NBA Tips: Saturday Best Bets – 24/1/2026

23 January, 2026

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This Saturday, the NBA action rolls on with an 8 game slate and the highlight will likely be the first game of the day. It’s the #1 seeded Pistons hosting the 26-16 Rockets in Detroit.

Houston Rockets (26-15) at Detroit Pistons (32-10)

Saturday 24/01/2026 at 11:00am AEDT. Venue: Little Caesars Arena (Detroit)

We’ve got you sorted for NBA betting tips this Saturday as the Pistons host the Rockets. SGM Odds by BetReal.

SGM Bet Alperen Sengun 20+ Points – Ausar Thompson Over 5.5 Rebounds – Cade Cunningham 10+ Assists $7.50
Best Bet Under 216.5 Points $1.88

Last 5 Form

Pistons Detroit Pistons

The Pistons hold a solid 4-1 record in their last 5 games. Last game, they just beat the Pelicans 112-104 on the road.

Rockets Houston Rockets

With a 3-2 record in the last 5 games, the Rockets are showing solid form before this matchup with the Pistons. In their last game on Friday, they weren’t good enough against the 76ers in the 128-122 result but had won 3 games on the trot before that.

Team Opp Score Result H/A Date Team Opp Score Result H/A Date
DET NOR 112-104 W Away 22/01/26 HOU PHI 122-128 L Away 23/01/26
DET BOS 104-103 W Home 20/01/26 HOU SAN 111-106 W Home 21/01/26
DET IND 121-78 W Home 18/01/26 HOU NOR 119-110 W Home 19/01/26
DET PHO 108-105 W Home 16/01/26 HOU MIN 110-105 W Home 18/01/26
DET LAC 92-98 L Home 11/01/26 HOU OKC 91-111 L Home 16/01/26

Head to Head

The Pistons are on a 2-game winning streak against the Rockets. Combined scoring has ranged from 203 to 226 points in recent head-to-head battles.

Home Score Away Result Arena Margin Total Date
HOU 111-115 DET Pistons won by 4 pts @ Houston 4 226 Sat 25-Oct-2025
HOU 96-107 DET Pistons won by 11 pts @ Houston 11 203 Tue 21-Jan-2025

Best Bet

The trend in this matchup has been the Under and these two sides are strong defensively. In the Pistons last 8 games at home, the Under has a perfect 8-0 record. It’s also 4-1 in the last 5 meetings when they play the Rockets.

Under 216.5 Points @ $1.88

NBA Same Game Multi Tips

Here are my NBA same game multi tips for the Pistons against the Rockets.

  • 1st Leg – Alperen Sengun 20+ Points: Sengun didn’t have his best game last time out, scoring just 10 pts. But he has gone over 20 pts in 3 of his last 5 games and he’s gone over 20 pts in 3 of his last 4 against the Pistons.
  • 2nd Leg – Ausar Thompson Over 5.5 Rebounds: Thompson has been a solid rebounder lately and gets a good price for over 5.5 boards. He comes off 7 boards last game and hasn’t fallen under 6 boards in his last 5 games.
  • 3rd Leg – Cade Cunningham 10+ Assists: Cunningham comes off 14 assists in his lst game and has averaged exactly 10 assists per game in his last 5.

$7.50 SGM @ BetReal