Detroit Pistons vs. Denver Nuggets odds, tips and betting trends | 1/27/2026

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Jan. 26, 2026, 7:30 p.m. ET

Jan 23, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0) drives to the basket for two points against the Houston Rockets during the second half at Little Caesars Arena.

Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets (31-15) take on the Detroit Pistons (33-11) on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at Ball Arena. The game will begin at 9 p.m. ET on FDSDET and ALT.

The Pistons take the court as 5.5-point favorites against the Nuggets. The matchup features a point total of 217.5.

Pistons vs. Nuggets betting odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Spread: Detroit -5.5Total: 217.5Moneyline: Detroit -237, Denver +195Watch this game on Fubo!Pistons at Nuggets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Nuggets (+ 5.5)Pick OU: Over (217.5)Prediction: Pistons 117 – Nuggets 116MoneylineThe Pistons have been the moneyline favorite 36 total times this season. They’ve gone 26-10 in those games.Detroit has a record of 19-1 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -237 or shorter (winning 95%).The Pistons have an implied moneyline win probability of 70.3% in this contest.The Nuggets have entered the game as underdogs 14 times this season and won eight, or 57.1%, of those games.This season, Denver has won four of its five games when it is the underdog by at least +195 on the moneyline.Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nuggets have a 33.9% chance to win.Against the spreadThe Pistons score only 1.2 more points per game (117.4) than the Nuggets allow (116.2).When Detroit puts up more than 116.2 points, it is 14-6 against the spread and 19-1 overall.Denver is 22-14 against the spread and 27-9 overall when it scores more than 110.1 points.Detroit’s record is 23-17 against the spread and 30-10 overall when it gives up fewer than 120.7 points.The Pistons are the league’s 10th-ranked scoring team (117.4 PPG), while the Nuggets allow the rank 17th in points per game (116.2) in NBA play.The second-ranked scoring NBA team (120.7 PPG) is Denver, while the Detroit squad ranks second in the league defensively (110.1 PPG).The Pistons have out-scored their opponents by a total of 322 points this season (7.3 points per game on average), and the Nuggets have put up 206 more points than their opponents on the year (4.5 per game).Over/UnderDetroit’s average implied point total this year is 6.5 more points than its implied total in Tuesday’s game (118.5 implied points on average compared to 112 implied points in this game).This season, Detroit has put up more than 112 points 31 times.The average implied point total on the season for Denver (120.7) is 14.7 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (106).How to watch Pistons vs. NuggetsGame day: Tuesday, January 27, 2026Game time: 9 p.m. ETLocation: Denver, ColoradoArena: Ball ArenaTV channel: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit – BSDLive stream: Watch this game on FuboWatch this game on Fubo!

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