Pistons vs. Bucks betting: NBA preview for April 13

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Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons (44-37) are 8-point favorites against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks (47-34) Sunday, April 13, 2025 at Fiserv Forum. The matchup starts at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN, FDSWI, and FDSDET. The point total is set at 224 in the matchup.

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Pistons Cover -8 vs Bucks -111

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Pistons vs. Bucks betting lines

  • Pistons odds to win: -344
  • Bucks odds to win: +273
  • Spread: Pistons (-8)
  • Total: 224
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Pistons Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Detroit is 22-18 in road contests and has covered the spread 24 times on the road.
  • Detroit has gone 3-1 ATS in road games this season as 8-point favorites or more.
  • Pistons games have hit the over on the set point total 21 times on the road this year.
  • Detroit and its opponents have averaged a total of 226.1 points per road contest this season, 2.1 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Pistons Recent Trends

  • The Pistons have covered the spread four times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Pistons and their opponents have combined to hit the over in five of those 10 games.
  • The past 10 Pistons games averaged 6.9 more points (230.9) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • During their past 10 games, the Pistons have a points-per-game average 1.6 points above their season-long scoring average.

Pistons Betting Records

  • The Pistons have won 66.7% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (26-13).
  • Detroit has a record of 8-2 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -344 or shorter (winning 80%).
  • The Pistons have a 77.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.6 (13th in NBA) 46 (seventh) 44.8 (11th) 42.5 (seventh) 26.3 (15th) 14.1 (23rd)

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Bucks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • At home this season, Bucks games have hit the over on the set point total 23 times.
  • The Bucks are 27-14 in home contests and have covered the spread 23 times at home.
  • The Bucks have an 8-5 record ATS in home games this season when playing as 8-point underdogs or more.
  • This season at home, the Bucks and their opponents have averaged a total of 227.5 points per contest, 3.5 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Bucks Recent Trends

  • The Bucks have covered the spread seven times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 7-3 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Bucks and their opponents have combined to hit the over in eight of the past 10 games.
  • The last 10 Bucks games averaged 223.4 total points, 0.6 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Bucks have a 121.0 points-per-game average, 5.8 points above their season-long scoring average.

Bucks Betting Records

  • This season, Milwaukee has been the underdog 25 times and won 10, or 40%, of those games.
  • The Bucks are 1-5 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +273 or more on the moneyline.
  • The Bucks have a 26.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.5 (fifth in NBA) 45.7 (fifth) 43.4 (21st) 45.3 (25th) 25.4 (21st) 12.7 (sixth)
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