The Charlotte Hornets (7-25) visit the Detroit Pistons (15-18) after losing four road games in a row. The Pistons are favored by 5.5 points in the contest, which tips at 7:00 PM ET on Friday, January 3, 2025.

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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’ .515 ATS win percentage (17-16-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Hornets’ .469 mark (15-17-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• When the spread is set as 5.5 or more this season, Detroit (1-0) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (100%) than Charlotte (10-9) does as the 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 year, the Hornets are 6-23, while the Pistons are 5-5 as moneyline favorites.

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Pistons Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Pistons are putting up 112 points per game (15th-ranked in league). They are allowing 114.6 points per contest at the other end (21st-ranked).
• Detroit is pulling down 44.7 rebounds per game this year (11th-ranked in NBA), and it has given up only 42.3 rebounds per game (fourth-best).
• The Pistons are dishing out 25.8 assists per game, which ranks them 14th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• So far this season, Detroit is committing 15.4 turnovers per game (23rd-ranked in NBA) and forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest (17th-ranked).
• The Pistons are 15th in the NBA with 13.5 threes per game this season. Meanwhile, they rank 16th with a 36.3% shooting percentage from downtown.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• On offense, the Hornets are the second-worst squad in the NBA (106.2 points per game). On defense, they are 15th (112.8 points allowed per game).
• Charlotte is the fourth-best squad in the league in rebounds per game (45.8) and is ranked 20th in rebounds allowed (44.3).
• This season the Hornets are fourth-worst in the NBA in assists at 23.5 per game.
• Charlotte commits 15.2 turnovers per game and force 13.9 per game, ranking 22nd and 15th, respectively, in the league.
• Beyond the arc, the Hornets are seventh in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (14.5). They are 23rd in 3-point percentage at 34.3%.

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