Pistons vs Pacers: head-to-head
43 meetings since 2015-16
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Indiana Pacers25Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Pistons and the Pacers have met 43 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Pacers lead the series 25-18.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Pistons won 4 and the Pacers won 2. The most recent game, on April 12, 2026, ended Pistons 133-121.
The home team won 26 of the 43 games (60%). These matchups averaged 218.7 total points, with a typical winning margin of 12.7 points; 7 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Pistons in 2025-26, Pacers in 2023-24, Pacers in 2020-21, Pacers in 2016-17. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 13, 2026 in Indiana.
Next meetings
| Dec 13, 2026 | Pistons @ Pacers | 5:00 PM EST | DET 78% |
| Jan 22, 2027 | Pacers @ Pistons | 7:30 PM EST | |
| Mar 16, 2027 | Pistons @ Pacers | 8:00 PM EDT | |
| Apr 7, 2027 | Pacers @ Pistons | 7:00 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
| Pistons | IND 78 – 121 DET · 2026-01-17 |
| Pacers | DET 88 – 125 IND · 2018-12-28 |
2025-26 DET 4 – 0 IND
| 2026-04-12 | DET 133 – 121 IND | Final |
| 2026-01-17 | IND 78 – 121 DET | Final |
| 2025-11-24 | DET 122 – 117 IND | Final |
| 2025-11-17 | IND 112 – 127 DET | Final |
2024-25 DET 1 – 3 IND
| 2025-01-29 | DET 119 – 133 IND | Final |
| 2025-01-16 | IND 111 – 100 DET | Final |
| 2024-11-29 | DET 130 – 106 IND | Final |
| 2024-10-23 | IND 115 – 109 DET | Final |
2023-24 DET 0 – 4 IND
| 2024-03-20 | IND 122 – 103 DET | Final |
| 2024-02-22 | DET 115 – 129 IND | Final |
| 2023-12-11 | IND 131 – 123 DET | Final |
| 2023-11-24 | DET 113 – 136 IND | Final |
2022-23 DET 2 – 2 IND
| 2023-04-07 | DET 122 – 115 IND | Final |
| 2023-03-13 | IND 97 – 117 DET | Final |
| 2023-03-11 | IND 121 – 115 DET | Final |
| 2022-10-22 | DET 115 – 124 IND | Final |
2021-22 DET 3 – 1 IND
| 2022-04-03 | DET 121 – 117 IND | Final |
| 2022-03-04 | IND 106 – 111 DET | Final |
| 2021-12-16 | DET 113 – 122 IND | Final |
| 2021-11-17 | IND 89 – 97 DET | Final |
2020-21 DET 0 – 3 IND
| 2021-04-24 | DET 109 – 115 IND | Final |
| 2021-03-24 | DET 111 – 116 IND | Final |
| 2021-02-11 | IND 111 – 95 DET | Final |
2019-20 DET 3 – 1 IND
| 2019-12-06 | IND 101 – 108 DET | Final |
| 2019-11-08 | DET 106 – 112 IND | Final |
| 2019-10-28 | IND 94 – 96 DET | Final |
| 2019-10-23 | DET 119 – 110 IND | Final |
2018-19 DET 1 – 3 IND
| 2019-04-03 | IND 108 – 89 DET | Final |
| 2019-04-01 | DET 102 – 111 IND | Final |
| 2019-02-25 | IND 109 – 113 DET | Final |
| 2018-12-28 | DET 88 – 125 IND | Final |
2017-18 DET 3 – 1 IND
| 2017-12-26 | IND 83 – 107 DET | Final |
| 2017-12-15 | DET 104 – 98 IND | Final |
| 2017-11-17 | DET 100 – 107 IND | Final |
| 2017-11-08 | IND 97 – 114 DET | Final |
2016-17 DET 0 – 4 IND
| 2017-03-08 | DET 98 – 115 IND | Final |
| 2017-02-04 | DET 84 – 105 IND | Final |
| 2017-01-03 | IND 121 – 116 DET | Final |
| 2016-12-17 | IND 105 – 90 DET | Final |
2015-16 DET 1 – 3 IND
| 2016-02-06 | DET 104 – 112 IND | Final |
| 2016-01-02 | DET 82 – 94 IND | Final |
| 2015-12-12 | IND 96 – 118 DET | Final |
| 2015-11-03 | IND 94 – 82 DET | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.