Thunder vs. Pistons betting: NBA preview for April 2

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Two of the NBA’s best scorers face off when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (first, 32.8 PPG) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (63-12) host Cade Cunningham (eighth, 25.7 PPG) and the Detroit Pistons (42-33) on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. ET on FDSOK, FDSDET, and ESPN. The Thunder are heavy favorites, by 13 points. The point total in the matchup is set at 233.5.

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Thunder vs. Pistons betting lines

  • Thunder odds to win: -826
  • Pistons odds to win: +567
  • Spread: Thunder (-13)
  • Total: 233.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Thunder Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Oklahoma City has covered the spread 27 times at home and is 34-5 in home contests.
  • Oklahoma City has a 9-2-1 record ATS in home games this year when playing as 13-point favorites or more.
  • The Thunder have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 24 times this season.
  • Oklahoma City and its opponents have averaged a total of 227.2 points per home contest this year, 6.3 points fewer than this game’s listed total.

Thunder Recent Trends

  • The Thunder have covered the spread nine times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 10-0 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Thunder games has gone over the set total five times.
  • The Thunder’s past 10 outings have ended with an average of 231.3 points scored. That’s 2.2 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Thunder’s per-game scoring average across their past 10 games is 4.8 points higher than their season-long average.

Thunder Betting Records

  • The Thunder have won 84.7% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (61-11).
  • Oklahoma City has won all 17 games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -826 or shorter.
  • The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Thunder an 89.2% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.2 (sixth in NBA) 43.5 (first) 44.9 (12th) 44.8 (22nd) 27 (12th) 11.1 (first)

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Pistons Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Pistons have covered the spread 23 times on the road and are 21-17 in road contests.
  • The Pistons have hit the over in 21 of their 38 road games this year with a set over/under (55.3%).
  • This season on the road the Pistons and their opponents have averaged a total of 225.9 points per contest, 7.6 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Pistons Recent Trends

  • The Pistons have covered the spread four times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Pistons games have gone over the set total six times.
  • The past 10 Pistons games averaged 3.2 fewer points (230.3) than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Pistons have scored 5.5 more points per contest compared to their 115.5 PPG season-long scoring average.

Pistons Betting Records

  • Detroit has entered the game as underdogs 40 times this season and won 18, or 45%, of those games.
  • The Pistons have been at least a +567 moneyline underdog two times this season, but were upset in each of those games.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Pistons based on the moneyline is 15.0%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.7 (11th in NBA) 46.1 (eighth) 45.1 (ninth) 42.1 (third) 26.4 (14th) 14.3 (23rd)
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