Betting Results:
Head to Head: Pistons, odds 3.646 - Winning bet tip
Line: Pistons (+8.5), odds 1.919 - Another winning bet tip - tipped at +7.5
Total Points: Over (224.5), odds 1.898

Pre-game Prediction
Pistons, 27.4%
Knicks, 72.6%

Fair to say we absolutely cleared up with our free bet tips for this game. Scooping four wins from four bets, including a value bet on the Pistons to win the game. Our bets returned $114.30 from $50 staked.

Cunningham scores 36 points and the surging Pistons beat the Knicks again, 124-119

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer The Associated Press NEW YORK

NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 36 points, Malik Beasley had 22 and a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds and the surging Detroit Pistons beat New York 124-119 on Monday night, their second straight victory over the Knicks after dropping the previous 16 meetings.

Cunningham's brilliant play helped the Pistons nurse a small lead for much of the second half, but the Knicks forced the ball out of his hands on two late possessions. Both times the Pistons were able to swing it around to an open Beasley, who made the first for a 121-117 lead and the second to put them up five with 6.3 seconds to go.

Beasley was 6 for 8 behind the arc as the Pistons (21-19) won for the 10th time in 12 games.

Jalen Brunson had 31 points and 11 assists for the Knicks, not appearing bothered by the shoulder injury he sustained while scoring 44 points Sunday in a win over Milwaukee. Mikal Bridges added 27 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 12 rebounds despite frequently grabbing his right thumb in pain after getting hit on a drive in the first half.

Takeaways

Pistons: The Pistons sent an email document Monday touting Cunningham's candidacy for the All-Star Game, and the way he is playing and they are winning, his selection seems warranted.

Knicks: They had plenty enough offense while shooting 50% from the field and 40% behind the arc, but neither Bridges, OG Anunoby nor anyone else had much success stopping Cunningham.

Key moment

Cunningham started the second half after picking up four fouls in the first half, and had Detroit's first 11 points and 18 in the third quarter as the Pistons outscored the Knicks 36-27.

Key stat

Beasley went 13 for 18 behind the arc in Detroit's two victories in New York this season.

This is how we previewed this game....

Whilst the Knicks sit five places above the Pistons in the Eastern Conference, 65% win rate plays 51% win rate, but in the last five games for both teams, the Pistons have the far better record. Detroit are 4-1 in their last 5, New York are 2-3.

Detroit are 20-19 (9-10 on their travels) and New York are 22-18 this season (13-7 at home). Detroit are 8-2 in their last 10, New York are 6-4.

We've taken a dip into the 6 main NBA tipping sites to see what they make for the game.

(Our Player Prop Bet Tips are further down this page)

Dimers - forecasting a 115-109 Knicks win, tipping Pistons +7.5
Clutch Points - Pistons +7.0
Pickswise - Pistons +7.0 (playable down to Pistons +5.0)
Sportskeeda - Pistons +7.5, Over 224.5 points
Betting Odds - predicting a 114-108 Knicks victory, tipping Pistons +7.5 and Over 223/5 points game total
Sportsline - projecting a 115-111 Knicks win, two slight leans on Pistons +7.5 and Over 223.5, and a moderate value bet lean towards Pistons on the moneyline.

The Knicks played last night, hammering the Bucks, so the Pistons should be fresher we are going to go all-in on Detroit. A 2-point bet on Pistons +7.5 and a 1-point value bet on Pistons on the moneyline.

We calculate the Pistons would win this game around 38% of the time, so they should be priced at around 2.63. Currently available at odds of 3.55, that represents a whole load of value.

A rare full house for us with our NBA betting tips last night, and another value bet came in after last night's heroic's tipping Indiana to beat Cleveland. We tipped Pistons plus the spread, a value bet on Pistons on the moneyline, both bets won as Detroit won the game 124-119.