New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 4/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Detroit Pistons (43-36) will try to defeat the New York Knicks (50-29) at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday.

The Knicks faced off with the Celtics and took a loss by a final of 119-117 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Knicks ended up walking away with 21 and the Celtics had 17 fouls. They buried 19 out of their 49 tries from 3-point range. Boston finished the contest at 80.0% when shooting free throws by converting 20 of their 25 attempts. Furthermore, Boston pulled down 38 boards (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Boston earned 26 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. In regard to the defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 46.0% from the floor on 40 of 87 shooting. They also distributed 28 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 52 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Knicks knocked down 10 of 16 tries for a rate of 62.5%. New York finished having earned a 47.5% field goal percentage (48 of 101) and converted 11 of 38 3-point shots.

Karl-Anthony Towns is one guy who was a major factor in this matchup. Towns finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He played for 43 mins played and grabbed 14 boards. He had 34 points on 14 out of 21 shooting.

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New York steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 50-29 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per game and as a team are committing 17.0 fouls every game. As a team, New York is pulling down 42.9 boards per game and has tallied 2,173 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are shooting 36.9% on shots from distance (988 of 2,677) and 80.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 116.1 points per contest (9th in the league) while connecting on 48.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Knicks are forcing 14.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,005 relinquished for the campaign. The Knicks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.2% (3,288 of 6,959) and they surrender 41.8 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 36.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 9th in the league in opponents PPG (111.8).

When they last played, the Pistons took a defeat with a final score of 127-117 when they faced the Kings. The Pistons were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the contest. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Kings had 21 fouls in this matchup which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They were able to bury 20 of them for a rate of 71.4%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Detroit made 13 of 39 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Pistons went 42 for 89 from the field which had them shooting 47.2%. The Pistons permitted the Kings to make 47 of 91 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.6% in this contest. They went 40.7% from beyond the arc by going 11 out of 27 and ended up shooting 22 out of 27 at the free throw line (81.5%). Regarding team rebounding, Detroit permitted Sacramento to collect 50 in all (18 offensive).

Cade Cunningham ended up having an impact for the Pistons for the matchup. Cunningham earned 35 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and tallied 5 dimes in the matchup. He converted 13 of 21 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 61.9%, and had 3 rebounds.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 43-36 on the campaign. The Pistons commit 20.7 fouls per contest and they go 77.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 26.3 times per contest (14th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.9 times per game. Detroit has totaled 9,104 points on the year (115.2 per contest) and they snag 44.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Pistons are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which ranks 13th in basketball.

The Pistons defensively are ranked 14th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 113.2. They are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (8th in the league). The Detroit defense allows 36.4% from downtown (1,068 of 2,937) and their opponents are converting on 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 24.6 assists and 42.6 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 5th and 7th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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