Pelicans vs. Pistons Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for March 17

Pelicans vs. Pistons Game Info

• Date: Monday, March 17, 2025
• Time: 8 p.m. ET
• Venue: Smoothie King Center -- New Orleans, Louisiana
• Coverage: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSDET

The Detroit Pistons (37-31) take the court against the New Orleans Pelicans (18-50) as 6.5-point favorites on Monday, March 17, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSDET. The matchup has a point total of 232.5.

Pelicans vs. Pistons Odds & Spread

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Pelicans vs. Pistons Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Pistons win (65.1%)

Pelicans vs. Pistons Betting Trends

• The Pistons have covered the spread 37 times over 68 games with a set spread.
• Against the spread, the Pelicans are 27-40-1 this year.
• This season, 34 of the Pistons' games have gone over the point total.
• Pelicans games this year have hit the over on 38 of 68 set point totals (55.9%).
• Detroit sports a worse record against the spread when playing at home (16-16-2) than it does in away games (21-11-2).
• The Pistons have eclipsed the over/under in 16 of 34 home games (47.1%). They've fared better in road games, going over the total in 18 of 34 matchups (52.9%).
• New Orleans has performed better against the spread at home (18-15-1) than away (9-25-0) this year.
• Looking at the over/under, Pelicans games have gone over 55.9% of the time this year, both at home (19 of 34) and away (19 of 34).

Pistons Leaders

• Cade Cunningham is averaging 25.6 points, 9.3 assists and 6.1 rebounds.
• Jalen Duren is averaging 11.4 points, 2.5 assists and 10.3 rebounds.
• Tobias Harris averages 14 points, 6.1 boards and 2.2 assists, shooting 47.4% from the field and 34.5% from beyond the arc, with 1.3 made treys per contest.
• Malik Beasley is averaging 16.3 points, 1.7 assists and 2.7 boards.
• Dennis Schroder is averaging 13.4 points, 2.6 boards and 5.3 assists.

Pelicans Leaders

• Trey Murphy III is averaging 21.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Pelicans.
• Per game, CJ McCollum provides the Pelicans 21.3 points, 3.8 boards and 4 assists. He also averages 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks.
• The Pelicans receive 8.8 points per game from Yves Missi, plus 8 rebounds and 1.3 assists.
• The Pelicans are getting 24.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game from Zion Williamson.
• The Pelicans receive 17.5 points per game from Dejounte Murray, plus 6.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists.

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