Central Division foes battle when the Detroit Pistons (1-1) travel to face the Indiana Pacers (0-2) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, beginning at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, October 22, 2022. It’s the first matchup between the clubs this year.
The Pistons take on the Pacers in a game oddsmakers expect to be a close one. The Pistons are favored by just 1.5 points against the Pacers. The matchup’s point total is set at 230.5.
Pistons vs. Pacers Betting Odds
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- Spread: Detroit -1.5
- Total: 230.5
- Moneyline: Detroit -116, Indiana -103
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Pistons at Pacers odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Pacers (+ 1.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (230.5)
- Prediction:
Pacers 114 – Pistons 108
Moneyline
- Detroit won three of the six games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (50%).
- When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -116 or shorter last year, Detroit had a record of 3-3 (50%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Detroit’s implied win probability is 53.7%.
- Last season, Indiana won nine out of the 48 games, or 18.8%, in which it was the underdog.
- Last season, Indiana won nine of its 47 games, or 19.1%, when it was the underdog by at least -103 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Indiana has a 50.7% chance to win.
Against the spread
- Last year, the Pistons averaged 104.8 points per game, 10.1 fewer points than the 114.9 the Pacers allowed.
- Detroit went 13-3 against the spread and 10-6 overall last season when scoring more than 114.9 points.
- Indiana had a 14-6 record against the spread and an 11-9 record overall last season when giving up fewer than 104.8 points.
- The Pacers put up an average of 111.5 points per game last year, just 1.0 fewer point than the 112.5 the Pistons gave up.
- Indiana put together a 22-17-2 ATS record and a 17-24 overall record last season in games it scored more than 112.5 points.
- Detroit’s record was 26-12-2 against the spread and 16-24 overall when it gave up fewer than 111.5 points last season.
- Last season, the Pistons were at the 28th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (104.8 PPG), while the Pacers allowed the 25th-fewest points per game (114.9) in the league.
- Indiana was the NBA’s 14th-ranked offense (111.5 PPG) a season ago, while Detroit allowed the 22nd-ranked average points per game (112.5).
- The Pistons had a -633-point scoring differential last season (-7.7 per game). The Pacers were also been out-scored by opponents on average last year (-285 total points, -3.4 per game).
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Over/Under
- The average implied total for Detroit last season was 112.5 points, 3.5 fewer points than its implied total of 116 points in Saturday’s game.
- Last season, Detroit totaled more than 116 points in a game 13 times.
- The average implied point total last season for Indiana (113.9) is 1.1 fewer points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (115).
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How to watch Pistons vs. Pacers
- Game Day: Saturday, October 22, 2022
- Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSDET and BSIN
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Arena: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- TV Channel: NBA League Pass
- Livestream: Watch on fuboTV!
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