Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks Prediction, 2/19/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks

Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: Prime Video

The Detroit Pistons (40-13) are on their way to Madison Square Garden on Thursday where they will try to beat the New York Knicks (35-20).

The Pistons faced off with the Raptors and walked away with a win by a score of 113-95 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Pistons ended up with 21 and the Raptors finished the game with 20 fouls. They also converted 10 of their 32 attempts from beyond the arc. Toronto finished shooting 91.3% when shooting free throws by making 21 of their 23 attempts. Moreover, Toronto collected 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 8 rejections. Toronto dished out 22 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. In the matter of defense, Detroit allowed 42.7% from the field on 32 out of 75 shooting. They also distributed 24 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and having 10 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned a total of 47 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Pistons buried 17 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 68.0%. Detroit finished the game with a 46.1% field goal percentage (41 of 89) and made 14 out of their 34 three-point attempts.

Cade Cunningham is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. Cunningham ended up going 64.3% from the floor and recorded 9 assists. He saw the court for 30 minutes and pulled down 7 rebounds. He scored 28 points on 9 out of 14 shooting.

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Detroit heads into this matchup with a mark of 40-13 this year. They currently have an average of 117.2 points per outing (10th in basketball) while going 48.0% from the floor. The Pistons are shooting 34.9% on 3-pointers (588 of 1,685) and 75.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Detroit is collecting 45.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,412 dimes for the year, which is 16th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 22.4 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Pistons are forcing 17.4 turnovers every game while drawing 21.9 fouls. They give up 34.7% on shots from distance and they rank 3rd in the NBA in points per game allowed (109.3). The Pistons are giving up a FG percentage of 44.1% (1,974 of 4,478) and they relinquish 41.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 1st in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,215 surrendered so far this season.

For their last game, the Knicks took home the win by a final score of 138-89 when they played the 76ers. The Knicks were able to collect 39 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 51 in this contest. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 13 steals in the matchup. The 76ers were called for 18 personal fouls in the game which took the Knicks to the free throw line for 27 tries. They were able to make 22 of them for a percentage of 81.5%. In terms of 3-point shots, New York made 20 out of their 44 tries (45.5%). Overall, the Knicks shot 48 for 91 from the floor which had them sitting at 52.7%. The Knicks allowed the 76ers to bury 33 of 88 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5% for the matchup. They finished 18.8% from distance by going 6 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 21 from the charity stripe (81.0%). When discussing cleaning the glass, New York permitted Philadelphia to grab 38 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Jose Alvarado ended up having an impact for the Knicks for the game. He knocked down 8 of 13 in the game for a rate of 61.5%, and earned 3 rebounds. Alvarado earned 26 points in his 19 mins on the court and accounted for 4 dimes in this game.

New York has a record of 35-20 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Knicks are hitting on 47.2% from the floor, which is ranked 12th in basketball. New York has earned 6,491 pts on the season (118.0 per contest) and they average 46.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 27.2 times per game (10th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 13.6 times per game. The Knicks commit 20.4 fouls every game and they shoot 79.0% from the charity stripe.

The Knicks on defense are ranked 6th in basketball in PPG allowed with 111.9. They are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (7th in basketball). The New York defense surrenders 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (759 of 2,128) and opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 24.6 dimes and 41.6 boards per game, which is ranked 3rd and 5th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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