Pistons vs 76ers

Cade Cunningham’s season averages of 22.17 points and 7.17 assists across six games make him Detroit’s scoring and creation hub; over his last two player games he has averaged 25 points and 5.5 assists. Ausar Thompson’s seven assists over his last two games can share the creation load, while Duncan Robinson adds a scoring option with 16.83 points per game this season. Philadelphia counters with Maxey’s 29.57 points per game this season and 30.33 over his last three. VJ Edgecombe’s 41.67% three-point shooting over those three games can stretch the defense, but Detroit’s rebounding edge may limit the supply and impact of those scoring routes.

Detroit’s last four recorded games brought 106.8 points scored, 95.6 allowed and 43.25 rebounds per game. Its season baselines are 109.83 scored, 101.83 allowed and 45.83 rebounds: the recent window has less scoring and rebounding, but stronger prevention. With 43.24% field-goal shooting and 33.1% from three over those four games, the Pistons cannot rely on perimeter accuracy alone. Their 11.5 offensive rebounds and 43.5 paint points per game in that span offer another route to scoring. Philadelphia’s 46.85% field-goal shooting over its last five is a counter; Detroit needs its defense and rebounding pressure to hold.

Philadelphia is 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 and allowing 103.8 points per game; in its last three away games it is 3-0, scoring 109.67 and allowing 104.33. The winning and scoring pattern has carried onto the road, though the defensive return is less convincing than Detroit’s recent 95.6 allowed. The 76ers’ 46.85% field-goal shooting and 47.2 paint points over their last five offer ways to attack. Their 40.8 rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds per game in that window trail Detroit’s recent 43.25 and 11.5. Maxey’s creation and scoring can keep them in it, but conceding second chances could prove costly.

Detroit went 4-1 in the five meetings from November 15, 2025, to October 26, 2026, scoring 112 and allowing 100.2 points per game. No quarter-by-quarter head-to-head figures are supplied, so there is no basis to claim a recurring period-by-period pattern. Today’s matchup instead pits Detroit’s recent defense against Philadelphia’s three-game away winning streak. The head-to-head record supports the home pick, but does not settle how the current offenses or recent schedules will shape this game.