Pistons vs. Suns betting: NBA preview for Jan. 15

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The Detroit Pistons (28-10) take on the Phoenix Suns (24-16) as 6.5-point favorites on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on FDSDET, AZFamily, and Suns+. The matchup has an over/under of 223.5 points.

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Pistons Cover -6.5 vs Suns -109

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Pistons vs. Suns betting lines

  • Pistons odds to win: -250
  • Suns odds to win: +203
  • Spread: Pistons (-6.5)
  • Total: 223.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit – BSD
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Pistons Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Detroit has covered the spread 11 times at home and is 15-4 in home contests.
  • This season, Detroit is 6-4 ATS in home games when playing as 6.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Pistons have hit the over on a set point total in a home game nine times this year.
  • Recent performance gives an edge to Detroit to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 230.5 points per contest.

Pistons Recent Trends

  • The Pistons have a 6-4 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread five times in those games.
  • The final score of the last 10 Pistons games has gone over the set total three times.
  • The past 10 Pistons games averaged eight more points (231.5) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • During their past 10 games, the Pistons have a points-per-game average 2.9 points below their season-long scoring average.

Pistons Betting Records

  • The Pistons have won 70% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (21-9).
  • In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -250 or shorter, Detroit has gone 14-1 (93.3% win percentage).
  • The Pistons have an implied moneyline win probability of 71.4% in this contest.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48 (seventh in NBA) 44.3 (second) 46.1 (fourth) 41.1 (fourth) 26.7 (12th) 15 (26th)

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Suns Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Suns have a 13-8 ATS record in road games so far while going 10-11 overall in those contests.
  • The Suns have a 2-0 record ATS in road games this season when playing as 6.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Suns have hit the over on a set point total in a road game 11 times this season.
  • This season on the road the Suns and their opponents have averaged a total of 230 points per contest, 6.5 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Suns Recent Trends

  • The Suns have covered the spread eight times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 7-3 record straight-up in those games.
  • Suns’ past 10 games saw three hit the over.
  • The Suns’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 230.5 points scored. That’s seven more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Suns’ per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 114.7, 0.1 points lower than their season-long per-game average.

Suns Betting Records

  • Phoenix has entered the game as underdogs 23 times this season and won nine, or 39.1%, of those games.
  • The Suns have a record of 2-8, a 20% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +203 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Suns based on the moneyline is 33.0%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (22nd in NBA) 46.8 (14th) 43.6 (19th) 43.1 (10th) 25.4 (18th) 14.6 (20th)
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