Pistons vs. Pacers Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 16
Published 6:16 am Thursday, January 16, 2025
The Indiana Pacers (22-19) are underdogs (by 3.5 points) to continue a four-game road winning streak when they visit the Detroit Pistons (21-19) on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET.
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Pistons vs. Pacers Game Info & Odds
- Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: FDSDET and FDSIN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Venue: Little Caesars Arena
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Pistons vs. Pacers Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Pistons 115 – Pacers 113
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Spread & Total Prediction for Pistons vs. Pacers
- Pick ATS: Pacers (+ 3.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Pistons (-2.0)
- Pick OU:
Over (226.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 228.1
- The Pistons have put together a 21-19-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 20-21-0 mark of the Pacers.
- Detroit (3-5) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 3.5 points or more this season (37.5%) than Indiana (9-7) does as a 3.5+-point underdog (56.2%).
- When it comes to eclipsing the point total in 2024-25, Detroit does it in fewer games (55% of the time) than Indiana (58.5%).
- The Pistons have a .643 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (9-5) this season, better than the .500 winning percentage for the Pacers as a moneyline underdog (10-10).
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Pistons Performance Insights
- The Pistons are scoring 112.4 points per game (15th-ranked in NBA) this season, while ceding 113.3 points per contest (16th-ranked).
- Detroit is averaging 44.6 boards per game this season (12th-ranked in NBA), and it has given up just 42.1 rebounds per game (third-best).
- The Pistons rank 16th in the NBA with 25.8 assists per game.
- Detroit is averaging 15 turnovers per game (21st-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 14 turnovers per contest (15th-ranked).
- With 13.7 three-pointers per game, the Pistons rank 13th in the NBA. They own a 36.9% shooting percentage from beyond the arc, which ranks 11th in the league.
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Pacers Performance Insights
- With 115.3 points scored per game and 115.2 points allowed, the Pacers are 11th in the NBA on offense and 21st on defense.
- In 2024-25, Indiana is fifth-worst in the league in rebounds (41.7 per game) and 15th in rebounds allowed (44).
- The Pacers are ninth in the NBA in assists (28.3 per game) in 2024-25.
- In terms of turnovers, Indiana is ninth in the league in committing them (12.9 per game). It is 16th in forcing them (13.7 per game).
- The Pacers make 12.6 3-pointers per game and shoot 37.3% from beyond the arc, ranking 19th and eighth, respectively, in the NBA.
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