The New York Knicks will begin their 2022-23 season facing the Detroit Pistons on Friday, October 21, 2022 at 4:30 PM ET on MSG and BSDET.
The Knicks are a 5.5-point favorite against the Pistons when the Knicks and the Pistons meet.
Knicks vs. Pistons Betting Odds
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list.
- Spread: New York -5.5
- Moneyline: New York -210, Detroit +180
OFFER: Claim your risk-free bet up to $350. Catch the excitement and start betting with Tipico Sportsbook! New customer offer in CO and NJ. 21+, see Tipico.com for Terms and Conditions. Bet now!
Pistons at Knicks odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Knicks (- 5.5)
- Pick OU:
Under ()
- Prediction:
Knicks 113 – Pistons 102
- New York was the moneyline favorite 38 total times last season. It went 23-15 in those games.
- New York had a record of 11-5 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -210 or shorter last year (68.8%).
- New York has an implied moneyline win probability of 67.7% in this game.
- Detroit won 20, or 26.3%, of the 76 games it played as underdogs last season.
- Last season, Detroit won 15 of its 57 games, or 26.3%, when it was the underdog by at least +180 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Detroit has a 35.7% chance to win.
- Last year, the Knicks averaged 6.0 fewer points per game (106.5) than the Pistons gave up (112.5).
- New York went 16-7 against the spread and 15-8 overall last season when scoring more than 112.5 points.
- Detroit went 19-8-2 against the spread and 14-15 overall last season when giving up fewer than 106.5 points.
- The Pistons’ 104.8 points per game last year were just 1.8 fewer points than the 106.6 the Knicks gave up.
- When it scored more than 106.6 points last season, Detroit went 26-10 against the spread and 17-19 overall.
- New York’s record was 26-10-1 against the spread and 29-8 overall when it gave up fewer than 104.8 points last season.
- Last season, the Knicks were the league’s 26th-ranked scoring team (106.5 PPG), while the Pistons were the 22nd-ranked defense in terms of points per game (112.5) in NBA play.
- Detroit was the NBA’s 28th-ranked offense (104.8 PPG) a season ago, while New York allowed the sixth-ranked average points per game (106.6).
- The Knicks had a negative point differential on the season (-10 total points, -0.1 per game), as did the Pistons (-633 total points, -7.7 per game).