The Houston Rockets (0-1) face the Detroit Pistons (0-1) at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, October 24, 2025 on SCHN and FDSDET.
The Rockets are a 5.5-point favorite against the Pistons when the Rockets and the Pistons meet. The over/under for the matchup is 226.5.
Rockets vs. Pistons betting odds
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Spread: Houston -5.5Total: 226.5Moneyline: Houston -258, Detroit +210
Pistons at Rockets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Rockets (- 5.5)Pick OU:
Over (226.5)Prediction:
Rockets 125 – Pistons 112MoneylineThe Rockets won 75.9% of the games last season in which they were the moneyline favorite (41-13).When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -258 or shorter last year, Houston had a record of 18-8 (69.2%).Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rockets’ implied win probability is 72.1%.Last season, Detroit won 18 out of the 42 games, or 42.9%, in which it was the underdog.Last season, the Pistons won seven of their 19 games, or 36.8%, when they were an underdog by at least +210 on the moneyline.The moneyline for this contest implies a 32.3% chance of a victory for Detroit.Against the spreadLast year, the Rockets put up only 0.7 more points per game (114.3) than the Pistons gave up (113.6).Houston went 30-13 against the spread and 35-8 overall last season when scoring more than 113.6 points.Detroit put together a 35-22 ATS record and a 36-21 overall record last season in games it scored more than 109.8 points.Houston’s record was 37-26 against the spread and 47-16 overall when it gave up fewer than 115.5 points last season.Last season, the Rockets were at the 13th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (114.3 PPG), while the Pistons allowed the 14th-fewest points per game (113.6) in the league.The 11th-ranked scoring NBA team was Detroit a season ago (115.5 PPG), while the Houston squad was the sixth-ranked defense (109.8 PPG) in the league.The Rockets put up a total of 370 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 4.5 per game), and the Pistons out-scored opponents by 156 points on the season (1.9 more per game).Over/UnderHouston had an average implied point total of 114.8 last season, which is 1.2 points lower than its implied total in Friday’s game (116).Last season, Houston scored more than 116 points in 38 games.Detroit’s average implied point total last season (116.3 points) is 5.3 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (111 points).How to watch Rockets vs. PistonsGame day: Friday, October 24, 2025Game time: 8 p.m. ETLocation: Houston, TexasArena: Toyota CenterTV channel: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit – BSDLive stream: Watch this game on Fubo