Charlotte Hornets vs. Detroit Pistons odds, tips and betting trends

The Detroit Pistons (0-1) face the Charlotte Hornets (1-0) on Friday, October 27, 2023 at Spectrum Center. It begins at 7:00 PM ET on BSSE and BSDET.

The Hornets are a 4-point favorite against the Pistons when Hornets and Pistons play. The game’s over/under is set at 226.5.

Hornets vs. Pistons Betting Odds

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• Spread: Charlotte -4
• Total: 226.5
• Moneyline: Charlotte -168, Detroit +142

• Pick ATS: Hornets (- 4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (226.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Hornets 112 – Pistons 104

• Charlotte won 53.3% of the games last season in which it was favored on the moneyline (8-7).
• When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -168 or shorter last year, Charlotte finished with a record of 4-1 (80%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, Charlotte has an implied win probability of 62.7%.

• Detroit won 15, or 19%, of the 79 games it played as underdogs last season.
• Last season, Detroit won 11 of its 72 games, or 15.3%, when it was the underdog by at least +142 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by Detroit, based on the moneyline, is 41.3%.

• Last year, the Hornets recorded 7.5 fewer points per game (111) than the Pistons allowed (118.5).
• Charlotte went 15-2-1 against the spread and 14-4 overall last season when scoring more than 118.5 points.
• When it scored more than 117.2 points last season, Detroit went 14-4 against the spread and 11-7 overall.
• Charlotte went 17-7-2 against the spread and 16-10 overall last season when it allowed fewer than 110.3 points.
• Last season, the Hornets were the NBA’s 27th-ranked offense (111 PPG), while the Pistons ranked 27th in defensive points per game (118.5) in the league.
• Detroit was the NBA’s 29th-ranked offense (110.3 PPG) a season ago, while Charlotte allowed the 22nd-ranked average points per game (117.2).
• The Hornets had a negative point differential on the season (-512 total points, -6.2 per game), as did the Pistons (-674 total points, -8.2 per game).

• Charlotte had an average implied point total of 118 last season, which is three points higher than its implied total in Friday’s game (115).
• Last season, Charlotte outscored its implied point total for this matchup (115) 30 times.
• The average implied point total last season for Detroit (117.9) is 6.9 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (111).

• Game Day: Friday, October 27, 2023
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: BSSE and BSDET
• Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Arena: Spectrum Center
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
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