Pistons vs. Thunder Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for March 15

Pistons vs. Thunder Game Info

• Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025
• Time: 7 p.m. ET
• Venue: Little Caesars Arena -- Detroit, Michigan
• Coverage: FDSDET, FDSOK, and KSBI

The Detroit Pistons (37-30) will look to Cade Cunningham (ninth in the league scoring 25.9 points per game) when they attempt to defeat Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (first in the NBA with 32.8 PPG) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (54-12) on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena. The Pistons are 4.5-point home underdogs in the game, which starts at 7 p.m. ET on FDSDET, FDSOK, and KSBI. The matchup has a point total of 234.5.

Pistons vs. Thunder Odds & Spread

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Pistons vs. Thunder Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Thunder win (58.9%)

Pistons vs. Thunder Betting Trends

• The Thunder have covered the spread 41 times in 66 games with a set spread.
• Against the spread, the Pistons are 37-26-4 this year.
• This season, Thunder games have hit the over 36 times out of 67 chances.
• Pistons games this year have eclipsed the over/under 50.7% of the time (34 out of 67 games with a set point total).
• Oklahoma City has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (22-11-1) than it has in road games (19-13-0).
• The Thunder have gone over the over/under in 20 of 34 home games (58.8%), compared to 16 of 32 road games (50%).
• Detroit has performed better against the spread away (21-11-2) than at home (16-15-2) this year.
• Looking at the over/under, Pistons games have gone over less frequently at home (16 of 33, 48.5%) than on the road (18 of 34, 52.9%).

Thunder Leaders

• Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.8 points, 6.2 assists and 5.1 boards.
• Isaiah Hartenstein averages 11.1 points, 11.1 boards and 3.9 assists, shooting 57.3% from the floor.
• Aaron Wiggins averages 11.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists, shooting 49.2% from the floor and 38.9% from downtown, with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game.
• Luguentz Dort's numbers on the season are 9.9 points, 4.1 boards and 1.6 assists per contest, shooting 42.4% from the field and 39.8% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.3 made treys.
• Cason Wallace is averaging 7.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists.

Pistons Leaders

• Cunningham averages 25.9 points for the Pistons, plus 6 boards and 9.3 assists.
• Per game, Jalen Duren provides the Pistons 11.5 points, 10.4 boards and 2.5 assists. He also averages 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocks.
• Tobias Harris averages 13.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists. He is draining 47.3% of his shots from the field and 34.1% from 3-point range, with 1.3 treys per game.
• The Pistons get 16.3 points per game from Malik Beasley, plus 2.7 boards and 1.7 assists.
• Dennis Schroder's numbers on the season are 13.4 points, 2.6 boards and 5.2 assists per contest. He is draining 41.6% of his shots from the floor and 35.1% from 3-point range, with an average of 1.8 treys.

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