Match Info

NBA

Date: 21 January 2026, Wednesday

Location: Smoothie King Center (New Orleans, LA)

Where to Watch on TV:


World	NBA Global League Pass


	New Orleans Pelicans		Detroit Pistons

	1	2
	3.05	1.4	Watch
	3.2	1.35
	3.39	1.36	Watch
	3.15	1.33	Watch
	3.26	1.4
	3	1.4
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.18 ↓ (3.76)	1.37 ↑ (1.27)

The most likely Over/Under: 232.00

The most likely Handicap: 2 (-7)

The best margin for this event is 2.1%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

New Orleans Pelicans
30.2%

Detroit Pistons
69.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

25.2%

74.8%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

New Orleans Pelicans has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+5%)

Detroit Pistons has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-5%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
46.7%	0%	53.3%

New Orleans Pelicans - Detroit Pistons Predictions

Users Predictions: 15 users predict this event. New Orleans will win (votes: 7 - 46.7%). Detroit will win (votes: 8 - 53.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Detroit: 28.1% – 78.5%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 10 Selected Experts predict this event. New Orleans (votes: 5 - 50%). Detroit (votes: 5 - 50%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 228, OT - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -9.5, OT - Detroit (2.20) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

AH -5.5, 1st Half - Detroit (1.99) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 14 Selected Experts predict this event. New Orleans (votes: 5 - 35.7%). Detroit (votes: 9 - 64.3%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 113:120

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
41. Bey S.	9. Thompson A.
1. Williamson Z.	12. Harris T.
22. Queen D.	0. Duren J.
25. Murphy T.	55. Robinson D.
0. Fears J.	24. Jenkins D.
Substitutes
24. Hawkins J.	31. Green J.
9. Jordan D.	5. Holland R.
55. Looney K.	23. Ivey J.
17. Matkovic K.	7. Reed P.
11. McGowens B.	25. Sasser M.
21. Missi Y.	28. Stewart I.
14. Peavy M.
3. Poole J.
Coaches
. Borrego J.	. Bickerstaff J.

Preview

Let's watch a game between a leader and an outsider (ranked 15 and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ NBA (Play Offs: 1/8~finals)).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, New Orleans won 3.

Recent form of New Orleans has been disappointing (last 5 games: 1 wins).

Detroit is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).

Recently, Detroit has had a series of home games.

In this match, Detroit is a strong favorite.

There will not play in New Orleans: Alvarado J. (Injury) Jones H. (Ankle Injury) Murray D. (Achilles Tendon Injury)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, New Orleans won 13 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 2201:2166. (average 110.1:108.3).

Including home matches between the teams, New Orleans won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 1072:1051. (average 107.2:105.1).

Outrights of NBA for now

Detroit Pistons: 3.14% New Orleans Pelicans: 0.25%

Last Results with these Odds

New Orleans Pelicans - the odds 3.76 are the expected chance of winning is 25.25%, but this team recently wins 14% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- New Orleans Pelicans
NBA
18.01.26	Houston Rockets - New Orleans Pelicans	119:110 ✺
16.01.26	Indiana Pacers - New Orleans Pelicans	127:119 ✺
14.01.26	New Orleans Pelicans - Brooklyn Nets	116:113 ✺
13.01.26	New Orleans Pelicans - Denver Nuggets	116:122 ✺
11.01.26	Orlando Magic - New Orleans Pelicans	128:118 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3 LLWLL
- Detroit Pistons
NBA
19.01.26	Detroit Pistons - Boston Celtics	104:103 ✺
17.01.26	Detroit Pistons - Indiana Pacers	121:78 ✺
15.01.26	Detroit Pistons - Phoenix Suns	108:105 ✺
10.01.26	Detroit Pistons - Los Angeles Clippers	92:98 ✺
07.01.26	Detroit Pistons - Chicago Bulls	108:93 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6 WWWLW

Latest Head to Head

NBA
23.03.25	Detroit Pistons - New Orleans Pelicans	136:130
17.03.25	New Orleans Pelicans - Detroit Pistons	81:127
24.03.24	Detroit Pistons - New Orleans Pelicans	101:114
02.11.23	New Orleans Pelicans - Detroit Pistons	125:116
13.01.23	Detroit Pistons - New Orleans Pelicans	110:116
07.12.22	New Orleans Pelicans - Detroit Pistons	104:98
07.10.22	New Orleans Pelicans - Detroit Pistons	107:101

New Orleans Pelicans - Detroit Pistons: Predictions, Live Scores & TV Guide