NBA Best Bets: Pistons vs. Pacers Picks for January 16

Published 11:33 pm Wednesday, January 15, 2025

The Indiana Pacers (22-19) visit the Detroit Pistons (21-19) after winning four road games in a row. The Pistons are favored by just 1.5 points in the contest, which begins at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 16, 2025.

To find the best bets you can place on Thursday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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Pistons vs. Pacers Game Info

  • When: Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
  • Where: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan
  • TV: FDSDET and FDSIN
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Pistons vs. Pacers Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Pistons (- 1.5)

  • Detroit has 21 wins in 40 games against the spread this season.
  • Indiana has 20 wins in 41 games against the spread this season.
  • Against the spread as 1.5-point favorites or more, the Pistons are 5-9.
  • The Pacers’ ATS record as 1.5-point underdogs or more is 11-9.

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Pick OU:

Under (228.5)

  • The Pistons and their opponents have scored more than 228.5 points in 19 of 40 games this season.
  • The Pacers and their opponents have combined to score more than 228.5 points in 26 of 41 games this season.
  • The average point total in Detroit’s games this season is 222.3, 6.2 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Indiana’s matchups this season have a 231.7-point average over/under, 3.2 more points than this game’s total.
  • The Pistons are the 14th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Pacers have scored the sixth-most points.
  • This game features the NBA’s 26th-ranked (Pacers) and 18th-ranked (Pistons) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Pistons (-135)

  • The Pistons have entered the game as favorites 14 times this season and won nine, or 64.3%, of those games.
  • The Pacers have won in 10, or 50%, of the 20 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • This season, Detroit has won nine of its 12 games, or 75%, when favored by at least -135 on the moneyline.
  • This season, Indiana has come away with a win 10 times in 18 chances when named as an underdog of at least +110 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Pistons, based on the moneyline, is 57.4%.

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