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Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons NBA Basketball 2025 Betting Tips - Embiid and Maxey to lead 76ers to win in Motown

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Last updated: 07 Feb 2025

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Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons expert tips for Saturday, 8th February
Tip-off is at 10:30 AM AEDT at Little Caesers Arena, Detroit
76ers favored to win in Detroit; Embiid back from injury adds strength.
Pistons missing key players, weaker without full lineup.
Philly expected to dominate after a competitive start; game total likely under.

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Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons NBA Basketball 2025 Betting Tips

Philadelphia 76ers will win and cover the line on the road in Detroit in this Saturday morning (AEDT) matchup.

The 76ers are expected to have Joel Embiid on the floor for this matchup and coming off a triple-double in his first game back from injury he will be an important addition to the rotation. Tyrese Maxey has been lighting up opponents with his scoring but will be able to act more as a distributor and dynamic scorer with Embiid taking the focus.

The Pistons could be without some key rotation players which will see them need to utilise their depth in this matchup. Detroit have been average with their full arsenal on the court so missing key guys will likely set them back both in the scoring and defensive departments.

My expectation is that the game will go back and forth early before the 76ers exert some dominance and go on to win the game, keeping Detroit at an arms distance.

Take Philly to cover the line and the Game Total to go Under. Tyrese Maxey’s assist numbers are way up when Embiid plays, take him over 6.5.

Philly are 8-2 ATS against the Pistons in their last 10 matchups.
The Under has hit in 3 of the last 4 and 6 of the last 10 games between these teams.
Detroit are the only team in the East top 8 with a losing record at home.
Tyrese Maxey is averaging 6.2 assists per game and had 13 in the most recent game with Joel Embiid on the floor.

Head to Head

2024-25 Match Results:

Nov 30th 24: Detroit 96-111 Philadelphia

Oct 30th 24: Philadelphia 95-105 Detroit

2023-24 Season Series:

Philadelphia won the series 4-0.

Philadelphia 76ers Form

The Philadelphia 76ers finished off a 6 game home stand with a loss to the Miami Heat 108-101 in their most recent outing. They went 3-3 in the span and sit 1 game outside the play-in with a 20-30 record on the season with 32 games remaining.

Joel Embiid once again missed the game with Paul George only contributing with 9 points on 3-11 shooting. Tyrese Maxey was forced to carry the load reaching 31 points to go with 5 assists and 4 steals. Kelly Oubre Jr added 15 points and 11 rebounds in the game.

The 76ers are once again underachieving with a top level roster, they rank 25th in scoring at 109.1 pts per game with the number 22 ranked FG% and 29th ranked assist total.

Defensively they are a little higher in the rankings, coming in at 15th with 112.6 pts per game to opponents. They slow the pace down allowing the 3rd fewest field goal attempts to opponents per game.

Philadelphia 76ers Team News

Andre Drummond is doubtful and Guerschon Yabusele is questionable.

Detroit Pistons Form

The Pistons are in the midst of a 6 game home stand and have lost 2 in a row heading into this matchup. Their most recent outing was a 118-115 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.

Detroit sit 7th in the Eastern Conference with a 25-26 record but are in a rough patch having won just 4 out of their last 11 games. Their record at home and on the road are bang average but against divisional rivals it is 2-9, the worst of the top 11 teams in the East.

Cade Cunningham leads the team in scoring with 25.6 pts per game as well as 9.4 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 1 steal while Jalen Duren is averaging a double double with 10 rebounds and 10.7 points per outing.

The Pistons rank 16th in scoring on the season with 112.7 points per game while allowing 113.8 pts to their opponents, ranking them 17th in defence.

Detroit Pistons Team News

Cade Cunningham is questionable to suit up in this one while Malik Beasley and Tobias Harris are probable despite niggling injuries. Jaden Ivey is still out long term.

Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons NBA 2025 FAQ’s

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What time does Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons NBA 2025 start?

Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons NBA 2025 starts at 10:30 AM AEDT.

Verdict

Philadelphia 76ers v Detroit Pistons

Take Philly to cover the line and the Game Total to go Under. Tyrese Maxey’s assist numbers are way up when Embiid plays, take him over 6.5.

Philadelphia -4.5

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