Among the highlights of Monday’s eight-game slate is a marquee matchup between the New York Knicks (23-12) and the Detroit Pistons (26-9) that airs on Peacock at 7:00p.m. ET.
The Pistons are the top seed in the Eastern Conference, while the Knicks come in at the two-slot. Thus, marquee.
Below, we'll preview the game and break down three of the top Knicks vs. Pistons NBA Picks on PrizePicks for today, including for Knicks F/C Karl-Anthony Towns and G/F Mikal Bridges.
Knicks vs. Pistons Prediction, Spread, Over/Under
The Knicks continue to play without G/F Josh Hart (ankle), who will miss his sixth straight game. Knicks G Landry Shamet (shoulder), who has been out for over a month, also remains sidelined.
Pistons C Jalen Duren (ankle) and Pistons F Tobias Harris (hip) will not play against the Knicks. Pistons G/F Caris LeVert (knee) is also in doubt as he has missed each of the last three games. LeVert was struggling before his injury, shooting just 30.3% from the field over his previous six games.
Knicks vs. Pistons Over/Under, Spread
The Knicks are 2.5 point favorites, returning a 1.61x payout on PrizePicks Team Picks if they win outright.
The Pistons are underdogs at home with a 2.12x payout if they win, via PrizePicks Team Picks.
- Spread: Knicks -2.5
- Total: 232.5
- Gamer Winner Payout: Knicks 1.61x | Pistons 2.12x
Team picks data is live as of publishing and is subject to change.
Knicks vs. Pistons Prediction on Spread Winner
- The Pistons are 6-1 against the spread as an underdog this season.
- The Knicks are 15-4 at home, but just 7-8 on the road.
- Even though Duren is in the midst of a breakout campaign, the Pistons are 4-0 over the previous four games that he has been sidelined.
- New York went 2-3 over the previous five games without Hart.
- The Pistons have the second-best defensive rating (110.6) in the league.
Knicks vs. Pistons NBA Picks, Stats for PrizePicks Today
Here are three of the top Knicks vs. Pistons DFS picks on PrizePicks for today. Player projections via the PrizePicks real money NBA game.
Knicks F/C Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Pistons Projection: 21.5 Points
- After missing Friday’s matchup with the Hawks due to illness, Towns returned Saturday to score 23 points in a 130-119 loss to the 76ers.
- The star big man averages 22.0 points per game despite shooting just 47.3% from the field, on pace to be his lowest shooting percentage of his career.
- Towns shoots 49.3% from the field on the road, compared to 45.5% at home.
- The former No. 1 overall draft pick averages a career-high 7.0 free-throw attempts per game, noteworthy because he shoots 84.0% from the charity stripe for his career.
Knicks G/F Mikal Bridges vs. Pistons Projection: 4.5 Rebounds
- Bridges has hauled in at least 5 rebounds in each of his last four games.
- The former Net averages 5.1 rebounds per game on the road, as opposed to just 4.1 rat home.
- The Pistons have permitted the fourth-fewest rebounds per game (41.4) in the league, thanks in large part to Duren, who averages 10.6.
- Detroit has allowed at least 44 rebounds in three of the previous four games that Duren has missed.
Pistons C Paul Reed vs. Knicks Projection: 8.5 Rebounds
- With Duren out, Pistons C Paul Reed started Sunday’s 114-110 win over the Cavaliers, finishing with 8 rebounds over 30 minutes.
- Reed has started three games this season. In two of them, he logged 8 or fewer rebounds.
- The Knicks are healthy up front. In addition to Towns being over his illness, Knicks C Mitchell Robinson returned from a three-game absence (ankle) to face the 76ers on Saturday.
- With Towns and Robinson leading the way, the Knicks have allowed the eighth-fewest rebounds per game (42.1) in the NBA.
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Towns and Bridges will look to help the Knicks get a victory, while Reed could have difficulty racking up rebounds in the absence of Duren.
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