New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 12/29/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Pistons (5-27) will try to defeat the New York Knicks (15-18) at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday.

The Knicks took the court against the Hawks and walked away with a win by a score of 101-87 in their last game. New York ended having earned a 44.7% field goal percentage (38 of 85) and made 20 of their 50 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Knicks converted 5 of 12 attempts for a rate of 41.7%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 50 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 28 assists for the matchup while creating 5 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of the defense, New York let their opponent shoot 37.9% from the floor on 33 of 87 shooting. Atlanta distributed 46 dimes and had 23 steals in the game. Moreover, Atlanta grabbed 38 boards (8 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Atlanta finished the contest at 57.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 14 shots. They also made 13 out of their 38 shots from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Knicks walked away with 13 and the Hawks accumulated 12 fouls.

Julius Randle is one guy who had an impact for this contest. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and grabbed 12 boards. Randle ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes.

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New York comes into this matchup with a record of 15-18 for the season. They are giving up possession 13.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.1 fouls every game. As a unit, New York is pulling down 45.1 boards per game and has racked up 709 dimes for the year, which ranks 27th in basketball in terms of passing. The Knicks are hitting 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (447 of 1,232) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They average 106.0 pts per contest (22nd in the league) while going 43.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Knicks have forced 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 21st in basketball in giving up assists with 821 surrendered this season. The Knicks defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.1% (1,277 of 2,897) and they concede 45.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 13th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (106.8).

When they last played, the Pistons took a defeat with a final score of 144-109 when they played the Spurs. The Pistons were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this game. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Spurs had 18 personal fouls in the game which took the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 34 shots. They were able to make 25 of them for a percentage of 73.5%. In reference to shooting from distance, Detroit made 8 of their 32 tries (25.0%). In all, the Pistons ended up going 38 out of 98 from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.8%. The Pistons permitted the Spurs to make 51 out of 91 tries from the field which had them shooting 56.0% for the matchup. They shot 48.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 13 of 27 and finished the game at 29 out of 37 from the free throw line (78.4%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Detroit allowed San Antonio to collect 43 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Hamidou Diallo was important for the Pistons in the game. Diallo earned 28 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in the game. He converted 13 out of 19 for the game for a field goal rate of 68.4%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Detroit has a win-loss record of 5-27 on the campaign. The Pistons commit 20.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 21.6 times per game (28th in the league) and they turn it over 15.3 times per contest. Detroit has totaled 3,223 pts on the year (100.7 per contest) and they collect 42.4 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Pistons are shooting 41.4% from the field, which is ranked 30th in the league.

The Detroit defense allows 37.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (382 of 1,026) and their opponents are connecting on 77.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 24.8 assists and 46.3 boards per contest, which is ranked 22nd and 23rd in the NBA. The Pistons defensively are ranked 25th in the league in points allowed per contest with 110.5. They have forced 15.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (30th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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