Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks Prediction, 4/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks

Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+5.5)

The New York Knicks (51-31) will go up against the Detroit Pistons (44-38) at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round. The Knicks lead the series 3 - 1. New York opens this matchup as 5.5-point favorites. The total comes in at 215.

The Pistons played the Knicks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 94-93 in Game 4. When talking about fouls, the Pistons walked away with 17 and the Knicks recorded 17 fouls. They also converted 15 out of their 33 attempts from 3-point land. New York finished the contest at 61.1% from the free throw line by burying 11 of their 18 attempts. Furthermore, New York snagged 38 rebounds (12 offensive, 26 defensive) and earned 9 blocks. New York earned 19 assists and had 11 steals for this game. When discussing defense, Detroit allowed the other team to go 37.4% from the floor on 34 of 91 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 54 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pistons converted 14 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. Detroit walked away from the contest with a 42.9% field goal percentage (36 of 84) and converted 7 of 29 shots from downtown.

Cade Cunningham is someone who was a contributor for this game. Cunningham ended up shooting 47.8% from the field and also distributed 10 assists. He was on the court for 42 minutes and collected 10 rebounds. He ended up scoring 25 points on 11 of 23 shooting.

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Detroit will enter this matchup with a mark of 44-38 this year. They turn it over 14.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Detroit is pulling in 44.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 2,165 assists this year, which is 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Pistons are shooting 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (1,051 of 2,901) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 115.5 pts per game (12th in the NBA) while shooting 47.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Pistons are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are ranked 6th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,035 surrendered for the season. The Pistons are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.1% (3,326 of 7,210) and they concede 42.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 36.6% on 3-point attempts and they rank 14th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.6).

In Game 4, With respect to rebounding, New York permitted Detroit to collect 54 in all (14 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 24.1% from 3-point land by hitting 7 of 29 and ended up shooting 14 out of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). The Knicks permitted the Pistons to knock down 36 out of their 84 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 42.9% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Knicks shot 34 for 91 from the field which had them shooting 37.4%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, New York converted 15 of 33 tries (45.5%). They were able to bury 11 of those for a percentage of 61.1%. The Pistons had 17 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 11 steals for the contest. The Knicks pulled down 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 38 in this contest.

Jalen Brunson was important for the Knicks in this contest. Brunson earned 32 points in his 39 mins on the court and accounted for 11 assists in this game. He buried 13 out of 26 for the contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

New York has a win-loss mark of 51-31 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Knicks are shooting 48.6% from the floor, which ranks 5th in the league. New York has scored 9,494 pts on the year (115.8 per contest) and they average 42.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.5 times per contest (11th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. The Knicks commit 17.2 fouls per contest and they go 80.0% from the free throw line.

The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 9th in the league in points allowed per contest with 111.7. They are forcing 14.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the floor (25th in the league). The New York defense allows 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (1,072 of 2,924) and opponents are connecting on 78.9% of their foul shots. They allow 25.2 assists and 41.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 7th and 2nd in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-5.5)

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