San Antonio Spurs vs. Detroit Pistons odds, tips and betting trends | 3/5/2026
Data Skrive
March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m. ET
The San Antonio Spurs (44-17) will be looking to build on a five-game home winning run when hosting the Detroit Pistons (45-15) on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Frost Bank Center. It airs at 8 p.m. ET on FDSDET and FDSSW.
The Spurs are a 2.5-point favorite against the Pistons when Spurs and Pistons play. The matchup’s point total is set at 227.5.
Spurs vs. Pistons betting odds
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Spread: San Antonio -2.5Total: 227.5Moneyline: San Antonio -155, Detroit +130Watch the NBA on Fubo!Pistons at Spurs odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Spurs (- 2.5)Pick OU: Over (227.5)Prediction: Spurs 115 – Pistons 113MoneylineThe Spurs have been favored on the moneyline 43 total times this season. They’ve gone 32-11 in those games.When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -155 or shorter, San Antonio has a record of 30-8 (78.9% win percentage).Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Spurs have an implied win probability of 60.8%.The Pistons have been underdogs in 11 games this season and won 10 (90.9%) of those contests.Detroit has been at least a +130 moneyline underdog four times this season but won all of those games.Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pistons have a 43.5% chance to win.Against the spreadThe 118.2 points per game the Spurs average are 8.7 more points than the Pistons allow (109.5).San Antonio is 30-17-1 against the spread and 41-7 overall when scoring more than 109.5 points.When it scores more than 111.4 points, Detroit is 28-13 against the spread and 36-5 overall.San Antonio has an ATS record of 27-14-2 and a 33-10 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 117.2 points.The Spurs are at the sixth spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (118.2 PPG), while the Pistons allow the fourth-fewest points per game (109.5) in the league.The ninth-ranked scoring NBA team (117.2 PPG) is Detroit, while the San Antonio squad ranks seventh in the league defensively (111.4 PPG).The Spurs have totaled 411 more points than their opponents this season (6.8 per game on average), and the Pistons have scored 463 more points than their opponents (7.7 per game).Over/UnderSan Antonio has an average implied point total of 120 this season, which is five points higher than its implied total in Thursday’s game (115).So far this season, San Antonio has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (115) 38 times.Detroit’s average implied point total on the year (117.6 points) is 4.6 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (113 points).How to watch Spurs vs. PistonsGame day: Thursday, March 5, 2026Game time: 8 p.m. ETLocation: San Antonio, TexasArena: Frost Bank CenterTV channel: FDSDET, FDSSWWatch the NBA on Fubo!
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