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Mavericks at Pistons · Thu, Jan 14 · 7:00 PM ET

Dallas at Detroit. Here is where each team has the edge.

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Pregame win chance

The win-chance line starts at tip-off.

Every basket moves it.

From team Elo ratings, home court and rest. How this works

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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Mavericks edges

No clear mismatch in Dallas' favor.

Pistons edges

  • On defenseDetroit's defense contests every shot (1st) against a Dallas offense that struggles to shoot (27th).

Key battles

  • Detroit's offense gets to the line (5th), but Dallas' defense defends without fouling (2nd). Watch the free throws.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
DALRankStatRankDET
111.927thOffensive rating9th119.0
117.320thDefensive rating2nd110.8
-5.423rdNet rating3rd+8.2
101.14thPace18th98.3
52.727thEffective FG %15th54.6
12.114thTurnover %16th12.3
23.226thOffensive rebound %3rd30.9
21.79thFree throw rate5th22.3
54.618thOpponent eFG %1st51.7
10.928thForced turnover %1st14.1
74.115thDefensive rebound %14th74.2
18.32ndOpponent FT rate30th25.1

Game plan

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03Form and season series

Mavericks3-7 in the last 10

  1. W
  2. L
  3. L
  4. L
  5. W
  6. L
  7. L
  8. L
  9. W
  10. L

Pistons6-4 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. W
  3. L
  4. L
  5. L
  6. W
  7. W
  8. W
  9. W
  10. W

2025-26 series: Sat, Nov 1 DAL 110, DET 122 · Thu, Dec 18 DET 114, DAL 116

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers