Pacers vs. Pistons betting: NBA preview for January 16

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The Indiana Pacers (22-19) are slightly favored (by 1 point) to continue a four-game road win streak when they visit the Detroit Pistons (21-19) on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The over/under in the matchup is 228.5.

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Pacers vs. Pistons betting lines

  • Pacers odds to win: -120
  • Pistons odds to win: +101
  • Spread: Pacers (-1)
  • Total: 228.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Pacers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Indiana is 11-12 in road contests and has covered the spread 12 times on the road.
  • Indiana’s record against the spread is 3-5 as 1-point favorites or more in road games this year.
  • Pacers road games have hit the over on the set point total 12 times this season.
  • Recent performance gives an edge to Indiana to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 232.8 points per contest.

Pacers Recent Trends

  • The Pacers have covered the spread seven times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 7-3 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Pacers and their opponents have combined to hit the over in five of those 10 games.
  • The last 10 Pacers games averaged 231.2 total points, 2.7 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Pacers have a points-per-game average 1.6 points above their season-long scoring average.

Pacers Betting Records

  • The Pacers have won 57.1% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (12-9).
  • Indiana has gone 12-9 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -120 or shorter (winning 57.1%).
  • The Pacers have a 54.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.9 (fourth in NBA) 47.3 (21st) 41.7 (26th) 44 (15th) 28.3 (ninth) 12.9 (ninth)

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Pistons Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • The Pistons have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 10 times this season.
  • The Pistons have an 8-11 record against the spread at home and is 10-9 in home contests.
  • The Pistons have a 2-7 record ATS in home games this year when playing as 1-point underdogs or more.
  • Recent performance seems to trend against the Pistons to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 222.4 points per contest this season.

Pistons Recent Trends

  • The Pistons have covered the spread six times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 8-2 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Pistons games have exceeded the set total six times.
  • The last 10 Pistons games averaged 222.0 total points, 6.5 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
  • During their past 10 games, the Pistons have scored 1.5 more points per contest compared to their 112.4 PPG season-long scoring average.

Pistons Betting Records

  • Detroit has entered the game as underdogs 26 times this season and won 12, or 46.2%, of those games.
  • The Pistons have a record of 11-14, a 44% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +101 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pistons have a 49.8% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.9 (12th in NBA) 46.9 (18th) 44.6 (12th) 42.1 (third) 25.8 (16th) 15 (21st)
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