The Charlotte Hornets (7-25) are underdogs (by 5.5 points) to break a four-game road losing streak when they visit the Detroit Pistons (15-18) on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET.

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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.
• As a 5.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, Detroit is 1-0 against the spread compared to the 10-9 ATS record Charlotte puts up as a 5.5-point underdog.
• Detroit and its opponents have gone over the over/under 54.5% of the time this season (18 out of 33). That’s more often than Charlotte and its opponents have (12 out of 32).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Pistons are 5-5, while the Hornets are 6-23 as moneyline underdogs.

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Pistons Performance Insights

• The Pistons are 16th in the NBA with 112 points per game this season. At the other end of the court, they rank 21st with 114.6 points allowed per contest.
• With 42.3 rebounds allowed per game, Detroit ranks fifth-best in the league. It ranks 11th in the league by averaging 44.7 boards per contest.
• So far this season, the Pistons rank 14th in the league in assists, averaging 25.8 per game.
• Detroit is averaging 15.4 turnovers per game (23rd-ranked in league). It is forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest (18th-ranked).
• The Pistons are 15th in the NBA with 13.5 threes per game this season. Meanwhile, they rank 17th with a 36.3% shooting percentage from three-point land.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• On offense, the Hornets are the second-worst squad in the league (106.2 points per game). Defensively, they are 15th (112.8 points conceded per game).
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is fourth-best in the NBA in rebounds (45.8 per game) and 20th in rebounds allowed (44.3).
• The Hornets are fourth-worst in the league in assists (23.5 per game) in 2024-25.
• Charlotte commits 15.2 turnovers per game and force 13.9 per game, ranking 22nd and 15th, respectively, in the NBA.
• At 14.5 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.3% from downtown, the Hornets are sixth and 23rd in the NBA, respectively, in those categories.

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