Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 2/24/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Little Caesars Arena is the site where the Detroit Pistons (13-45) will try to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (35-23) on Thursday.

The Cavaliers faced the Hawks and took a loss by a final of 124-116 in their last contest. Cleveland finished having earned a 51.1% FG percentage (45 of 88) and buried 16 of their 41 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 10 of their 12 shots for a rate of 83.3%. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 39 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 30 assists in this matchup as well as creating 4 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Cleveland allowed 53.8% from the floor on 43 out of 80 shooting. Atlanta earned 35 dimes and had 25 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Atlanta totaled 28 boards (7 offensive, 21 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Atlanta finished the game shooting 88.9% when shooting free throws by burying 24 of their 27 attempts. They buried 14 out of their 33 shots from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up walking away with 23 while the Hawks accumulated 11 personal fouls.

Jarrett Allen is one guy who was a contributor in this game. Allen finished the game at 75.0% from the floor and also earned 4 assists. He was on the court for 33 mins and also totaled 7 rebounds. He totaled 14 points on 6 of 8 shooting.

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Cleveland steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 35-23 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Cleveland is pulling in 44.9 rebounds per contest and has 1,465 dimes on the year, which is 10th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers are shooting 35.3% on 3-point shots (680 of 1,928) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 106.7 points per outing (24th in the league) while going 46.6% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cavaliers are forcing 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 5th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,341 surrendered for the campaign. The Cavaliers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.2% (2,241 of 5,072) and they relinquish 43.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 34.0% on shots from downtown and they rank 1st in the league in points per game allowed (102.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pistons walked away with a victory by a final of 112-111 against the Celtics. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Detroit permitted Boston to grab 28 in total (2 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 40.6% from 3-point land by shooting 13 out of 32 and ended up shooting 14 out of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Pistons allowed the Celtics to knock down 42 of 77 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 54.5% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Pistons finished 43 for 93 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.2%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Detroit made 16 out of 30 tries (53.3%). They were able to make 10 of those for a percentage of 76.9%. The Celtics were called for 15 fouls for this game which took the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Pistons were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this contest.

Saddiq Bey ended up being important for the Pistons for this contest. Bey accumulated 20 points in his 34 mins on the court and totaled 6 dimes for this contest. He made 7 of 13 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and added 11 rebounds.

Detroit has a record of 13-45 for the year. The Pistons have committed 21.5 fouls per contest and they hit 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 22.7 times per game (26th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.6 times per contest. Detroit has tallied 5,948 pts so far this season (102.6 per contest) and they collect 42.8 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Pistons are hitting on 42.1% from the floor, which ranks 29th in basketball.

The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 27th in the league in points given up per game with 112.6. They are forcing 15.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (29th in the league). The Detroit defense gives up 37.5% on three-point shots (718 of 1,916) and their opponents are converting on 77.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 25.6 assists and 46.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 24th and 24th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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