New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons odds, tips and betting trends | 2/19/2026

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Feb. 16, 2026, 3:29 a.m. ET

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Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons (40-13) take on the New York Knicks (35-20) on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. The game will tip off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video and MSG.

The Knicks enter their game as a 2.5-point favorite against the Pistons. The game features a point total of 222.5.

Knicks vs. Pistons betting odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:29 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Spread: New York -2.5Total: 222.5Moneyline: New York -146, Detroit +123Watch this game on Prime Video!Pistons at Knicks odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Pistons (+ 2.5)Pick OU: Over (222.5)Prediction: Knicks 115 – Pistons 114MoneylineThe Knicks have gone 31-14 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 68.9% of those games).New York has a record of 29-9 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -146 or shorter (winning 76.3%).The Knicks have an implied moneyline win probability of 59.3% in this matchup.The Pistons have won nine of the 10 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.Detroit has been at least a +123 moneyline underdog three times this season but won all of those games.The Pistons have a 44.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadThe Knicks average 8.7 more points per game (118.0) than the Pistons allow (109.3).When New York puts up more than 109.3 points, it is 27-14 against the spread and 32-9 overall.When it scores more than 111.9 points, Detroit is 26-11 against the spread and 32-5 overall.New York’s record is 25-11 against the spread and 27-9 overall when it allows fewer than 117.2 points.The Knicks are the NBA’s eighth-ranked scoring team (118.0 PPG), while the Pistons rank third in points per game allowed (109.3) in the league.The 10th-ranked scoring NBA team (117.2 PPG) is Detroit, while the New York squad ranks sixth in the league defensively (111.9 PPG).The Knicks have totaled 339 more points than their opponents this season (6.1 per game on average), and the Pistons have scored 422 more points than their opponents (7.9 per game).Over/UnderNew York’s average implied point total this year is 5.6 more points than its implied total in Thursday’s game (118.6 implied points on average compared to 113 implied points in this game).This season, New York has scored more than 113 points in a game 37 times.Detroit’s average implied point total on the year (117.7 points) is 7.7 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (110 points).How to watch Knicks vs. PistonsGame day: Thursday, February 19, 2026Game time: 7:30 p.m. ETLocation: New York City, New YorkArena: Madison Square GardenTV channel: Amazon Prime Video, MSGLive stream: Watch this game on Prime VideoWatch this game on Prime Video!

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