Pistons vs Knicks Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 27, 2026)

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Detroit Pistons logo

Pistons3-0 · 3-0 ATS2nd in the East
FINAL97 – 111
New York Knicks logo

Knicks0-3 · 0-3 ATS8th in the East

NBA · Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET · Madison Square Garden

Final score by quarter

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Pistons 38 12 13 34 97
Knicks 25 26 37 23 111

How the bets settled

MoneylineKnicks wonClosed at -175
SpreadKnicks coveredKnicks -4.5, by 9.5
TotalUnder 220.5208 scored, 12.5 under

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 111-97, taking control in the middle two quarters after trailing early. Detroit led after the first, but the game swung as the Pistons managed only 12 and 13 points in the second and third while New York scored 26 and 37.

Karl-Anthony Towns led New York with 27 points and 20 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson had 7 assists. Paul Reed paced Detroit with 22 points and 9 rebounds, while Cade Cunningham added 8 assists. The Knicks separated with 33 percent three-point shooting to Detroit’s 24 percent, 82 percent free-throw shooting to 58 percent, and a 49-45 rebound edge.

For bettors, Knicks -4.5 covered by 9.5, and the 220.5 total went under by 12.5. StatsBench’s posted picks all lost: Ausar Thompson OVER 3.5 AST lost with 2, Duncan Robinson OVER 2.5 3PM lost with 2, and Jalen Brunson OVER 2.5 REB lost with 1.

How our picks did

  • Ausar Thompson OVER 3.5 AST (-102): LOST (2)
  • Duncan Robinson OVER 2.5 3PM (-125): LOST (2)
  • Jalen Brunson OVER 2.5 REB (-125): LOST (1)

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Against the spread, start to finish

KnicksPistons
The score margin against the closing spread (Knicks -4.5). Blue: Knicks covering. Orange: Pistons covering.
+17.5Largest DET cover
52%DET covering
+22.5Largest NY cover
48%NY covering

Win probability

KnicksPistons
Blue: Knicks favored. Orange: Pistons favored. ESPN’s in-game win probability, start to finish.

Top performers

Pistons

  • PointsPaul Reed22
  • AssistsCade Cunningham8
  • ReboundsPaul Reed9

Knicks

  • PointsKarl-Anthony Towns27
  • AssistsJalen Brunson7
  • ReboundsKarl-Anthony Towns20

Team stats

PistonsKnicks
43%FG%43%
24%3P%33%
58%FT%82%
45Rebounds49
23Assists28
48Points in the paint44
10Fast break points12
14Turnovers18
8Steals10
11Blocks2
13Biggest lead27

Box score

Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks

Detroit Pistons

Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Duncan Robinson F 33 12 4-14 2-10 2-2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 -15
John Collins F 27 2 1-4 0-0 0-0 9 1 1 0 3 3 6 3 -12
Paul Reed F 26 22 9-12 1-1 3-4 9 3 2 2 1 5 4 5 +7
Cade Cunningham G 36 19 7-18 2-7 3-5 9 8 3 0 1 1 8 0 -15
Ausar Thompson G 25 11 5-9 0-1 1-3 6 2 4 2 1 1 5 6 -4
Bench
Taurean Prince F 7 3 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 +6
Tolu Smith F 6 1 0-1 0-0 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 -18
Ronald Holland II F 12 4 2-4 0-1 0-0 3 2 0 0 2 2 1 3 +3
Isaac Jones C 3 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +5
Javonte Green G 17 3 1-6 1-6 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 -9
Kevin Huerter G 16 7 3-5 1-2 0-2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 -11
Elijah Harkless G 3 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +2
Chaz Lanier G 2 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Daniss Jenkins G 24 11 3-10 1-6 4-4 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 -14
Ebuka Okorie G 4 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 +5
Total 97 37-87 9-37 14-24 45 23 14 8 11 15 30 28

Team shooting: FG 43% · 3PT 24% · FT 58%

New York Knicks

Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
OG Anunoby F 36 13 5-15 1-6 2-2 7 2 2 2 2 4 3 5 +13
Karl-Anthony Towns C 33 27 12-21 1-5 2-2 20 3 7 0 0 8 12 5 -4
Josh Hart G 27 6 2-2 2-2 0-0 4 4 3 5 0 0 4 3 +19
Mikal Bridges G 32 12 4-10 4-8 0-0 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 +10
Jalen Brunson G 36 23 5-18 0-5 13-16 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 +14
Bench
Pacome Dadiet F 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 +2
Mohamed Diawara F 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +2
Andre Drummond C 14 10 5-7 0-1 0-2 8 1 1 0 0 2 6 2 +16
James Wiseman C 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 +2
Landry Shamet G 28 13 3-8 3-5 4-4 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 -3
Miles McBride G 17 5 2-4 1-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Tyler Kolek G 11 2 0-3 0-1 2-2 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 0
Jaden Akins G 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
Jordan Clarkson Did not play: Coach’s decision
Kevin McCullar Jr. Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total 111 38-88 12-36 23-28 49 28 18 10 2 19 30 23

Team shooting: FG 43% · 3PT 33% · FT 82%

Attendance 19,812 · Officials: Dedric Taylor, Brett Nansel, Nick Buchert

Recap: Knicks get first win of the season with a 111-97 victory over the previously unbeaten Pistons (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

Betting trends

  • Pistons have covered the spread in 3 straight games.
  • Pistons are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10.
  • The over is 7-3 in Pistons’ last 10 games.
  • Knicks have failed to cover in 3 straight games.
  • The under has hit in 5 straight Knicks games.
  • The over is 2-8 in Knicks’ last 10 games.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Pistons vs Knicks pre-game preview

New York is favored at -162 on the moneyline and -4.5 on the spread, with a 218.5 total. Detroit won the last meeting 126-111 on the road on February 19, 2026, and holds a 6-4 straight-up edge in the last 10 head-to-heads with a 3-0 ATS mark in those games.

Detroit is 3-0 straight up and 3-0 ATS this season, and 9-1 straight up with a 7-3 ATS record over its last 10. New York is 0-3 straight up and 0-3 ATS this season, and 5-5 straight up and 5-5 ATS over its last 10.

The defensive ranks point to a slower environment: Detroit allows 105.7 points per game (fifth) and New York allows 108 (eighth), while pace ranks 21st and 27th. StatsBench projects Josh Hart at 8.8 rebounds against a 7.5 line, and he has cleared that mark in 8 of his last 10.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 3 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Detroit Pistons

Jalen Duren C22.0 PTS · 9.0 REB · 1.0 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/23 @ MIA 10 4 6 3 0
10/20 vs BOS 28 22 9 1 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs NY
PTS 13.0 (2) 4.0 (1) 18.0 (84) –
REB 7.5 (2) 6.0 (1) 10.2 (84) –
AST 2.0 (2) 3.0 (1) 2.0 (84) –

Cade Cunningham PG21.3 PTS · 4.7 REB · 8.0 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/25 @ PHI 33 26 8 8 3
10/23 @ MIA 29 16 2 8 2
10/20 vs BOS 35 22 4 8 1
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs NY
PTS 21.3 (3) 21.0 (2) 24.7 (78) 27.3 (3)
42 · 11 · 29
REB 4.7 (3) 5.0 (2) 5.5 (78) 5.3 (3)
8 · 5 · 3
AST 8.0 (3) 8.0 (2) 9.5 (78) 11.0 (3)
13 · 7 · 13

Duncan Robinson SF19.7 PTS · 2.0 REB · 2.3 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/25 @ PHI 31 21 3 3 5
10/23 @ MIA 27 17 1 2 5
10/20 vs BOS 27 21 2 2 5
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs NY
PTS 19.7 (3) 19.0 (2) 12.1 (90) 9.0 (3)
9 · 9 · 9
REB 2.0 (3) 2.0 (2) 2.6 (90) 3.3 (3)
1 · 4 · 5
AST 2.3 (3) 2.5 (2) 2.1 (90) 0.7 (3)
0 · 2 · 0

New York Knicks

Jalen Brunson PG22.7 PTS · 3.3 REB · 3.7 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/25 vs ORL 32 28 3 4 1
10/23 @ BOS 37 19 2 4 2
10/20 vs PHI 34 21 5 3 1
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs DET
PTS 22.7 (3) 24.5 (2) 26.5 (94) 23.3 (3)
33 · 12 · 25
REB 3.3 (3) 4.0 (2) 3.3 (94) 4.3 (3)
6 · 4 · 3
AST 3.7 (3) 3.5 (2) 6.7 (94) 4.0 (3)
8 · 4 · 0

Karl-Anthony Towns C21.0 PTS · 12.0 REB · 2.7 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/25 vs ORL 33 22 14 4 0
10/23 @ BOS 37 22 10 3 2
10/20 vs PHI 23 19 12 1 3
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs DET
PTS 21.0 (3) 20.5 (2) 19.2 (95) 13.5 (2)
21 · 6
REB 12.0 (3) 13.0 (2) 11.6 (95) 6.0 (2)
11 · 1
AST 2.7 (3) 2.5 (2) 3.4 (95) 2.5 (2)
4 · 1

OG Anunoby SF17.3 PTS · 6.0 REB · 3.3 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/25 vs ORL 35 22 3 2 3
10/23 @ BOS 33 20 10 8 2
10/20 vs PHI 32 10 5 0 1
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs DET
PTS 17.3 (3) 16.0 (2) 17.5 (85) 6.5 (2)
8 · 5
REB 6.0 (3) 4.0 (2) 5.5 (85) 1.0 (2)
0 · 2
AST 3.3 (3) 1.0 (2) 2.1 (85) 0.5 (2)
0 · 1

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Pistons 3-0 3-0 2-1 1-0 2-0
Knicks 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-2 0-1

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Pistons vs Knicks head-to-head

Pistons are 6-4, 3-0 ATS, O/U 1-2 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Pistons won 126-111 on February 19, 2026.

Date Venue Pistons result ATS O/U
Feb 19, 26 Knicks home W 126-111 W +3.5 O 218.5
Feb 6, 26 Pistons home W 118-80 W -5.5 U 219.5
Jan 5, 26 Pistons home W 121-90 W +1.5 U 233.5
Apr 10, 25 Pistons home W 115-106 – –
Jan 13, 25 Knicks home W 124-119 – –
Dec 7, 24 Knicks home W 120-111 – –
Nov 1, 24 Pistons home L 98-128 – –
Mar 25, 24 Knicks home L 99-124 – –
Feb 26, 24 Knicks home L 111-113 – –
Nov 30, 23 Knicks home L 112-118 – –

Recent form

Detroit Pistons: last 10 (9-1, 7-3 ATS, O/U 7-3)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 25, 26 @ PHI W 106-93 W -1.5 U 228.5
Oct 23, 26 @ MIA W 128-111 W -2.5 O 235.5
Oct 20, 26 vs BOS W 121-113 W +1.5 O 220.5
Apr 12, 26 @ IND W 133-121 L -16.5 O 232.5
Apr 10, 26 @ CHA W 118-100 W +6.5 U 225.5
Apr 8, 26 vs MIL W 137-111 W -22.5 O 222.5
Apr 6, 26 @ ORL L 107-123 L -1.5 O 222.5
Apr 4, 26 @ PHI W 116-93 W -3.5 U 225.5
Apr 2, 26 vs MIN W 113-108 L -5.5 O 220.5
Mar 31, 26 vs TOR W 127-116 W -3.5 O 219.5

New York Knicks: last 10 (5-5, 5-5 ATS, O/U 2-8)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 25, 26 vs ORL L 102-111 L -6.5 U 224.5
Oct 23, 26 @ BOS L 103-107 L +2.5 U 220.5
Oct 20, 26 vs PHI L 100-106 L -4.5 U 231.5
Apr 12, 26 vs CHA L 96-110 W +14.5 U 217.5
Apr 10, 26 vs TOR W 112-95 W -6.5 U 218.5
Apr 9, 26 vs BOS W 112-106 W -3.5 O 210.5
Apr 6, 26 @ ATL W 108-105 W +1.5 U 226.5
Apr 3, 26 vs CHI W 136-96 W -13.5 U 236.5
Apr 1, 26 @ MEM W 130-119 L -13.5 O 224.5
Mar 31, 26 @ HOU L 94-111 L -1.5 U 218.5

Injury report

Detroit Pistons

  • Jalen Duren (C): Out, Right Hamstring Strain
  • Isaiah Joe (SG): Out, Right Hip Contusion
  • Ugonna Onyenso (C): Out, G League – Two-Way

New York Knicks

  • Jose Alvarado (PG): Out, Left Ankle Sprain

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Pistons defense Knicks defense
Pace (possessions) 102.4 (21st) 101 (26th)

Venue and weather

Madison Square Garden · New York, NYIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Pistons vs Knicks odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Knicks spread -3.5 -4.5 -1
Total 218.5 220.5 +2
Pistons moneyline +136 +145 -1.6% win chance
Knicks moneyline -162 -175 +1.8% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Knicks spread -4.5 → -4.5
Total 218.5 → 220.5
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