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The Detroit Pistons‘ G-League affiliate is coming to FanDuel Sports Network Detroit.

As announced on Monday, Dec. 29, the remainder of the Motor City Cruise’s 2025-26 home schedule will be aired on the FanDuel Sports Network Detroit, starting with a game on Tuesday, Dec. 30, against the Grand Rapids Gold. That marks a total of 15 games from late December to late March that fans can watch.

Of those 15 games, four conflict with Detroit Pistons or Detroit Red Wings games; those will stream live on the FSND app and be shown on a delay.

The Cruise (1-2, 12th in Eastern Conference) are currently three games into their 33-game regular season after finishing the 14-game, season-opening Showcase Cup on Dec. 12, going 6-8 and finishing sixth in the Central Division. The Cruise’s regular season began on Saturday, Dec. 20 and will end on March 28.

The team, which became a Pistons’ affiliate after moving to Detroit in 2021, plays at the Wayne State Fieldhouse in Detroit. The team features three players on two-way contracts: guard Daniss Jenkins, guard Wendell Moore Jr. and forward Tolu Smith, all of whom have seen playing time this year with the Pistons (Jenkins far more than the other two).

Here is the schedule.

Motor City Cruise 2026 schedule

All games will be streamed on the FanDuel Sports Network app; 11 will air live on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit, with four shown on delay.

Dec. 30: vs Grand Rapids Gold, 7 p.m. ET.Jan. 3: vs Westchester Knicks, 7 p.m. ET.Jan. 4: vs Westchester Knicks, 6 p.m. ET.Jan. 11: vs Salt Lake City Stars, 6 p.m. ET.Jan 22: vs Grand Rapids Gold, 7 p.m. ET.*Feb. 1: vs Memphis Hustle, 5 p.m. ET.*Feb. 3: vs Memphis Hustle, 7 p.m. ET.Feb. 20: vs College Park SkyHawks, 7 p.m. ET.Feb. 22: vs College Park SkyHawks, 3 p.m. ET.Feb. 24: vs Delaware Blue Coats, 11 a.m. ET.*March 10: vs Noblesville Boom, 7 p.m. ET.March 11: vs Noblesville Boom, 7 p.m. ET.March 25: vs Greensboro Swarm, 11 a.m. ET.March 27: vs Osceola Magic, 7 p.m. ET.*March 28: vs Osceola Magic, 7 p.m. ET.

*Will stream live and air on delay on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit.

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You can reach Christian at cromo@freepress.com.