Suns vs Pistons prediction NBA · Thursday, January 15
At a glance
The Detroit Pistons (28-10) host the Phoenix Suns (24-16) on Thursday, January 15 at 7:00 PM ET at Little Caesars Arena in NBA action. Final score: Suns 105 – Pistons 108. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Pistons a 68% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Pistons are 15-4 at home and the Suns are 10-11 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Pistons and 7-3 for the Suns (current streaks: Pistons L1, Suns L1).
The analysis Model
The Pistons are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Pistons 117 – 111 Suns, a margin of about 5.8 points in favor of the Pistons and a total around 228 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Suns need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PHXDET
Top performers
Suns
Grayson AllenG · #833pts / game
Royce O'NealeF · #007assists
Jordan GoodwinG · #2312reboundsPistons
Duncan RobinsonF · #5519pts / game
Cade CunninghamG · #211assists
Jalen DurenC · #018reboundsRecent form
PHXDET
PHX
Team comparison
| PHX | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 24-16 | Record | 28-10 |
| 114.5 | Points scored / game | 117.3 |
| 113.2 | Points allowed / game | 111.8 |
| +1.2 | Adjusted margin / game | +4.7 |
| L1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 10-11 road | Home / road record | 15-4 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 44-38 (+1.9) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Suns
Injury report Pistons
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.