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Knicks vs Pistons Game 3 Odds & Updated Series Price

Sascha Paruk

By Sascha Paruk in NBA Basketball

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Apr 21, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) celebrates his three point shot against New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8) during the second quarter of game two of the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
  • The Pistons evened their best-of-seven series with the Knicks thanks to a massive Game 2 performance
  • The Pistons are slight home underdogs as the series shifts to Detroit for Game 3 on Thursday
  • See the opening Game 3 Knicks vs Pistons odds plus updated Detroit/New York series odds

The Detroit Pistons (44-38, 22-19 home) stole home-court advantage in their best-of-seven first-round series with the New York Knicks (51-31, 24-17 away) on Monday night with a huge 100-94 win in the Big Apple. The series now shifts to Detroit for Games 3 and 4 but the young, hungry Pistons are slight home underdogs to take a 2-1 lead.

Game 3 tips off at 7:10 pm ET on Thursday, April 24th, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons Odds (Game 3)

Bet TypeKnicksPistons
Spread-1.0 (-110)+1.0 (-110)
Moneyline-115-105
TotalO 215.5 (-110)U 215.5 (-110)
Series Price-250+200

The opening Knicks vs Pistons Game 3 point spread favors New York by a single point. On the moneyline, the Knicks are slim -115 favorites, which equals a 53.49% implied win probability. The Pistons come back as -105 underdogs (51.22% implied win probability). The game total has opened at 215.5 with -110 odds each way.

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The Knicks, who entered the series as heavy -425 favorites, are now just -250 to win the best-of-seven series. The Pistons, who were +310 underdogs ahead of Game 1, have improved to +200. Neither team is seen as a title contender, though. New York is a +4000 in the latest NBA Championship odds while the Pistons are +40000 longshots.

The winner of Pistons/Knicks will advance to face the winner of the #2 Boston Celtics/#7 Orlando Magic series in the second round of the NBA playoff bracket. Boston leads 1-0 and is a hyper-short -8000 favorite to advance.

Pistons Even Series at 1-1

After blowing an eight-point fourth-quarter lead in Game 1 (thanks to a 21-0 New York run), the Pistons finished what they started in Game 2. Detroit had a seven-point lead after the first quarter and New York never led thereafter. The Knicks did manage to tie the game at 94-94 in the final minute before a Dennis Schroder three put the Pistons on top for good.

Cade Cunningham dominated with a 33-point, 12-rebound, double-double in just his second career playoff game. Detroit’s defense generated 14 turnovers (eight steals) while holding the Knicks to just 42.7% from the field (34-80).

Jalen Brunson, who scored 34 in the Game 1 victory, had 37 points and seven assists in a losing effort for the Knicks in Game 2, but shot just 12-of-26 from the field.

Will Detroit Have a Home-Court Advantage?

The Pistons were one of the few NBA teams that didn’t win more games at home than they did on the road, going an identical 22-19 home and away.

The Knicks were one of the better road teams during the regular season, as well, going 24-17 on the road (and 27-14 at home). Only three teams – the three best in the league (OKC, Cleveland, Boston) – won more road games than the Knicks this year.

New York’s regular-season exploits included a road victory in Detroit: 128-98 on Nov. 1st. But the Pistons answered back with a 115-106 home win on Apr. 10th, their third win in four regular-season games against the Knicks this season.

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Sascha Paruk
Sascha Paruk

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Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.

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