How To Watch Bally Sports Detroit Without Cable

Are you a Detroit Tigers, Pistons, or Red Wings fan but don’t have cable? You can still watch all three teams on Bally Sports Detroit (BSDT TV) using the DIRECTV STREAM “Choice” channel plan (5-Day Free Trial) or subscribing to Bally Sports+. We cover both ways to watch in this article so read on for more details.

Where Bally Sports Detroit is available: Those living in Michigan, as well as in northeastern Indiana, northwest Ohio, and some portions in northeast Wisconsin, can stream Tigers, Pistons, and Red Wings games on Bally Sports Detroit with a 5-day free trial to the DIRECTV STREAM “Choice” channel plan or a 1-week free trial to fuboTV. The service is also available through Bally Sports+. Read on for more details on each of these options.

How To Stream Bally Sports Detroit Live

This article covers the live tv streaming services that offer Bally Sports Detroit in their channel lineup. However, you have to live in the Detroit metro area. This is true whether watching Bally Sports Detroit through cable TV or any TV streaming services mentioned below. 

If you don’t live in the Bally Sports Detroit broadcast area and want to watch Detroit Tigers, Pistons, or Red Wings games, you may want to look at this guide to work around sports TV blackouts. Otherwise, read on for information on watching Bally Sports Detroit online.

DIRECTV STREAM

You can watch Bally Sports Detroit network through DIRECTV STREAM. You have to subscribe to their “Choice” package for $99.99 per month. You get a 5-day free trial; they don’t force you into a contract, and you can cancel anytime. If you cancel during the trial, you won’t be charged for the first month. To stream Bally Sports Detroit, just download the DIRECTV STREAM app to a supported device and use the onscreen guide to stream Bally Sports Detroit. The service also includes unlimited cloud DVR storage and allows you to simultaneously stream to an unlimited number of devices in the home, and up to 3 outside the home.  

Go To DIRECTV STREAM's Website

DIRECTV STREAM Choice Plan Price: The service normally costs $99.99 per month after a risk-free 5-Day Free Trial. However, there is a promotion running where you get first month for $10 off.

Device Support: DIRECTV STREAM is supported on iOS, Android TV, Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, and more. You can watch up 20 streams simultaneously per subscription with any DIRECTV STREAM plan. See our coverage of DIRECTV STREAM Device Support for more details.

DIRECTV STREAM Choice Channel Plan: ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, A&E, AccuWeather, AMC, Animal Planet, AXS TV, Baby TV, BBC America, BET, Black News Channel, Bloomberg News, Boomerang, Bravo, C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, Cartoon Network, CMT, CNBC, CNN, CNN En Español, CNN International, Comedy Central, COZI TV, Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, E!, ESPN, ESPN2, Food Network, Fox Business, Fox News, Lifetime, FS1, Freeform, FX, FXX, Galavisión, GEM Shopping Network, Grit, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, HGTV, HISTORY Channel, HLN, Home Shopping Network, IFC, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MotorTrend, TCM, MSNBC, MTV, MTV2, National Geographic, Nickelodeon, OANN, Paramount Network, QVC, Reelz, Revolt, RFD-TV, Sundance TV, Syfy, TBS, TCM, TeenNick, TLC, TNT, truTV, TV Land, Univision, USA, VH1, Viceland, and WE tv, ACCN, AWE, BTN, Cheddar, CleoTV, CNBC World, Comedy TV, Cooking Channel, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, Fuse, Game Show Network, Justice Central, MLB Network, NBA TV, Nick Jr., Nicktoons, Ovation, OWN, POP, Science, SEC Network, Tastemade, Tennis Channel HD, The Weather Channel, Travel Channel, TV One, TVG, UniMás, UPtv, and WGN America.

If you live within the broadcast area of any of the following regional sports networks, you will also receive those with the "Choice" and higher packages: Altitude, AT&T SportsNet Southwest, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, Bally Sports Arizona, Bally Sports Detroit, Bally Sports Florida, Bally Sports Great Lakes, Bally Sports Kansas City, Bally Sports Midwest, Bally Sports North, Bally Sports Ohio, Bally Sports San Diego, Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southeast, Bally Sports Southwest, Bally Sports Sun, Bally Sports West, Bally Sports Wisconsin, Marquee Sports Network, The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), MSG Network, NBC Sports Bay Area, NBC Sports California, NBC Sports Chicago, New England Sports Network, Root Sports Northwest, Spectrum Sports, SportsNet New York, YES Network

See our review of DIRECTV STREAM for more details on this streaming service.

FuboTV

fuboTV is a live streaming service that carries Bally Sports Detroit for those living in their broadcast region. They offer a 1-week free trial, which you can cancel within the trial period and not be charged. It’s also cheaper than DIRECTV STREAM at $74.99 per month. However, fuboTV subscribers in this area will be subject to a mandatory regional sports fee between $10.99 and $13.99 per month, depending on how many RSNs are in your area. You can cancel at any time. The service supports iOS, Android, Fire TV, Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku, and more. The price includes a cloud DVR and the ability to stream on 3 devices at once. (see our review of FuboTV)

Bally Sports+

Bally Sports just launched a direct-to-customer streaming service for a few MLB teams. Luckily, the Detroit Tigers are one of those teams. Starting September 26th, Bally Sports+ will also start carrying NBA and NHL teams, meaning you can watch the Red Wings and Pistons on the service as well. Bally Sports+ is currently available on iOS and Android mobile smart devices, along with tvOS (Apple TV), Android TV, and Amazon Fire TV streaming devices and smart TVs. See our article, Is Bally Sports Worth the Price for more details.

You can subscribe to Bally Sports+ at BallySportsPlus.com for $189.99 annually or $19.99 each month and live stream Detroit Tigers games airing on Bally Sports Detroit through the Bally Sports app. To subscribe, you must live in the Detroit Tigers TV market. You are most likely outside the intended TV market if you do not see Bally Sports+ available on BallySportsPlus.com or within the Bally Sports app. There are plans to add NHL and NBA Teams next season. You won’t have access to all the channels you get with DIRECTV STREAM, but it’s a cheaper way to watch Bally Sports Detroit.

For information on watching other TV channels online check out: How To Stream Specific TV Channels