{"id":543323,"date":"2026-01-17T19:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T19:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/543323\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T19:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T19:31:19","slug":"indiana-pacers-vs-detroit-pistons-01-17-2026-game-preview-when-and-where-to-watch-expected-lineup-injury-report-prediction-and-more-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/543323\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons (01-17-2026) game preview: When and where to watch, expected lineup, injury report, prediction, and more | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IndianaIndiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons preview (Image via Prime Video ) Tonight’s NBA game pits the Detroit Pistons (29-10) against the Indiana Pacers (9-32). The over\/under is set at 226.5 total points, and the Pistons are 12.5 points ahead of the Pacers on the spread. On the moneyline, the Pacers are +500 to pull off the upset, while the Pistons are -700 favorites to win outright. With a 29-10 record, the Pistons lead the Eastern Conference. They have been particularly good at Little Caesars Arena, where they will play their fifth consecutive game. In terms of injuries, the Pistons are doing well. The Indiana Pacers will probably have more possessions in this game since they are playing the Pistons, who have the eighth-fastest home pace of play in the NBA over the last 20 games.<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons – When and where to watch the game<\/p>\n

The Detroit Pistons (29-10) and Indiana Pacers (10-32) will square off at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. FanDuel Sports Network Detroit will broadcast the entire match. Additionally, Fubo and Prime Video will telecast the whole match for the online streamer. <\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons – Expected Starting Lineups<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers<\/p>\n

PG Andrew NembhardSG Ben SheppardSF Aaron NesmithPF Pascal SiakamC Jay Huff<\/p>\n

Detroit Pistons<\/p>\n

PG Cade CunninghamSG Duncan RobinsonSF Ausar ThompsonPF Tobias HarrisC Jalen Duren <\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons – Injury Report<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers<\/p>\n

Bennedict Mathurin- Out (Right thumb sprain)Isaiah Jackson- Out (Concussion)Obi Toppin- Out (Undergo surgery)Tyrese Haliburton- Out (Recovering from surgery)<\/p>\n

Detroit Pistons<\/p>\n

Ausar Thompson- Day-to-day (Heel)Cade Cunningham- Day-to-day (Right wrist contusion)Paul Reed- Day-to-day (Personal reasons)Wendell Moore Jr.- Out (A two-way contract)<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons – Game Prediction<\/p>\n

The Pacers are still looking for consistency going into this game. Despite their recent victory over the New Orleans Pelicans (127-119), they are now in last place in the Eastern Conference with a 10-31 record and only 2-16 on the road. The Pacers defeated the Pelicans 127-119 on Friday, cashing the Over (241.5) as a 4.5-point home favorite. The Pacers have covered in four of their previous five victories. Against the season spread, they are 22-20. Despite being a 7.5-point home favorite, the Pistons defeated the Phoenix Suns 108-105 on Thursday. Detroit has also won four of its previous five games, but their ATS record is only 3-2. The season’s ATS is 21-18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons preview (Image via Prime Video ) Tonight’s NBA game pits the Detroit Pistons…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":543324,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3774],"tags":[7,74633,74631,113,126,3866,908,6,13392,58225,114,74632,16470,58991],"class_list":["post-543323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-indiana-pacers","tag-basketball","tag-cade-cunningham-news","tag-detroit-pistons-vs-indiana-pacers","tag-indiana","tag-indiana-pacers","tag-indianapacers","tag-little-caesars-arena","tag-nba","tag-nba-betting-odds","tag-nba-game-predictions","tag-pacers","tag-pacers-season-record","tag-pascal-siakam-performance","tag-pistons-injury-report"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115912107406991687","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/543324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}