Chicago Bulls vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 1/7/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Chicago Bulls (17-19) are headed to Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Detroit Pistons (27-9).

The Bulls played the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 115-101 in their last game. Chicago ended the contest having earned a 44.2% field goal percentage (38 out of 86) and made 16 of 46 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Bulls converted 9 of their 10 shots for a rate of 90.0%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 45 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 25 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Pertaining to defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 40.4% from the floor on 42 out of 104 shooting. Boston dished out 22 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Furthermore, Boston collected 54 boards (20 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Boston ended up going 84.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 13 attempts. They also converted 20 out of their 52 attempts from three-point range. Regarding fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 13 while the Celtics totaled 11 fouls.

Matas Buzelis is a guy who played a role in the game. Buzelis shot 75.0% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He played for 31 mins played and totaled 3 boards. He was able to score 26 points on 9 out of 12 shooting.

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Chicago steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 17-19 this season. They are averaging 117.8 points per game (12th in the league) while connecting on 47.3% from the field. The Bulls are shooting 35.9% from downtown (505 of 1,406) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 45.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,059 assists on the year, which ranks 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Bulls have forced 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 fouls. They are 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists with 990 surrendered so far this year. The Bulls defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.3% (1,600 of 3,380) and they relinquish 45.6 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 36.7% on three-point shots and they rank 26th in the league in opponents PPG (121.6).

In their last game, the Pistons went home victorious with a score of 121-90 when they faced the Knicks. The Pistons pulled down 30 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 44 in the game. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 12 steals in the game. The Knicks were called for 17 fouls in this contest which took the Pistons to the free throw line for 16 tries. They were able to make 11 of them for a rate of 68.8%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Detroit converted 16 of 31 tries (51.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Pistons shot 47 out of 86 from the floor which had them shooting 54.7%. The Pistons allowed the Knicks to convert 32 of 76 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.1% in this contest. They went 43.3% from beyond the arc by going 13 of 30 and ended up going 13 out of 14 from the charity stripe (92.9%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Detroit permitted New York to get 30 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Cade Cunningham was important for the Pistons in this matchup. Cunningham tallied 29 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and accumulated 13 dimes in the matchup. He buried 11 of 17 for the contest giving him a rate of 64.7%, and added 3 rebounds.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 27-9 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pistons are hitting on 48.2% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in the league. Detroit has 4,278 pts on the season (118.8 per contest) and they pull in 46.3 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.6 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.9 times per game. The Pistons have committed 22.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.2% from the free throw line.

The Detroit defense allows 35.2% on three-point shots (463 of 1,317) and opponents are making 81.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 23.3 dimes and 41.1 rebounds per contest, ranking them 1st and 4th in basketball. The Pistons on defense are ranked 4th in basketball in points given up per game with 112.1. They are able to force 17.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (2nd in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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