Detroit Pistons vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 2/27/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Sunday, February 27, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports SE-CHA

Spectrum Center is where the Charlotte Hornets (29-31) will take on the Detroit Pistons (14-45) on Sunday.

The Pistons took the court against the Cavaliers and went home with a win by a final score of 106-103 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 24 while the Cavaliers finished the game with 12 fouls. They made 12 of 35 attempts from 3-point land. Cleveland finished the contest at 67.6% at the charity stripe by making 23 of their 34 tries. Moreover, Cleveland pulled down 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 8 blocks. Cleveland earned 42 dimes and had 20 steals for this game. In the matter of defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 44.2% from the field on 34 out of 77 shooting. They also doled out 23 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 49 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Pistons buried 25 of 28 shots for a percentage of 89.3%. Detroit ended the contest having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (35 out of 86) and knocked down 11 of their 34 3-pointers.

Hamidou Diallo is one guy who had an impact for the game. He accounted for 21 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He played 21 mins and also snagged 6 rebounds. Diallo ended up going 63.6% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Detroit comes into this contest with a record of 14-45 this season. They are averaging 102.6 points per game (29th in the league) while connecting on 42.1% from the field. The Pistons are connecting on 32.0% on shots from distance (653 of 2,040) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Detroit is collecting 42.9 boards per game and has accumulated 1,337 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 24th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.5 times per game and as a team they commit 21.6 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pistons are forcing 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 fouls. They currently rank 23rd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,503 relinquished for the year. The Pistons defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.5% (2,406 of 5,064) and they surrender 46.7 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 37.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 27th in the league in points per game from their opponents (112.4).

In their last game, the Hornets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-107 when they faced the Heat. In the matter of team rebounding, Charlotte permitted Miami to get 41 overall (15 offensive). They went 29.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 14 of 48 and ended up going 15 out of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). The Hornets allowed the Heat to knock down 41 out of their 102 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.2% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Hornets finished 38 for 95 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. When talking about shots from downtown, Charlotte buried 10 of their 42 attempts (23.8%). They were able to make 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.0%. The Heat earned 14 personal fouls in this contest which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Hornets corralled 41 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 58 for the contest.

Miles Bridges was important for the Hornets for the contest. He converted 10 out of 21 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 47.6%, and had 11 rebounds. Bridges accumulated 29 points in his 50 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in this contest.

Charlotte has a mark of 29-31 for the year. As an offense, the Hornets are hitting on 45.6% from the field, which is 18th in the league. Charlotte has tallied 6,829 pts so far this season (113.8 per contest) and they collect 45.1 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.2 times per contest (3rd in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per contest. The Hornets have committed 20.0 fouls every game and they shoot 73.7% from the free throw line.

The Charlotte defense concedes 35.6% on 3-point attempts (840 of 2,357) and opponents are making 76.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 26.2 assists and 47.9 boards per contest, which has them ranked 30th and 29th in the league. The Hornets are ranked 28th in the league in points allowed per contest with 114.7. They have forced 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the floor (20th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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