NBA Best Bets: Rockets vs. Pistons Picks for January 20

Published 9:33 pm Sunday, January 19, 2025

The Detroit Pistons (21-21) are 7.5-point underdogs against the Houston Rockets (28-13) at Toyota Center on Monday, January 20, 2025. The game begins at 2:00 PM ET on SCHN and FDSDET.

For the best bets you can place on Monday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.

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Rockets vs. Pistons Game Info

  • When: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET
  • Where: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
  • TV: SCHN and FDSDET
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Rockets vs. Pistons Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Rockets (- 7.5)

  • Houston is 24-17-0 against the spread this season.
  • Against the spread, Detroit is 21-21-0 this year.
  • As 7.5-point favorites or more, the Rockets are 6-4 against the spread.
  • The Pistons are 5-4 as 7.5-point underdogs or greater.

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Pick OU:

Over (223.5)

  • The Rockets and their opponents have combined to score more than 223.5 points in 22 of 41 games this season.
  • The Pistons have played 25 games this season that finished with a combined score over 223.5 points.
  • The average total in Houston’s outings this year is 222.4, 1.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The average over/under for Detroit’s matchups this season is 222.6, 0.9 more points than this game’s total.
  • The Pistons are the league’s 12th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 13th-ranked Rockets.
  • The Rockets are the NBA’s fourth-ranked scoring defense while the Pistons are the 19th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-350)

  • This season, the Rockets have been favored 28 times and won 22, or 78.6%, of those games.
  • The Pistons have been underdogs in 27 games this season and have come away with the win 12 times (44.4%) in those contests.
  • Houston has a record of 6-3, a 66.7% win rate, when it’s favored by -350 or more by sportsbooks this season.
  • This year, Detroit has won one of seven games when listed as at least +260 or better on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Rockets, based on the moneyline, is 77.8%.

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