The Charlotte Hornets (7-25) will try to end an eight-game losing streak when they hit the road to play the Detroit Pistons (15-18) on Friday, January 3, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena as 5.5-point underdogs. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on FDSDET and FDSSE.

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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 sport a 17-16-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 15-17-0 mark from the Hornets.
• Detroit (1-0) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 5.5 points or more this season (100%) than Charlotte (10-9) does as a 5.5+-point underdog (52.6%).
• Charlotte and its opponents have eclipsed the total 37.5% of the time this season (12 out of 32). That’s less often than Detroit and its opponents have (18 out of 33).
• The Pistons have a .500 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (5-5) this season, better than the .207 winning percentage for the Hornets as a moneyline underdog (6-23).

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Pistons Performance Insights

• This year, the Pistons are putting up 112 points per game (16th-ranked in NBA) and giving up 114.6 points per contest (21st-ranked).
• With 42.3 rebounds allowed per game, Detroit is fifth-best in the league. It ranks 11th in the league by grabbing 44.7 boards per contest.
• The Pistons rank 14th in the NBA with 25.8 dimes per game.
• Detroit is 23rd in the NBA with 15.4 turnovers per game this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 18th with 13.7 forced turnovers per game.
• The Pistons are 15th in the NBA with 13.5 threes per game so far this year. 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 team in the league (106.2 points per game). On defense, they are 15th (112.8 points allowed per game).
• Charlotte is the fourth-best team in the NBA in rebounds per game (45.8) and is ranked 20th in rebounds allowed (44.3).
• With 23.5 assists per game, the Hornets are fourth-worst in the NBA.
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is 22nd in the league in turnovers committed (15.2 per game) and 15th in turnovers forced (13.9).
• With 14.5 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.3% from beyond the arc, the Hornets are sixth and 23rd in the league, respectively, in those categories.

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