// NBA · Sunday 25 October 2026
Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers prediction
Start 7:30pm ET ·
- Pick
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Chance
- 51%
- Light
- Red
- Confidence
- Low
Full breakdown: team stats, players & form →
Result
Final: Detroit Pistons 106 – 93 Philadelphia 76ers. Our pick, Philadelphia 76ers, lost ✕.
Recent results
- Detroit Pistons: 2 wins from the last 2, average margin +12.5 points (W 128–111 @ MIA, W 121–113 v BOS).
- Philadelphia 76ers: 3 wins from the last 3, average margin +8.3 points (W 127–116 v MIL, W 114–106 v CLE, W 106–100 @ NY).
This is the first meeting between these teams this season. Results are taken from final scores, most recent first.
Our pre-game preview
Philadelphia 76ers are our pick at home against the Detroit Pistons. The model gives them a 51% chance of winning, which makes this game close to a coin flip (under 55%).
On the rosters we expect, Philadelphia 76ers rate as the stronger team (87.0 to 81.0 on our team-strength rating), and that is the main reason for the pick.
Recent form: Detroit Pistons have been winning by 6.0 points a game, while Philadelphia 76ers have been losing by 1.4 points a game.
Schedule: Philadelphia 76ers are on the second night of a back-to-back, which the model takes into account.
Injuries: Detroit Pistons will be without Jalen Duren (30 min a game) and Ausar Thompson (29 min a game) and Philadelphia 76ers will be without Joel Embiid (34 min a game) and VJ Edgecombe (33 min a game). Players listed as unsure are counted by how likely they are to play.
Season so far: Detroit Pistons are 6–2 and Philadelphia 76ers are 8–2.
This preview was written from the data we had before the game.
Game review
What happened
The Pistons beat the 76ers 106–93 on the road. Cade Cunningham led them with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, and Duncan Robinson added 21. For the 76ers, Tyrese Maxey had 29 points and 5 rebounds.
What the model got right
Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson for the Pistons, and Joel Embiid and VJ Edgecombe for the 76ers, all missed the game, as the preview expected. The preview did show the Pistons as the team in better recent form (the 76ers had been losing by 1.4 points a game, the Pistons winning by 6.0), and they won.
What didn't work
The model leaned to the 76ers at 51%, close to a coin flip, and it got this one wrong: the Pistons won by 13. The Pistons made 14 of 34 from three; the 76ers made 7 of 27. Our team-strength rating had the 76ers ahead (87.0 to 81.0), and that didn't hold up.
Why
The pick rested mostly on our team-strength rating, which has no way to see a night like this one coming. At 51% it was close to a coin flip, so a result like this happens almost half the time. It stays on our record like every other result.
Written after the game. Scores and stats are checked against two independent sources.
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