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Cade Cunningham

Guard · Detroit Pistons · #2

Last: @ Brooklyn Nets · Tipped off 7:30 PM ET · this page updates each morning

NBA / G
Points per game22.65 games
Rebounds per game5.65 games
Assists per game7.85 games
Threes per game2.45 games
Minutes per game34.65 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average22.6
5 games · 5 with data
22
16
26
19
30
BOSOct 20
MIAOct 23
PHIOct 25
NYOct 27
CHAOct 28
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-28.

The Edge

Role and usage

Cunningham's profile stands out most on potential assists per game (99th percentile) and usage rate (93rd percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game34.5 min
94th percentile of 292 players
Usage rate28.7%
93rd percentile of 292 players
True shooting57.0%
50th percentile of 292 players
Touches per game87.8
99th percentile of 307 players
Time of possession per game10.6 min
100th percentile of 307 players
Drives per game21.6
99th percentile of 307 players
Potential assists per game17.6
99th percentile of 307 players
Pull-up attempts per game8.4
96th percentile of 307 players
Clutch scoring0.0 pts
0.4 clutch minutes per game · 1 game
First basket rate0.0%
Share of 5 starts with the team's first basket
Percentiles are among 292 players with 3+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify. Clutch: Last five minutes of a game with the score within five points; per-game averages.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection
Our pickawaiting result

Cade Cunningham over 7.5 assists

picked Oct 30line 7.5-370 at pick
Read our reasoning

Cunningham is averaging 7.8 APG this season with a 38.2% AST%, and posted 12.3 APG against Brooklyn last season across 3 games — his best historical assist matchup in the data. As Detroit's sole primary ball-handler in their deliberate half-court system (pace rank 30th), he generates assists on virtually every possession.

Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Recorded line 25.5 · Points · as of Oct 28

25.5
22
16
26
19
30
BKN
BOSOct 20
MIAOct 23
PHIOct 25
NYOct 27
CHAOct 28
BKNnext
Over 2 of 5 · 40%Under 3 of 52026-27 season vs current line 25.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
25.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-28

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the recorded line 25.5

home, away, back-to-back, 2+ days rest, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 85 FGA

Where he scores

34% of his shots come from threes above the break, where he makes 41%, 7.1 percentage points above the league rate there.

  • Restricted area56%▼ 10.6 vs league21% of attempts · 18 FGA · small sample
  • Three-pointers36%level with league39% of attempts · 33 FGA
  • Mid-range44%▲ 3.7 vs league19% of attempts · 16 FGA · small sample
34%41% FG4%0% FG1%0% FG19%44% FG21%56% FG21%56% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area21% / 29%10 of 18 · 56% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)21% / 19%10 of 18 · 56% FG against 44% for the league
  • Mid-range19% / 10%7 of 16 · 44% FG against 40% for the league
  • Left corner 34% / 6%0 of 3 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
  • Right corner 31% / 5%0 of 1 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
  • Above-the-break 334% / 31%12 of 29 · 41% FG against 34% for the league
Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-30; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
Next game · Tipped off 7:30 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: @ Brooklyn Nets

Brooklyn Nets defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to guards.

Who guards him

Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Terance Mann has guarded him most: 34.2 partial possessions, 8 points on 3 of 4.

2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.

Team defense

Brooklyn Nets: the 23rd-best defense at an average pace; about average against guards on points.

Defensive rating116.7
23rd-best defense · middling
Pace103.4 poss
average tempo · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating107.8
23rd-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to guards12.6 per game
average · per game vs guards
Rebounds allowed to guards3.5 per game
average · per game vs guards
Assists allowed to guards3.6 per game
average · per game vs guards
Threes allowed to guards1.7 per game
average · per game vs guards
PRA allowed to guards19.7 per game
average · per game vs guards
Pts+Reb allowed to guards16.1 per game
average · per game vs guards
Pts+Ast allowed to guards16.1 per game
average · per game vs guards
Steals allowed to guards1.0 per game
average · per game vs guards

Allowed-to-guards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 347 guard-games against BKN · team ratings over 4 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

3 meetings on record: 24.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 12.3 assists per game (last on Mar 10). The vs BKN window above shows each game.

BKN injury report · Oct 30

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.

On and off

The team is 5.9 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 98 min15.9
    Off · 46 min10.0
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 98 min120.8
    Off · 46 min111.0
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 98 min104.9
    Off · 46 min101.0

Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.

With and without teammates

  • Duncan Robinsonsmall sample without
    With22.6 · 5 games
    Without— · 0 games
  • John Collinssmall sample without
    With22.6 · 5 games
    Without— · 0 games
  • Paul Reedsmall sample without
    With22.6 · 5 games
    Without— · 0 games

Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Clutch

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Who guards him

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

First basket

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Game log

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Hit rates by window

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Hustle

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Lineup splits

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Matchup

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Next game

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Prop hit rates

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Recent form

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Role and usage

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Shot profile

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Shot quality

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Observations through 2026-10-30.