.1	0.1
Boban Marjanovic	3	6.73	10	3	3.3	1.0	-	2.7	0.3	-
Jermaine Samuels	6	6.27	12	2	2.0	0.3	-	1.3	0.2	0.2
Jeenathan Williams	4	5.43	13	2	3.3	0.5	-	-	-	0.3
Nate Hinton	5	5.26	12	1	2.4	0.2	0.8	1.0	-	-

Injuries & Suspensions

Detroit Pistons Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Monte Morris

Injured

Isaiah Stewart

Injured

Houston Rockets Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Victor Oladipo

Injured

Starting Lineups

Houston Rockets Confirmed Lineup

4 Jalen Green

5 Fred VanVleet

8 Jae'Sean Tate

10 Jabari Smith

28 Alperen Sengun

Detroit Pistons Confirmed Lineup

0 Jalen Duren

2 Cade Cunningham

23 Jaden Ivey

24 Kevin Knox II

44 Bojan Bogdanovic

Previous Detroit Pistons Lineups

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East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	64	18	0.78	120.6	109.2	11.4	37-4	27-14	15-2	41-11	7-3	2W
Knicks	50	32	0.61	112.8	108.2	4.6	27-14	23-18	12-5	35-17	6-4	5W
76ers	47	35	0.573	114.6	111.5	3.1	25-16	22-19	8-8	31-21	8-2	8W
Nets	32	50	0.39	110.4	113.3	-2.9	20-21	12-29	5-11	24-28	5-5	2L
Raptors	25	57	0.305	112.4	118.8	-6.4	14-27	11-30	1-15	18-34	2-8	4L

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bucks	49	33	0.598	119	116.4	2.6	31-11	18-22	10-7	34-18	3-7	2L
Cavaliers	48	34	0.585	112.6	110.2	2.4	26-15	22-19	11-5	31-21	4-6	1L
Pacers	47	35	0.573	123.3	120.2	3.1	26-15	21-20	11-6	32-20	7-3	1W
Bulls	39	43	0.476	112.3	113.7	-1.4	20-21	19-22	7-9	22-29	5-5	1L
Pistons	14	68	0.171	109.9	119	-9.1	7-33	7-35	2-14	10-41	2-8	1L

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Magic	47	35	0.573	110.5	108.4	2.1	29-12	18-23	9-7	32-20	5-5	1W
Heat	46	36	0.561	110.1	108.4	1.7	22-19	24-17	13-3	32-20	7-3	2W
Hawks	36	46	0.439	118.3	120.5	-2.2	21-20	15-26	8-8	22-30	3-7	6L
Hornets	21	61	0.256	106.6	116.8	-10.2	11-30	10-31	6-10	14-38	3-7	1W
Wizards	15	67	0.183	113.7	123	-9.3	7-34	8-33	4-12	11-41	1-9	6L

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Thunder	57	25	0.695	120.1	112.7	7.4	33-8	24-17	12-4	36-16	7-3	5W
Nuggets	57	25	0.695	114.9	109.6	5.3	33-8	24-17	10-6	33-19	6-4	1W
Timberwolves	56	26	0.683	113	106.5	6.5	30-11	26-15	12-4	37-15	6-4	1L
Jazz	31	51	0.378	115.7	120.5	-4.8	21-20	10-31	5-11	16-36	2-8	1L
Trail Blazers	21	61	0.256	106.4	115.4	-9	11-30	10-31	1-15	8-44	2-8	5L

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Clippers	51	31	0.622	115.6	112.3	3.3	25-16	26-15	9-7	30-22	6-4	3L
Suns	49	33	0.598	116.2	113.2	3	25-16	24-17	9-9	29-23	7-3	3W
Lakers	47	35	0.573	118	117.4	0.6	28-14	19-21	7-10	27-25	7-3	2W
Kings	46	36	0.561	116.6	114.8	1.8	24-17	22-19	10-7	30-22	4-6	1W
Warriors	46	36	0.561	117.8	115.2	2.6	21-20	25-16	7-9	26-26	8-2	1W

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	50	32	0.61	117.9	115.6	2.3	25-16	25-16	11-5	31-21	7-3	2L
Pelicans	49	33	0.598	115.1	110.7	4.4	21-19	28-14	9-7	30-22	5-5	1L
Rockets	41	41	0.5	114.3	113.2	1.1	27-14	14-27	9-7	28-24	4-6	2W
Grizzlies	27	55	0.329	105.8	112.8	-7	9-32	18-23	8-8	14-37	3-7	5L
Spurs	22	60	0.268	112.1	118.6	-6.5	12-29	10-31	3-13	14-37	6-4	2W

Detroit Pistons

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Rockets 121-115 to the Good in Previous H2H

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Over 227 Probability

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Player Props

Alperen Sengun Favorite to Get Most Points

Player Points

Player Assists

Player Rebounds