Trail Blazers vs Pistons Predictions, Player Props & Best Odds (Jan. 6)

• The Detroit Pistons are within a game of .500 as they host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night
• The Blazers are just 4-14 away from home this season, while the Pistons are 8-8 at home
• Below, see the Trail Blazers vs Pistons predictions, player props, and best odds on Jan. 6

The Detroit Pistons (17-18, 8-8 home, 18-16-1 ATS) and Portland Trail Blazers (12-22, 4-14 away, 17-16-1 ATS) both finished at the bottom of their respective conferences last season. But as they get set to square off in the Motor City on Monday, January 6 (7:10 pm ET), one franchise has turned a corner and is battling for a playoff spot, while the other is still fighting to stay out of the NBA cellar. The Pistons head into the game as 6.5-point favorites in Monday’s NBA odds.

Trail Blazers vs Pistons Predictions

• Pistons -3.5 (-178) at Caesars Sportsbook
• Cunningham over 25.5 points (-115) at DraftKings
  

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The Blazers are coming off arguably their best game of the season, winning 105-102 over the Bucks in Milwaukee as 12-point road underdogs. But the Blazers are right in the middle of a long, arduous road trip that started in Los Angeles on Jan. 2, and their lack of depth is going to be a big factor. Head coach Chauncey Billups only went eight deep against the Bucks two nights ago with each of his starters playing at least 32 minutes. Against the Lakers on the first game of the trip, nine players saw action, but that includes a scant five minutes from Danalo Banton (9.2 PPG).

With Jerami Grant (15.0 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.3 APG) out, Billups effectively has just eight players he trusts. Grant will miss his fourth straight game on Monday night due to a facial contusion.

The Pistons suffered a big blow on Jan. 1 when second-leading scorer Jaden Ivey (17.6 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 4.0 APG) broke his leg in a 105-96 win over Orlando. But they responded with resilience, winning their next two games in impressive fashion over the Hornets (98-94) and Timberwolves (119-105), both at home.

Cade Cunningham (24.1 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 9.5 APG) dropped a season-high 40 in the win over Minnesota, just three off his career high.

During their win streak, Detroit has moved within a game of .500 and up to 19th in the NBA Net Ratings (-1.9). The Blazers are an ugly 28th at -8.7, which is only incrementally better than where they finished last season (28th, -9.0).

I’m not going to lay the full 6.5 but I am going to bet the Pistons to cover the alt-spread of 3.5 while also backing Cunningham to have another big night, points-wise, without Ivey to help shoulder the scoring load.

POR vs DET Player Props

NBA player props from DraftKings on January 6th, 2025. See the full list of DraftKings legal states. 

Rapidly becoming a true superstar, Cunningham leads the Blazers/Pistons props with a point total of 25.5 and an assist total of 9.5. Anfernee Simons (18.0 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 5.0 APG) has the highest total among Portland players at 21.5.

The team’s respective centers, Deandre Ayton (14.2 PPG, 10.1 RPG) and Jalen Duren (9.4 PPG, 9.3 RPG), are tied for the highest rebound total at 9.5. Duren is favored to go over at -135 while Ayton is -115 both ways.

Portland Trail Blazers vs Detroit Pistons Odds

The Blazers/Pistons point spread is Detroit -6.5 across the board but there are slight discrepancies in price. The best odds on Portland to cover as 6.5-point underdogs are at Caesars (-110) while the bets odds on Detroit to cover as 6.5-point favorites at are DraftKings and BetMGM (-105).

BetMGM also has the best moneyline price on a Pistons SU victory at -250 while FanDuel has the longest odds on a Blazers upset (+215).

The total shows a one-point range from book to book. DraftKings is on the low end and represents the best option for over bettors, listing the total at 224.5 (O -112 | U -108). BetMGM is on the high end at 225.5 (O -105 | U -115) and is the best option for under bettors.

The NBA public-betting splits for Monday show the Pistons getting nearly all of the moneyline handle as short favorites. As of 1:30 pm ET, a massive 92% of moneyline handle was on Detroit to win. The public is also siding with the Pistons against the spread (67% of ATS handle) and the over (77% of game-total handle).