Pistons vs. Knicks vs. Spurs predictions: Odds, recent stats, trends and best bets for October 27

It has been a bumpy start for the NBA Champs this season. Through three games, the New York Knicks are without a win. Tonight, they take on the Detroit Pistons who have won each of their first three games and lead the Central Division.

The Pistons have started impressively on both ends, averaging 118.3 points while allowing 105.7 through three games, whereas the Knicks are scoring just 101.7 per game. Cade Cunningham leads Detroit at 21.3 points and 8.0 assists per game, while Jalen Brunson leads New York at 22.7 points per game and Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 12.0 rebounds.

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Detroit’s latest win came Sunday, when the Pistons went into Philadelphia and defeated the previously undefeated 76ers 106-93, following victories over Miami (128-111) and Boston (121-113). That gives the Pistons three straight wins to open the year, including two on the road, and continues the momentum from a 60-win 2025-26 season. New York, meanwhile, dropped to 0-3 with a 111-102 home loss to Orlando on Sunday after previously losing 107-103 at Boston and 106-100 to Philadelphia. The most striking early storyline is the contrast between Detroit’s efficiency and New York’s sluggish offense: the Pistons enter with a 114.8 offensive rating and +12.3 net rating, compared with a 99.2 offensive rating and -6.2 net rating for the Knicks.

Take note of the injury report, though. Detroit center Jalen Duren is out with a right hamstring strain, taking one of the Pistons’ primary interior players out of the matchup against Towns. Ausar Thompson is also banged up. He is listed as day-to-day with a right ankle sprain and Isaiah Joe is day-to-day with a hip bruise, while the Knicks will be without Jose Alvarado because of a left ankle sprain. With Duren unavailable, Detroit will have to find another way to handle Towns, who has opened the season averaging 21.0 points and 12.0 rebounds, while New York’s biggest challenge is getting more offensive creation around Brunson after failing to reach 108 points in any of its first three games.

Lets take a closer look at the matchup and take into consideration lineups, injuries, and other factors…

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