Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 12/30/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Detroit Pistons (24-7) are headed to crypto.com Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Lakers (19-10).

The Pistons faced off with the Jazz and took a loss by a score of 131-129 in their last game. Detroit ended the contest with a 52.2% field goal percentage (48 out of 92) and knocked down 18 of their 37 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Pistons knocked down 15 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 65.2%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 41 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 38 assists in this matchup while creating 18 turnovers and having 11 steals. Regarding defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 48.9% from the field on 44 out of 90 shooting. Utah recorded 35 assists and had 12 steals for the contest. On top of that, Utah grabbed 42 rebounds (13 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 10 blocks. Utah walked away from this one shooting 96.2% from the free throw line by burying 25 of their 26 attempts. They knocked down 18 of 38 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In reference to personal fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 23 and the Jazz totaled 20 personal fouls.

Cade Cunningham is one player who was a major contributor in this game. Cunningham finished 52.6% from the floor and also totaled 17 dimes. He played for 37 minutes and also grabbed 5 boards. He accounted for 29 points on 10 of 19 shooting.

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Detroit heads into this one with a record of 24-7 for the campaign. They are averaging 119.5 pts per contest (9th in basketball) while hitting 48.0% from the field. The Pistons are connecting on 35.0% on 3-pointers (345 of 985) and 74.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Detroit is snagging 46.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 835 dimes on the season, which ranks 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 23.2 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pistons are forcing 17.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 23.1 fouls. They are giving up 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 6th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.9). The Pistons defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.4% (1,186 of 2,670) and they surrender 41.5 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 2nd in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 730 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Lakers took a loss by a final score of 119-96 when they played the Rockets. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles permitted Houston to collect 48 in all (17 on the offensive glass). They went 33.3% from distance via 8 out of 24 and ended up shooting 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). The Lakers allowed the Rockets to convert 48 of their 90 tries from the field which left them shooting 53.3% in this game. When the game finished, the Lakers went 39 out of 77 from the floor which had them at 50.6%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Los Angeles buried 11 of 30 tries (36.7%). They were able to bury 7 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 63.6%. The Rockets committed 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Lakers to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 10 steals in this contest. The Lakers snagged 18 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 25 in this contest.

Luka Doncic was important for the Lakers for the matchup. Doncic racked up 25 points in his 34 mins of playing time and earned 7 dimes in the matchup. He buried 9 out of 17 for the contest giving him a rate of 52.9%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 19-10 on the year. The Lakers have committed 19.9 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 78.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 24.7 times per game (25th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 15.3 times per contest. Los Angeles has accounted for 3,391 points for the campaign (116.9 per game) and they average 41.2 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Lakers are shooting 50.0% from the floor, which is ranked 2nd in the NBA.

The Los Angeles defense surrenders 38.4% from downtown (415 of 1,080) and their opponents are converting on 80.2% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 27.6 assists and 40.4 boards per game, which has them ranked 23rd and 2nd in the league. The Lakers on defense are ranked 18th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 117.4. They are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.6% from the field (26th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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