It’s Monday, January 13, and the Detroit Pistons (20-19) and the New York Knicks (26-14) are all set to square off from Madison Square Garden in New York.
Fresh off a 44-point outing on Sunday, Jalen Brunson leads the Knicks against Cade Cunningham and the Pistons. Fresh may be the wrong word to describe this New York team as tonight the Knicks will be playing their third game in four nights. Thus far in 2025, New York has been consistently inconsistent, running up a record of 3-4. New York sits in 3rd place overall in the Eastern Conference.
Detroit has won six of their last 7 and 8 of their last 10 to climb into 8th place in the East. Cunningham leads the Pistons in scoring averaging 24.2 points per game while also tallying 9.5 assists per game.
The Pistons are currently 10-10 on the road with a point differential of -1, while the Knicks have a 6-4 record in their last ten games at home.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Pistons vs. Knicks live today
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Date: Monday, January 13, 2025
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Time: 7:30PM EST
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Site: Madison Square Garden
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City: New York, NY
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Network/Streaming: MSG
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Game odds for Pistons vs. Knicks
The latest odds as of Monday:
That gives the Pistons an implied team point total of 111.47, and the Knicks 115.12.
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Expert picks & predictions for Monday’s Pistons vs. Knicks game
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Pistons & Knicks game:
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Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the New York Knicks on the Moneyline.
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Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Detroit Pistons at +7.
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Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the UNDER on the Game Total of 225.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Pistons vs. Knicks on Monday
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The Knicks have won 13 of their last 20 home games
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The OVER is 7-3 in the Pistons’ last 10 road games
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The Pistons have covered the Spread in 4 of their last 5 matchups against Eastern Conference teams
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