New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 2/6/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, February 6, 2026

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Prime Video

The Detroit Pistons (37-12) will try to defeat the New York Knicks (33-18) at Little Caesars Arena on Friday.

The Knicks played the Nuggets and took home the win by a score of 134-127 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Knicks finished with 23 while the Nuggets had 21 personal fouls. They also knocked down 13 of 50 shots from three-point range. Denver finished the contest at 81.5% at the free throw line by making 22 of their 27 attempts. Additionally, Denver snagged 51 rebounds (15 offensive, 36 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Denver recorded 29 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, New York allowed the other team to go 43.8% from the floor on 46 of 105 shooting. They also doled out 28 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 45 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Knicks converted 16 of 19 attempts for a rate of 84.2%. New York ended the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (50 out of 100) and buried 18 of their 50 shots from downtown.

Jalen Brunson is someone who came through in this game. Brunson shot 51.9% from the floor and also distributed 9 dimes. He was on the court for 47 mins played and also grabbed 8 boards. He recorded 42 points on 14 of 27 shooting.

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New York will enter this game with a mark of 33-18 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 118.2 points per contest (7th in the NBA) while hitting 47.2% from the field. The Knicks are hitting 38.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (771 of 2,030) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, New York is grabbing 46.5 boards per game and is sitting with 1,376 assists for the year, which is 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a team are committing 20.5 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Knicks are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 7th in basketball in points per game allowed (112.1). The Knicks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.0% (2,031 of 4,416) and they surrender 41.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 3rd in basketball in giving up assists with 1,254 relinquished on the season.

When they last played, the Pistons got the victory with a final of 124-121 against the Nuggets. The Pistons were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 43 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Nuggets earned 20 fouls for the matchup which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to knock down 26 of the free throw tries for a rate of 86.7%. When talking about three-point shots, Detroit made 12 of 29 attempts (41.4%). Overall, the Pistons ended up shooting 43 out of 94 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.7%. The Pistons permitted the Nuggets to bury 37 of 83 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 44.6% in the game. They shot 33.3% from 3-point land by going 10 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 37 out of 43 at the free throw line (86.0%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Detroit allowed Denver to pull down 43 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Cade Cunningham was important for the Pistons for the game. He made 9 of 19 for this game for a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and had 2 rebounds. Cunningham racked up 29 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 10 dimes in this matchup.

Detroit has a mark of 37-12 for the season. The Pistons are responsible for committing 22.6 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 75.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.8 times per game (11th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.4 times per contest. Detroit has scored 5,756 points so far this year (117.5 per game) and they snag 45.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Pistons are shooting 48.0% from the field, which ranks them 6th in the NBA.

The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the league in points allowed per game with 109.9. They are forcing 17.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (2nd in the league). The Detroit defense gives up 34.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (613 of 1,771) and opponents are converting on 79.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 22.8 dimes and 41.5 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 1st and 4th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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