New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 4/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-2.0)

The Detroit Pistons (44-38) will go up against the New York Knicks (51-31) at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round, with the series tied at 1 - 1. Detroit opens this game as 2-point dogs. The total has been set at 215.

The Knicks faced off with the Pistons and took a loss by a score of 100-94 in Game 2. In relation to fouls, the Knicks ended up with 22 and the Pistons accumulated 24 fouls. They made 6 of their 27 attempts from 3-point range. Detroit finished shooting 82.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 28 of their 34 attempts. In addition, Detroit totaled 48 rebounds (12 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 1 block. Detroit recorded 11 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. When discussing defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 44.6% from the field on 33 out of 74 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists for the contest as well as creating 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 34 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Knicks converted 16 of 19 shots for a rate of 84.2%. New York ended the game having earned a 42.0% FG percentage (34 of 81) and buried 10 of 35 3-point shots.

Jalen Brunson is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. Brunson finished shooting 44.4% from the floor and earned 7 assists. He played 44 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He notched 37 points on 12 out of 27 shooting.

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New York will play this game with a win-loss mark of 51-31 for the season. They average 115.8 points per contest (8th in the NBA) while shooting 48.6% from the floor. The Knicks are shooting 36.9% on three-point shots (1,031 of 2,794) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, New York is snagging 42.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 2,254 assists on the season, which has them ranked 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.2 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Knicks are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They give up 36.7% on three-point shots while they are 9th in the NBA in opponents PPG (111.7). The Knicks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.4% (3,411 of 7,192) and they concede 41.8 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,069 surrendered on the campaign.

In Game 2, the Pistons were able to pull down 36 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 48 in this game. They turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Knicks committed 22 fouls for the game which got the Pistons to the free throw line for 34 shots. They were able to make 28 of the free throws for a rate of 82.4%. When discussing shots from downtown, Detroit converted 6 out of 27 attempts (22.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Pistons finished the game shooting 33 out of 74 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.6%. The Pistons allowed the Knicks to make 34 out of their 81 attempts from the field which left them shooting 42.0% for the contest. They shot 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 19 from the free throw line (84.2%). Regarding team rebounding, Detroit permitted New York to get 34 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Cade Cunningham was important for the Pistons in this matchup. Cunningham recorded 33 points in his 42 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in this contest. He made 11 of 21 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 52.4%, and totaled 12 rebounds.

Detroit has a mark of 44-38 for the year. The Pistons commit 20.7 fouls per game and they hit 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 26.4 times per game (15th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per game. Detroit has accumulated 9,471 pts on the season (115.5 per game) and they pull in 44.8 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pistons are shooting 47.6% from the field, which is ranked 13th in the NBA.

The Detroit defense gives up 36.6% on three-point shots (1,119 of 3,054) and their opponents are converting on 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 24.8 dimes and 42.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is 6th and 6th in the NBA. The Pistons are ranked 14th in the league in points allowed per contest with 113.6. They have forced 15.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the floor (9th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-2.0)

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