Bulls vs Pistons: head-to-head
43 meetings since 2015-16
Chicago Bulls23wins
Detroit Pistons20Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Bulls and the Pistons have met 43 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Bulls lead the series 23-20, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Bulls won 1 and the Pistons won 5. The most recent game, on February 21, 2026, ended Pistons 126-110.
The home team won 23 of the 43 games (53%). These matchups averaged 214.2 total points, with a typical winning margin of 14.1 points; 8 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Bulls in 2022-23, Bulls in 2021-22, Bulls in 2020-21, Bulls in 2019-20, Pistons in 2018-19. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 26, 2026 in Chicago.
Next meetings
| Dec 26, 2026 | Pistons @ Bulls | 8:00 PM EST | DET 78% |
| Feb 2, 2027 | Bulls @ Pistons | 7:00 PM EST | |
| Mar 1, 2027 | Bulls @ Pistons | 7:00 PM EST | |
| Apr 2, 2027 | Pistons @ Bulls | 8:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Bulls | DET 87 – 133 CHI · 2021-12-14 |
| Pistons | DET 132 – 92 CHI · 2025-02-11 |
2025-26 CHI 1 – 3 DET
| 2026-02-21 | DET 126 – 110 CHI | Final |
| 2026-01-07 | CHI 93 – 108 DET | Final |
| 2025-11-12 | CHI 113 – 124 DET | Final |
| 2025-10-22 | DET 111 – 115 CHI | Final |
2024-25 CHI 1 – 3 DET
| 2025-02-12 | DET 128 – 110 CHI | Final |
| 2025-02-11 | DET 132 – 92 CHI | Final |
| 2025-02-02 | CHI 119 – 127 DET | Final |
| 2024-11-18 | CHI 122 – 112 DET | Final |
2023-24 CHI 2 – 2 DET
| 2024-04-11 | CHI 127 – 105 DET | Final |
| 2024-02-27 | DET 105 – 95 CHI | Final |
| 2023-11-12 | DET 108 – 119 CHI | Final |
| 2023-10-28 | CHI 102 – 118 DET | Final |
2022-23 CHI 4 – 0 DET
| 2023-04-09 | DET 81 – 103 CHI | Final |
| 2023-03-01 | CHI 117 – 115 DET | Final |
| 2023-01-19 | CHI 126 – 108 DET | Final |
| 2022-12-30 | DET 118 – 132 CHI | Final |
2021-22 CHI 4 – 0 DET
| 2022-03-09 | CHI 114 – 108 DET | Final |
| 2021-12-14 | DET 87 – 133 CHI | Final |
| 2021-10-23 | DET 82 – 97 CHI | Final |
| 2021-10-20 | CHI 94 – 88 DET | Final |
2020-21 CHI 3 – 0 DET
| 2021-05-09 | CHI 108 – 96 DET | Final |
| 2021-03-21 | CHI 100 – 86 DET | Final |
| 2021-02-17 | DET 102 – 105 CHI | Final |
2019-20 CHI 4 – 0 DET
| 2020-01-11 | CHI 108 – 99 DET | Final |
| 2019-12-21 | CHI 119 – 107 DET | Final |
| 2019-11-20 | DET 89 – 109 CHI | Final |
| 2019-11-01 | DET 106 – 112 CHI | Final |
2018-19 CHI 0 – 4 DET
| 2019-03-10 | CHI 108 – 131 DET | Final |
| 2019-03-08 | DET 112 – 104 CHI | Final |
| 2018-11-30 | CHI 88 – 107 DET | Final |
| 2018-10-20 | DET 118 – 116 CHI | Final |
2017-18 CHI 1 – 3 DET
| 2018-04-11 | DET 119 – 87 CHI | Final |
| 2018-03-24 | CHI 95 – 117 DET | Final |
| 2018-03-09 | CHI 83 – 99 DET | Final |
| 2018-01-13 | DET 105 – 107 CHI | Final |
2016-17 CHI 2 – 2 DET
| 2017-03-22 | DET 95 – 117 CHI | Final |
| 2017-03-06 | CHI 95 – 109 DET | Final |
| 2016-12-19 | DET 82 – 113 CHI | Final |
| 2016-12-06 | CHI 91 – 102 DET | Final |
2015-16 CHI 1 – 3 DET
| 2016-04-02 | DET 94 – 90 CHI | Final |
| 2016-01-18 | CHI 111 – 101 DET | Final |
| 2015-12-18 | DET 127 – 127 CHI | Final |
| 2015-10-30 | CHI 94 – 98 DET | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.