Pacers vs. Pistons betting: NBA preview for October 23

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The Detroit Pistons are 5.5-point underdogs against the Indiana Pacers in the season opener for both teams at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. The game tips at 7:00 PM ET on FDS-DET and FDS-IN. The matchup has an over/under set at 235.5 points.

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Pacers vs. Pistons betting lines

  • Pacers odds to win: -218
  • Pistons odds to win: +180
  • Spread: Pacers (-5.5)
  • Total: 235.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Pacers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Indiana was 21-20 in road contests and covered the spread 22 times on the road last season.
  • Last year Indiana was 4-5 ATS in road games as a 5.5-point favorite or more.
  • Pacers road games went over the set point total 18 times last season.
  • Using last season’s numbers on the road as a benchmark, Indiana and its opponents had an average over/under of 241.4 points per contest, 5.9 points higher than this game’s listed total.

Pacers ATS Trends Last Season

  • The Pacers’ record against the spread last season was 44-37-1.
  • The Pacers had an ATS record of 13-12 as 5.5-point favorites or more last year.
  • In 82 Pacers games last season, 43 of them hit the over.

Pacers Betting Records

  • The Pacers went 26-17 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 60.5% of those games).
  • When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -218 or shorter last year, Indiana had a record of 16-9 (64%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Pacers’ implied win probability is 68.6%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.7 (first in NBA) 49.6 (29th) 41.5 (28th) 43.4 (15th) 30.8 (first) 12.3 (11th)

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Pistons Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • The Pistons were 7-33 in home contests last season and covered the spread 17 times at home.
  • The Pistons hit the over on a set point total in a home game 17 times last season.
  • The Pistons and their opponents averaged a total of 228.1 points per home contest last year, 7.4 points fewer than this game’s listed total.

Pistons ATS Trends Last Season

  • The Pistons had 37 wins in 82 games against the spread last year.
  • The Pistons went 27-29-4 as underdogs of 5.5 points or more last year.
  • The Pistons had 39 of their 82 games go over the point total last season.

Pistons Betting Records

  • Last season, Detroit won 11 out of the 74 games, or 14.9%, in which it was the underdog.
  • The Pistons had a record of 5-56, a 8.2% win rate, when they were set as an underdog of +180 or more by oddsmakers last season.
  • The Pistons have a 35.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.3 (24th in NBA) 49 (24th) 43.3 (16th) 43.1 (13th) 25.5 (22nd) 14.6 (28th)
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