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Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks Final — October 27, 2026

Detroit Pistons logo
Detroit Pistons
97
Top scorer Cade Cunningham64 games
FINAL
New York Knicks logo
New York Knicks
111
Top scorer Jalen Brunson74 games
Tuesday, October 27 · 8:10 PM ET
DETOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)NY
10th115.4
Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions
117.24th
8th117.7
PPG
116.211th
DETDefenseNY
2nd107.4
Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions
110.95th
3rd109.6
Opp PPG
109.94th
DETTeamNY
3rd+8.0
Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating
+6.35th
DETLast 10 gamesNY
+17+17+17+13+13+13+13+13+13+13
Game by game
-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
10-0
Last 10
0-10
+142
Net points
-80
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
DETRest & travelNY
2 days
Days of rest
2 days
481 mi774 km
Travel to the game
Home
DETKey injuriesNY
Jalen Duren COutAusar Thompson GDay-to-day
Players out or limited
None listed
About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 27, 10:10 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Pistons visited the Knicks on Tuesday, October 27 at 8:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Pistons scored 117.7 points per game (8th of 30) and allowed 109.6 (3rd). The Knicks scored 116.2 points per game (11th of 30) and allowed 109.9 (4th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Pistons 115.4 (10th), Knicks 117.2 (4th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Pistons 107.4 (2nd), Knicks 110.9 (5th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Pistons +8.0 (3rd), Knicks +6.3 (5th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Knicks closed as 4.5-point favorites at home against the Pistons. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 220.5, up from 218.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Pistons +145, Knicks -175) prices the Pistons at 39% and the Knicks at 61%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Detroit Pistons 97, New York Knicks 111

New York Knicks won by 14.

  • Against the closing spread (New York Knicks -4.5): New York Knicks covered.
  • Combined score 208 vs the closing total of 220.5: Under.
  • New York Knicks closed at -175 on the moneyline (a 61% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadno move
OpenKnicks -4.5 (-110)
Pistons +4.5 (-110)
CloseKnicks -4.5 (-105)
Pistons +4.5 (-114)
Totalup 2
Open218.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Close220.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenPistons +146 39%
Knicks -173 61%
ClosePistons +145 39%
Knicks -175 61%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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Matchup

Players to watch

Detroit Pistons logo
Pistons
64 games · Cade Cunningham
  • Points per game23.921st
  • Rebounds per game5.587th
  • Assists per game9.92nd
  • Minutes per game33.9
70 games · Jalen Duren
  • Points per game19.547th
  • Rebounds per game10.58th
  • Assists per game2.0200th
  • Minutes per game28.2
New York Knicks logo
Knicks
74 games · Jalen Brunson
  • Points per game26.014th
  • Rebounds per game3.3220th
  • Assists per game6.814th
  • Minutes per game35.0
75 games · Karl-Anthony Towns
  • Points per game20.145th
  • Rebounds per game11.92nd
  • Assists per game3.0116th
  • Minutes per game31.0

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2022: the Pistons won 6 and the Knicks 8.

DateScoreLineTotal
Feb 19, 2026Pistons 126, Knicks 111
Pistons won

Feb 6, 2026Knicks 80, Pistons 118
Pistons won

Jan 5, 2026Knicks 90, Pistons 121
Pistons won

Apr 10, 2025Knicks 106, Pistons 115
Pistons won

Jan 13, 2025Pistons 124, Knicks 119
Pistons won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Detroit Pistons

New York Knicks

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