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Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons Final — November 8, 2026

Los Angeles Lakers

8-2

121

Top scorer Luka Doncic64 games

FINAL

Detroit Pistons

6-2

116

Top scorer Cade Cunningham64 games

Sunday, November 8 · 6:10 PM ET

LALOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)DET

10th117.1

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

117.29th

11th116.2

PPG

117.78th

LALDefenseDET

19th115.3

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

109.12nd

11th114.3

Opp PPG

109.63rd

LALTeamDET

14th+1.8

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

+8.13rd

LALRecent formDET

L@ Warriors 95-112Wvs Raptors 131-125Wvs Heat 138-117W@ Kings 116-103Wvs Trail Blazers 124-118

Resultsoldest to newest

L@ Knicks 97-111Wvs Hornets 97-89W@ Nets 110-94W@ Hornets 124-91Lvs 76ers 106-112

8-2

Record

6-2

7-3

ATS

6-2

6-4

Over–under

3-5

LALHome and roadseason to dateDET

5-1

Home record

2-1

3-1

Road record

4-1

4-2

Home ATS

2-1

3-1

Road ATS

4-1

5-1

Home O/U

1-2

1-3

Road O/U

2-3

LALLast 10 gamesDET

Game by game

10-0

Last 10

6-4

+126

Net points

+174

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

LALRest & travelDET

1 day

Days of rest

3 days

1,980 mi3,187 km · straight-line from home arena (estimate)

Travel to the game

Home

+3 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

LALKey injuriesDET

Luka Doncic GDay-to-day

Players out or limited

Jalen Duren COut

About these numbers

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

Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.

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

Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.

Key players only. Injury report as of November 8, 10:10 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Lakers (8-2) visited the Pistons (6-2) on Sunday, November 8 at 6:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Lakers scored 116.2 points per game (11th of 30) and allowed 114.3 (11th). The Pistons scored 117.7 points per game (8th of 30) and allowed 109.6 (3rd).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Lakers 117.1 (10th), Pistons 117.2 (9th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Lakers 115.3 (19th), Pistons 109.1 (2nd). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Lakers +1.8 (14th), Pistons +8.1 (3rd). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Lakers are 8-2 and 7-3 against the spread; their last game was a 124-118 win over the Trail Blazers. The Pistons are 6-2 and 6-2 against the spread; their last game was a 112-106 loss to the 76ers.

The Pistons closed as 7.5-point favorites at home against the Lakers. The spread opened at Pistons -1.5. The total closed at 216.5, down from 223.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Lakers +220, Pistons -272) prices the Lakers at 30% and the Pistons at 70%.

Written from the numbers available before tip-off.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Los Angeles Lakers 121, Detroit Pistons 116

Los Angeles Lakers won by 5.

Against the closing spread (Detroit Pistons -7.5): Los Angeles Lakers covered.
Combined score 237 vs the closing total of 216.5: Over.
Los Angeles Lakers closed at +220 on the moneyline (a 30% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 6

OpenPistons -1.5 (-112)
Lakers +1.5 (-108)

ClosePistons -7.5 (-110)
Lakers +7.5 (-110)

Totaldown 7

Open223.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Close216.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenLakers +106 47%
Pistons -126 53%

CloseLakers +220 30%
Pistons -272 70%

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

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Players to watch

Lakers

64 games · Luka Doncic

Points per game33.51st
Rebounds per game7.730th
Assists per game8.34th
Minutes per game35.8

51 games · Austin Reaves

Points per game23.324th
Rebounds per game4.7133rd
Assists per game5.532nd
Minutes per game34.5

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 game2.0201st
Minutes per game28.2

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 394 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 8 times since 2022: the Lakers won 4 and the Pistons 4.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Mar 23, 2026	Lakers 110, Pistons 113 Pistons won
Dec 30, 2025	Pistons 128, Lakers 106 Pistons won
Dec 23, 2024	Pistons 117, Lakers 114 Pistons won
Nov 4, 2024	Lakers 103, Pistons 115 Pistons won
Feb 13, 2024	Pistons 111, Lakers 125 Lakers won

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

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