Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/27/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is the site where the Denver Nuggets (31-15) will meet the Detroit Pistons (32-11) on Tuesday.

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Rockets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-104 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Pistons walked away with 24 and the Rockets recorded 18 personal fouls. They also buried 9 of 26 tries from 3-point land. Houston ended up going 80.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 24 of 30 shots. In addition, Houston snagged 43 boards (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Houston recorded 21 dimes and had 11 steals for the contest. In regard to defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 49.4% from the floor on 39 out of 79 shooting. They also doled out 22 dimes in this matchup while forcing 17 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 35 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Pistons knocked down 17 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 70.8%. Detroit finished the contest with a 47.6% FG percentage (40 out of 84) and knocked down 7 of their 32 shots from beyond the arc.

Jalen Duren is someone who came through for the game. Duren finished the game at 53.8% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He saw the court for 26 mins and also grabbed 7 boards. He finished with 18 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Detroit comes into this game with a mark of 32-11 so far this year. They average 116.9 points per game (13th in basketball) on 47.8% from the field. The Pistons are hitting 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (481 of 1,375) and 74.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Detroit is snagging 46.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,143 dimes for the campaign, which is 21st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 16.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 22.7 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Pistons are forcing their opponents into 17.4 turnovers per game and they draw 22.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 1st in basketball in giving up assists with 975 surrendered on the season. The Pistons are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.0% (1,608 of 3,655) and they surrender 41.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 34.6% on shots from distance and they are 3rd in the league in opponents points per game (110.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nuggets got the victory with a final of 102-100 when they played the Bucks. The Nuggets were able to snag 41 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 47 for the game. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Bucks had 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to make 20 of them for a clip of 87.0%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Denver converted 12 of 41 attempts (29.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets finished 35 for 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.2%. The Nuggets allowed the Bucks to convert 34 of 85 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 40.0% in the game. They went 30.8% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 39 and finished the contest at 20 out of 27 at the free throw line (74.1%). When talking about team rebounding, Denver allowed Milwaukee to snag 51 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Julian Strawther was important for the Nuggets for the matchup. Strawther had 20 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and totaled 3 dimes in this matchup. He made 6 out of 13 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 5 rebounds.

Denver has a mark of 31-15 on the campaign. The Nuggets have committed 19.1 fouls every game and they shoot 81.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 28.1 times per game (9th in the league) and they turn it over 12.6 times per contest. Denver has totaled 5,550 points on the campaign (120.7 per game) and they collect 42.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nuggets are shooting 49.6% from the floor, which ranks them 1st in basketball.

The Denver defense gives up 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (601 of 1,716) and their opponents are converting on 76.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 26.8 dimes and 43.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 15th and 11th in basketball. The Nuggets on defense are ranked 18th in basketball in PPG given up with 116.2. They are forcing 12.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (16th in basketball).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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