The Charlotte Hornets (7-25) are 5.5-point underdogs as they attempt to stop a four-game road slide when they take on the Detroit Pistons (15-18) on Friday, January 3, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on FDSDET and FDSSE.

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Pistons vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, January 3, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: FDSDET and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Detroit, Michigan
• Venue: Little Caesars Arena

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Pistons vs. Hornets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Pistons 116 – Hornets 107

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pistons vs. Hornets

• Pick ATS: Pistons (- 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pistons (-8.2)
• Pick OU:

  Over (216.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 222.8

• The Pistons have put together a 17-16-0 ATS record this season compared to the 15-17-0 mark from the Hornets.
• Detroit (1-0) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 5.5 points or more this season (100%) than Charlotte (10-9) does as a 5.5+-point underdog (52.6%).
• Detroit’s games have gone over the total 54.5% of the time this season (18 out of 33), which is more often than Charlotte’s games have (12 out of 32).
• As a moneyline underdog this season, the Hornets are 6-23, while the Pistons are 5-5 as moneyline favorites.

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Pistons Performance Insights

• With 112 points per game on offense, the Pistons rank 16th in the NBA. At the other end of the court, they allow 114.6 points per contest, which ranks 21st in the league.
• Detroit is grabbing 44.7 rebounds per game this season (11th-ranked in NBA), and it has allowed only 42.3 rebounds per contest (fifth-best).
• So far this season, the Pistons rank 14th in the league in assists, averaging 25.8 per game.
• This year, Detroit is committing 15.4 turnovers per game (23rd-ranked in NBA) and forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest (18th-ranked).
• The Pistons are sinking 13.5 threes per game (15th-ranked in NBA) this season, while putting up a 36.3% three-point percentage (17th-ranked).

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Hornets Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Hornets are the second-worst squad in the league (106.2 points per game). Defensively, they are 15th (112.8 points allowed per game).
• On the glass, Charlotte is fourth-best in the league in rebounds (45.8 per game). It is 20th in rebounds allowed (44.3 per game).
• The Hornets are fourth-worst in the NBA in assists (23.5 per game) in 2024-25.
• Charlotte is 22nd in the NBA in turnovers per game (15.2) and 15th in turnovers forced (13.9).
• The Hornets make 14.5 3-pointers per game and shoot 34.3% from beyond the arc, ranking sixth and 23rd, respectively, in the league.

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