Detroit Pistons vs New Orleans Pelicans Final Score & Over/Under Result — Jan 21, 2026

Detroit won 112–104, an eight-point margin that told the story of a game decided almost entirely in the first half. The combined pace was brisk early: Q1 produced 64 combined points, then Q2 pushed higher to 66, giving both teams 130 combined in the opening 24 minutes. But the second half was a near-complete standoff. Q3 and Q4 each yielded just 43 combined points, leaving the final total at 216—well south of the 233.5 market total. DAGGER leaned under, and it cashed by 17.5 points.

Jalen Duren anchored Detroit's offense with 20 points and 15 rebounds, while Daniss Jenkins added 17 and Duncan Robinson chipped in 15. New Orleans countered with balanced scoring: Saddiq Bey and Trey Murphy III each posted 17 points, and Micah Peavy contributed 17 points and 7 rebounds. But the Pelicans could not sustain production once the second half began. Over Detroit's last 10 games, the Pistons have limited opponents to 101.3 per game—a defensive signature that showed up here—while New Orleans has averaged 119.1 allowed, a vulnerability the Pistons exploited in the opening two quarters before the game deflated entirely.