New Orleans Pelicans vs Detroit Pistons Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA
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The 10-35 New Orleans Pelicans welcome the 31-10 Detroit Pistons early on Thursday morning for an NBA matchup. The Pelicans are 15th in the West while the Pistons are 1st in the East ahead of our prediction.
It has been a tough season in New Orleans. There was a brief flash of hope just before Christmas when they won five straight but that is half of their wins this season in one run.
They have gone just 2-13 since that winning explosion, losing more recently at the Houston Rockets. At least their fans have had a little to cheer about, 7-18 at home, but this is a tough task for them to win outright in their present form.
Detroit have just come off a 5-1 stretch at home, their sole loss coming to the LA Clippers. They edged out the 2nd placed Boston Celtics last time out by a single point to extend their lead at the top of the East to 5.5 games.
They have gone 9-4 to this point against teams from the West, though two of those losses both came against the Clippers. The Dallas Mavericks and the Utah Jazz were the others, games that Detroit would have expected to win.
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New Orleans Pelicans v Detroit Pistons Best Betting Odds
| Bookmaker | 1 | 2 | Bonus up to |
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3.2 | 1.37 |
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3.15 | 1.36 |
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3.15 | 1.36 |
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3.25 | 1.37 |
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3.42 | 1.32 |
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Who will win the New Orleans Pelicans vs Detroit Pistons Basketball game?
Our prediction for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Detroit Pistons match is: New Orleans Pelicans +9.5
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Detroit Pistons game on 21/01/2026 of the current NBA season:
- New Orleans Pelicans has a 37.31% chance to pick up the win against Detroit Pistons according to LSbet ⭐ with the odds of 3.42.
- There is a probability of 62.69% ⭐ for Detroit Pistons to win vs New Orleans Pelicans with odds of 1.4 at Shangrila.
New Orleans Pelicans vs Detroit Pistons Form
New Orleans Pelicans and Detroit Pistons's standings in the NBA
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0.732 | 82 | 60 | 22 | 3 |
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0.317 | 82 | 26 | 56 |
New Orleans Pelicans and Detroit Pistons Last Matches
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New Orleans Pelicans vs Detroit Pistons Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
J. Fears
T. Murphy III
S. Bey
Z. Williamson
D. Jenkins
T. Harris
D. Robinson
Substitutes
M. Peavy
J. Hawkins
J. Poole
K. Looney
J. Ivey
M. Sasser
R. Holland
P. Reed
New Orleans Pelicans - Detroit Pistons Key Points
- The Pelicans have only lost six of 24 at home this season by 10+ points.
- Detroit are 6-9 ATS as road favourite.
- New Orleans are 11-10-1 ATS as home underdog.
- The Pistons have only won by 10+ on the road three times this season in 19 games.
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