Detroit Pistons 2026 Results, Over/Under Record & Totals Trends
2026 game-by-game totals & over/under results · Head coach: J.B. Bickerstaff
Over/under rate is out of the 6 games with a market total. Std dev is the game-to-game spread of the combined score.
Detroit Pistons 2026 season recap
Longest run of overs: 4 · longest run of unders: 1
Season at a glance
A 101-point spread separated Detroit's lowest- and highest-scoring games, the widest variance of a dominant season. The Pistons finished 67-29 under J.B. Bickerstaff, winning nearly 70 percent of their games while averaging a combined total of 224.6 points. Their over/under record stood at 36-42, with 46.2% of the 78 games that carried a market total clearing the line. Eighteen games lacked a published total. The season shaped itself as one of consistent scoring depth — the standard deviation of 19.4 points meant most games clustered reasonably near the average — interrupted by occasional blowouts and defensive standoffs that pushed the range wider than usual.
Scoring and totals profile
Combined totals ranged from 172 to 273 points across the season, with that 101-point gap spanning everything from a defensive slugfest to a high-pace offensive display. The 36-42 over/under record reflected relative balance: overs came in at 46.2% of graded games, barely below even money. A standard deviation of 19.4 meant most contests fell within a predictable band around the 224.6 average. Detroit strung together a longest run of six straight overs and a longest stretch of seven consecutive unders, showing the volatility could swing hard in either direction. The low of 172 fell on May 1 against Orlando and represented the season's biggest under; the high of 273 arrived November 29 against Miami. The biggest over came on December 23 at Sacramento, clearing the 225.5 total by 37.5 points.
Home and road splits
Home games numbered 49, where Detroit went 37-12 with a 19-20 over/under mark and an average combined total of 224.4. On the road, the Pistons played 47 games, posting a 30-17 record while going 17-22 to the over/under and averaging 224.7 points combined. The two venues produced nearly identical scoring averages — separated by just 0.3 points — suggesting tempo and offensive firepower stayed consistent regardless of venue. The over/under splits told a slightly different story: home games favored unders by one game, while road contests also tilted under but less dramatically. Detroit's win percentage held steady between the two environments, a marker of balanced performance across both settings.
| Split | Games | Record | O/U | Avg total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 234.7 |
| Road | 3 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 231.7 |
How the season unfolded
October opened with no market totals on the board across five games, though the Pistons won 3-2 while averaging 229.2 combined points. November brought explosive scoring: 13 wins in 15 games paired with a 235.2 average combined total, though the over/under split remained tight at 1-2. December cooled to 228.8 average with a 9-4 record and a 6-7 over/under mark as the season found equilibrium. January turned defensive: the 10-4 record masked a sharp drop to 217.3 combined points and a lopsided 2-11 over/under split that favored unders heavily. February rebounded to 226.0 with a 9-2 record and a 6-5 over/under tilt back toward overs. March settled into balance at 227.1 average with an even 11-7 over/under split. April and May both declined — 218.1 and 210.7 combined averages respectively — as the season wound down with a 7-4 and 5-4 record in those final two months.
| Month | Games | Record | O/U | Avg total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | 6 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 233.2 |
Games worth revisiting
- Highest-scoring game Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons · Oct 16, 2026 · 254 combined points · also the biggest over
- Lowest-scoring game Phoenix Suns at Detroit Pistons · Oct 5, 2026 · 216 combined points · also the closest finish
- Biggest under Detroit Pistons at Washington Wizards · Oct 10, 2026 · 1.5 below the 223.5 total
- Largest win Detroit Pistons at Minnesota Timberwolves · Oct 14, 2026 · 22-point margin
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Days of RestRest | Score | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | @ Miami Heat | 2 | W 128-111 | 239 | over |
| Oct 20, 2026 | vs Boston Celtics | 3 | W 121-113 | 234 | over |
| Oct 16, 2026 | vs Toronto Raptors | 1 | W 129-125 | 254 | over |
| Oct 14, 2026 | @ Minnesota Timberwolves | 3 | W 128-106 | 234 | over |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ Washington Wizards | 4 | L 108-114 | 222 | under |
| Oct 5, 2026 | vs Phoenix Suns | — | W 109-107 | 216 | over |