The Detroit Pistons (3-9) and New York Knicks (5-6) meet Friday at Madison Square Garden. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Pistons vs. Knicks odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Pistons failed to cover the spread as 13-point underdogs in a 128-112 loss at the Boston Celtics Wednesday. Former 1st overall pick G Cade Cunningham scored just 4 points on 1-of-11 shooting from the field.
Detroit is 1-3 against the spread (ATS) in its last 4 games.
The Knicks did not come close to covering as 3.5-point underdogs in a 112-85 loss at the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday. F Julius Randle scored a team-high 24 points and shot 4-of-8 from the 3-point line.
New York is 8-1 ATS in the last 9 head-to-head meetings vs. Detroit.
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Pistons at Knicks odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:12 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Pistons +280 (bet $100 to win $280) | Knicks -370 (bet $370 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Pistons +8.5 (-112) | Knicks -8.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 224.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Pistons at Knicks key injuries
Pistons
- PF Marvin Bagley III (knee) questionable
- G Alec Burks (foot) probable
- G Cade Cunningham (shin) questionable
- F Hamidou Diallo (hip) questionable
Knicks
- C Mitchell Robinson (knee) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Pistons at Knicks picks and predictions
Prediction
Knicks 115, Pistons 100
Moneyline
PASS.
Knicks (-370) ML is too high of a price to pay for a team that has a losing record. The Knicks will probably win, but I will only be playing the spread and the total.
Against the spread
BET KNICKS -8.5 (-108).
The Knicks have dominated the Pistons in recent years and will be extra focused coming off of an embarrassing loss at the G Kyrie Irving-less Nets. The Pistons have underperformed on the road all season (1-5 ATS) and are in a bad spot here against an extra-motivated New York team. Lay the points with the Knicks in a favorable bounce-back spot.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 224.5 (-110).
The Under is 4-1 in Detroit’s last 5 games and 4-1 in New York’s last 5 games. Neither team has been impressive offensively and the Knicks should tighten up defensively after a bad loss at the Nets. I expect Detroit to struggle Friday and help the Under hit at MSG.
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