Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks Prediction, 12/21/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks

Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (13-17) will compete against the Detroit Pistons (5-24) at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

The Pistons played the Heat and walked away with a win by a score of 100-90 in their last game. Detroit wrapped up the contest having earned a 46.7% FG percentage (35 out of 75) and converted 8 of 32 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Pistons made 22 of their 30 tries for a rate of 73.3%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected 47 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 24 dimes for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and having 4 steals. With regard to defense, Detroit let their opponent shoot 37.8% from the floor on 28 out of 74 shooting. Miami distributed 39 dimes and had 23 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Miami pulled down 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Miami finished the game at 63.6% at the free throw line by burying 21 of their 33 attempts. They also converted 13 of their 43 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 28 and the Heat had 13 fouls.

Saddiq Bey is a guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. Bey went 53.8% from the floor and also dished out 2 dimes. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He had 26 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Detroit will take the court with a mark of 5-24 for the year. They have an average of 100.4 points per contest (29th in basketball) while going 41.6% from the field. The Pistons are hitting 30.9% on shots from beyond the arc (320 of 1,034) and 78.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Detroit is grabbing 42.2 boards per game and has tallied 630 dimes on the season, which is 28th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.4 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pistons are able to force 15.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 15th in basketball in allowing assists with 708 conceded for the year. The Pistons are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.5% (1,173 of 2,467) and they surrender 46.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 37.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 21st in the league in PPG allowed (109.4).

The last time they took the court, the Knicks took a defeat with a final score of 114-107 against the Celtics. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, New York allowed Boston to grab 33 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They shot 37.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 17 of 45 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 17 at the free throw line (76.5%). The Knicks permitted the Celtics to knock down 42 of their 89 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 47.2% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Knicks went 35 out of 80 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.8%. Regarding 3-point attempts, New York made 13 of 36 tries (36.1%). They were able to knock down 24 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. The Celtics committed 12 personal fouls in the game which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 30 shots. They gave up possession 14 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Knicks were able to pull down 34 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the contest.

Evan Fournier was important for the Knicks in this contest. Fournier scored 32 points in his 43 mins on the court and had 3 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 13 out of 24 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 54.2%, and had 5 rebounds.

New York has a record of 13-17 this year. The Knicks commit 19.3 personal fouls per game and they go 79.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 21.4 times per contest (29th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest. New York has totaled 3,176 pts for the year (105.9 per contest) and they grab 44.7 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Knicks are hitting on 43.7% from the floor, which is 25th in basketball.

The New York defense allows 35.5% on 3-pointers (401 of 1,131) and opponents are knocking down 79.8% of their free throw shots. They have given up 24.9 assists and 45.1 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 23rd and 15th in the league. The Knicks on the defensive side of the court are 16th in basketball in points allowed per game with 107.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (8th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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