New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons odds, tips and betting trends | 2/6/2026
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Feb. 6, 2026, 3:29 a.m. ET
The Eastern Conference’s top squads, the Detroit Pistons (37-13) and the New York Knicks (33-18), will battle at Little Caesars Arena on Friday, February 6, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video and MSG.
The Knicks are only a 1.5-point favorite when they and the Pistons face off in a game projected to be a tight matchup. The game features a point total of 224.5.
Knicks vs. Pistons betting odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:30 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Spread: New York -1.5Total: 224.5Moneyline: New York -119, Detroit -102Watch this game on Prime Video!Knicks at Pistons odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Pistons (+ 1.5)Pick OU: Over (224.5)Prediction: Pistons 117 – Knicks 112MoneylineThe Knicks have been the moneyline favorite 43 total times this season. They’ve gone 30-13 in those games.In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -119 or shorter, New York has a record of 30-11 (73.2% win percentage).The Knicks have a 54.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.The Pistons have entered the game as underdogs nine times this season and won eight of those games.Detroit has a record of 7-1 when it is set as the underdog by -102 or more by sportsbooks this season.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pistons have a 50.5% chance to win.Against the spreadThe Knicks record 7.9 more points per game (118.2) than the Pistons give up (110.3).When New York puts up more than 110.3 points, it is 25-13 against the spread and 30-8 overall.When it scores more than 112.1 points, Detroit is 21-10 against the spread and 27-4 overall.New York is 23-11 against the spread and 25-9 overall when it allows fewer than 117.5 points.The Knicks are the NBA’s seventh-ranked scoring team (118.2 PPG), while the Pistons rank fourth in points per game allowed (110.3) in the league.The eighth-ranked scoring NBA team (117.5 PPG) is Detroit, while the New York squad ranks seventh in the league defensively (112.1 PPG).The Knicks have out-scored their opponents by a total of 309 points this season (6.1 points per game on average), and the Pistons have put up 360 more points than their opponents on the year (7.2 per game).Over/UnderThe average implied total for New York this season is 119 points, six more points than its implied total of 113 points in Friday’s game.This season, New York has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (113) 35 times.Detroit’s average implied point total on the year (118 points) is six points higher than its implied total in this matchup (112 points).How to watch Knicks vs. PistonsGame day: Friday, February 6, 2026Game time: 7:30 p.m. ETLocation: Detroit, MichiganArena: Little Caesars ArenaTV channel: Amazon Prime Video, MSGLive stream: Watch this game on Prime VideoWatch this game on Prime Video!
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