Rockets vs. Pistons Prediction, Odds, Picks - Oct. 24

The Houston Rockets (0-1) face the Detroit Pistons (0-1) on October 24, 2025. The matchup airs on SCHN and FDSDET. Friday's matchup between the Rockets and the Pistons sees the Rockets as a solid, 6.5-point favorite. A 227.5-point over/under is set for the game.

Check out everything you need to know about the Rockets-Pistons game, from the point spread, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert picks, as well as TV channel and streaming information.

Rockets vs. Pistons Game Information, TV Channel & Odds

• When: Friday, October 24, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
• TV: SCHN and FDSDET
• Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Rockets vs. Pistons Prediction

ATS Pick: Rockets (- 6.5)
O/U Pick: Over (227.5)
Score Prediction: Rockets 126 - Pistons 112

Rockets vs. Pistons Betting Insights

• Rockets games last season went over this contest's total of 227.5 points 39 times.
• The Pistons played 42 games last season that ended with a combined score over 227.5 points.
• The two teams combined to score 229.8 points per game last season, 2.3 more points than the total for this matchup.
• Combined, these teams allowed 223.4 points per contest last year, 4.1 fewer points than the over/under for this game.
• The Rockets had an average total of 223.3 in their outings last season, 4.2 fewer points than this game's over/under.
• The average over/under for Pistons outings last year was 226.2, 1.3 more points than this game's point total.

Rockets Recent Trends

• Houston put together a 43-38-1 ATS record last year.
• Houston was favored by 6.5 points or more 26 times last season, and covered the spread in 11 of those contests.
• Houston and its opponent combined to hit the over 45 out of 82 times last season.
• Last year, the 114.3 points per game the Rockets averaged were only 0.7 more points than the Pistons allowed (113.6).
• Houston went 30-12-1 against the spread and 35-8 overall last season when scoring more than 113.6 points.
• The Rockets made 45.5% of their shots from the field last season, which was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Pistons allowed to their opponents (46.1%).
• When playing at home last season, the Rockets had a worse record against the spread (21-19-1) compared to their ATS record in away games (22-19-0).
• Houston eclipsed the total less often when playing at home last season, hitting the over in 20 of 41 home matchups (48.8%). In road games, it hit the over in 25 of 41 games (61%).
• The Rockets won a lower percentage of their games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 25-9 (.735). In road games as a moneyline favorite, they owned a record of 16-4 (.800).

Rockets Recent Stats

Rockets Leaders

• Alperen Sengun's numbers last season were 19.1 points, 10.3 boards and 4.9 assists per game. He also sank 49.6% of his shots from the floor.
• Kevin Durant's numbers last season were 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. He made 52.7% of his shots from the floor and 43.0% from 3-point range, with an average of 2.6 triples.
• Amen Thompson put up 14.1 points, 8.2 boards and 3.8 assists per game, plus 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks.
• Fred VanVleet's numbers last season were 14.1 points, 3.7 boards and 5.6 assists per contest. He drained 37.8% of his shots from the floor and 34.5% from 3-point range, with an average of 2.7 treys.
• Tari Eason posted 12.0 points, 6.4 boards and 1.5 assists. He made 48.7% of his shots from the floor and 34.2% from beyond the arc, with 1.1 treys per game.

Rockets Player Props

Pistons Recent Trends

• The Pistons won 42 games against the spread last year, while failing to cover or pushing 40 times.
• As a 6.5-point underdog or greater, Detroit went 8-8-1 against the spread last season.
• In Pistons games last season, the combined scoring went over the point total 42 times.
• The Pistons' 115.5 points per game last year were 5.7 more points than the 109.8 the Rockets allowed to opponents.
• Detroit went 34-21-2 against the spread and 36-21 overall when it scored more than 109.8 points last season.
• The Pistons shot at a 47.6% rate from the field last season, 1.7 percentage points above the 45.9% shooting opponents of the Rockets averaged.
• The Pistons were better against the spread on the road (23-16-2) than at home (19-20-2) last year.
• In 2024-25, a lower percentage of Detroit's games finished above the over/under at home (48.8%, 20 of 41) compared to on the road (53.7%, 22 of 41).
• The Pistons' winning percentage at home when moneyline favorites was .609 (14-9) last year, and away it was .706 (12-5).

Pistons Recent Stats

Pistons Leaders

• Cade Cunningham scored 26.1 points and distributed 9.1 assists per game last season.
• Jalen Duren averaged 10.3 boards per game in addition to his 11.8 PPG average.
• Duncan Robinson made 2.6 threes per game a season ago.
• Ausar Thompson averaged 1.7 steals per game, while Isaiah Stewart notched 1.4 blocks per contest.

Pistons Player Props

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