Detroit Pistons vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 10/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Houston Rockets

Date: Friday, October 24, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Rockets (52-30 last season) will compete against the Detroit Pistons (44-38 last year) at Toyota Center on Friday.

The Pistons faced the Bulls and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-111 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Pistons finished with 29 while the Bulls totaled 23 personal fouls. They converted 11 of their 30 attempts from downtown. Chicago ended up shooting 81.3% when shooting free throws by converting 26 of their 32 tries. Additionally, Chicago pulled down 50 rebounds (12 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 10 blocked shots. Chicago distributed 29 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. When talking about defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 44.8% from the field on 39 out of 87 shooting. They also distributed 29 assists for the contest while forcing 18 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned 46 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pistons knocked down 18 of 26 attempts for a rate of 69.2%. Detroit finished having earned a 44.3% FG percentage (43 out of 97) and buried 7 of their 24 shots from 3-point land.

Cade Cunningham is one guy who came through for the matchup. Cunningham finished the game shooting 33.3% from the floor and distributed 10 dimes. He played for 34 mins and snagged 7 boards. He accounted for 23 points on 8 of 24 shooting.

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Detroit comes into this game after finishing with a win-loss record of 44-38 last year. They averaged 115.5 points per game (12th in the league) while connecting on 47.6% from the field. The Pistons connected on 36.2% on shots from downtown (1,051 of 2,901) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a basketball team, Detroit pulled in 44.8 rebounds per game and totaled 2,165 assists last season, which had them ranked 15th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They gave up possession 14.9 times per contest and as a unit committed 20.7 personal fouls per game.

When they were on defense, the Pistons were able to force 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 18.9 personal fouls. They gave up 36.6% on three-point shots and they were 14th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.6). The Pistons defense gave up a field goal percentage of 46.1% (3,326 of 7,210) and they surrendered 42.5 rebounds per game as a group. They were 6th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,035 relinquished over the course of last year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 125-124 against the Thunder. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Houston permitted Oklahoma City to collect 38 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 25.0% from distance by going 13 out of 52 and ended up going 20 of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Rockets permitted the Thunder to make 46 out of 104 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.2% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets finished the game shooting 43 for 97 from the field which had them shooting 44.3%. Concerning 3-pointers, Houston made 11 out of their 39 attempts (28.2%). They were able to convert 27 of those for a rate of 87.1%. The Thunder had 27 personal fouls for this game which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for 31 tries. They also coughed it up 25 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Rockets were able to corral 36 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 52 for the game.

Alperen Sengun ended up being important for the Rockets for the contest. He buried 12 out of 24 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and tallied 11 rebounds. Sengun earned 39 points in his 49 minutes on the court and totaled 7 assists in this matchup.

Houston had a mark of 52-30 last season. In terms of offensive execution, the Rockets shot 45.5% from the floor, which was ranked 21st in basketball. Houston accounted for 9,372 points last season (114.3 per game) and they collected 48.5 boards per game. They assisted teammates 23.3 times per contest (28th in the NBA) and they lost possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. The Rockets were responsible for committing 19.0 fouls every game and they hit 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Houston defense surrendered 35.7% on 3-point attempts (1,010 of 2,833) and their opponents converted on 75.9% of their free throw shots. They allowed 23.5 assists and 42.1 total rebounds per game, which ranked them 2nd and 4th in those categories on the defensive end. The Rockets on the defensive side of the court were 6th in basketball in PPG given up with 109.8. They were able to force 14.3 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (6th in the league).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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