NBA · 2026-27
Detroit Pistons
7-3 · #7 of 30 by Elo
Elo rating
1612
#7 of 30 · 1500 is average
Market rating
1631
#4 of 30 by recent lines
This season
+45
Elo change since opening night
Forecasts on their games
60%
6–4 this season
Offense
−0.2 pts
#18 of 30 · scored a game above average
Defense
+4.7 pts
#4 of 30 · allowed a game below average
By the numbers
This season, regular season, each with its league rank. Scoring and margin are a game; opponent Elo is how strong the teams they've played are.
- Points scored
- 112.7
- 17th of 30
- Points allowed
- 104.6
- 4th fewest of 30
- Margin
- +8.1
- 7th of 30
- Offense rating
- 112.3
- 15th of 30
- Defense rating
- 104.2
- 3rd of 30
- Pace
- 100.2
- 24th of 30
- At home
- 3–2
- 12th of 30
- On the road
- 4–1
- 6th of 30
- Opponent Elo
- 1505
- 17th toughest of 30
Season outlook
From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the 2026-27 season and the playoffs, with standings ties broken by coin flip. Every team and how it works
Projected record
55-27
Now 7-3 · middle 80%: 50–61 wins
Make the playoffs
>99%
Play-in: 1%
About 44 wins usually gets them in
Reach the NBA Finals
21%
Win it all
8%
In 804 of 10,000 simulations
Playoff chances this season
Their chance to make the playoffs from each day's simulation of the rest of the season, since Nov 3. Now 100%.
Upcoming
Forecasts for their next games. Their next 5 opponents average 1480 Elo, the 11th-easiest stretch of the league's 30.
Pistons
7-3
Wizards
4-7
Pistons
7-3
Heat
5-6
Pistons
7-3
Spurs
9-2
Pistons
7-3
Pelicans
4-7
Raptors
5-5
Pistons
7-3
Pistons
7-3
Hawks
7-5
Players
Who's been playing, busiest first. Each has projections, prop lines and recent games against the line.
Rating history
Elo over the last two seasons. The dashed line is league average.
Against the line
This season, against each game's closing spread and total.
- Against the spread
- 6–3
- Last 10
- 6–3
- As the favorite
- 5–2
- As the underdog
- 1–1
- Overs–unders
- 6–3
- Overs–unders, last 10
- 6–3
Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.
Recent results
Last ten games and whether the forecast hit.
Last 10, oldest first: W W W L W W W L L W
- W
vs WSH 122–111Picked DET 79%Nov 9Hit - L
vs LAL 116–121Picked DET 71%Nov 8Miss - L
vs PHI 106–112Picked DET 53%Nov 4Miss - W
@ CHA 124–91Picked DET 66%Nov 2Hit - W
@ BKN 110–94Picked DET 73%Oct 30Hit - Wvs CHA 97–89Picked DET 71%Oct 28Hit
- L
@ NY 97–111Picked NY 58%Oct 27Hit - W@ PHI 106–93Picked PHI 57%Oct 25Miss
- W
@ MIA 128–111Picked DET 53%Oct 23Hit - W
vs BOS 121–113Picked BOS 52%Oct 20Miss
Injury report
Current ESPN report, with what the model subtracts for their next game.
Jalen Duren C
−32 EloOut24 min a game when healthy · 26.6 Game Score per 48
Duren (hamstring) has begun on-court activity and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, Hunter Patterson of The Athletic reports.
Isaiah Joe G
−5 EloOut11 min a game when healthy · 21.6 Game Score per 48
Joe (hip) is out for Monday against the Wizards.