Pistons vs. Nuggets betting: NBA preview for February 28

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A pair of the league’s top scorers take the court when Cade Cunningham (10th, 25.7 PPG) and the Detroit Pistons (33-26) host Nikola Jokic (third, 29.2 PPG) and the Denver Nuggets (38-21) on Friday, February 28, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET on FDSDET and ALT2. The Pistons are 2-point favorites. The matchup has a point total of 237.5.

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Pistons vs. Nuggets betting lines

  • Pistons odds to win: -125
  • Nuggets odds to win: +105
  • Spread: Pistons (-2)
  • Total: 237.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Pistons Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Detroit is 16-13 in home contests and have covered the spread 14 times at home.
  • Detroit’s record against the spread is 4-8 as 2-point favorites or more in home games this year.
  • The Pistons have hit the over in 14 of their 29 home games this season with a set over/under (48.3%).
  • Recent performance seems to go against Detroit to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 224.4 points per contest this season.

Pistons Recent Trends

  • The Pistons have a 8-2 record straight-up in their past 10 contests, while covering the spread eight times in those games.
  • The Pistons’ past 10 outings saw four hit the over.
  • The Pistons’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 231.3 points scored. That’s 6.2 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • In their past 10 games, the Pistons have a points-per-game average 9.5 points above their season-long scoring average.

Pistons Betting Records

  • The Pistons have been favored on the moneyline 23 total times this season. They’ve finished 16-7 in those games.
  • In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -125 or shorter, Detroit has gone 16-5 (76.2% win percentage).
  • The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Pistons a 55.6% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.3 (12th in NBA) 46.4 (15th) 45.4 (seventh) 41.9 (third) 26.3 (15th) 14.6 (22nd)

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Nuggets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Nuggets have a 14-16 ATS record in road games so far while going 18-12 overall in those contests.
  • The Nuggets have a 9-13 record ATS in road games this year as 2-point underdogs or more.
  • Nuggets games have hit the over on the set point total 16 times on the road this year.
  • This season on the road the Nuggets and their opponents have averaged a total of 231.9 points per contest, 5.6 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Nuggets Recent Trends

  • The Nuggets have a 8-2 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Nuggets games have exceeded the set total four times.
  • The past 10 Nuggets games averaged 2.1 fewer points (235.4) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Nuggets have scored 3.5 more points per contest compared to their 121.2 PPG season-long scoring average.

Nuggets Betting Records

  • Denver has been underdogs in 12 games this season and won six (50%) of those contests.
  • The Nuggets have a record of 5-6 in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +105 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 48.8% chance of a victory for the Nuggets.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.7 (first in NBA) 46.3 (12th) 46.1 (third) 42.2 (fourth) 31.3 (first) 13.6 (17th)
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