Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/22/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Detroit Pistons are traveling to Ball Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Denver Nuggets.

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and ended up losing by a score of 137-129 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Pistons walked away with 24 while the Kings totaled 18 personal fouls. They also made 12 of their 35 attempts from distance. Sacramento finished the game at 88.6% at the charity stripe by burying 31 of their 35 attempts. In addition, Sacramento pulled down 41 boards (8 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Sacramento dished out 29 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. In relation to defense, Detroit allowed the other team to go 55.3% from the floor on 47 out of 85 shooting. They also recorded 20 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Pistons knocked down 20 of their 23 tries for a rate of 87.0%. Detroit wrapped up the contest having earned a 52.8% field goal percentage (47 of 89) and buried 15 of their 29 3-point shots.

Jaden Ivey is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He had 24 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and grabbed 4 boards. Ivey shot 57.1% from the field and recorded 3 assists.

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Detroit enters this one with a win-loss mark of 3-15 this year. They turn it over 14.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 23.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Detroit is collecting 43.2 boards per contest and has totaled 378 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing. The Pistons are connecting on 32.9% on 3-pointers (197 of 598) and 78.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 109.4 pts per game (24th in the NBA) while shooting 43.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Pistons are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 22.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 27th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 460 relinquished on the campaign. The Pistons are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.3% (777 of 1,610) and they surrender 46.8 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 34.3% on 3-pointers while they are 29th in the NBA in opponents PPG (118.6).

In their last game, the Nuggets got the victory with a final of 98-97 when they played the Mavericks. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Denver permitted Dallas to pull down 36 in total (6 offensive). They shot 35.7% from three-point range by connecting on 15 out of 42 and finished the game at 12 of 21 at the charity stripe (57.1%). The Nuggets permitted the Mavericks to convert 35 out of 78 attempts from the floor which had them at 44.9% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Nuggets shot 37 out of 78 from the field which had them shooting 47.4%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Denver converted 9 of 27 tries (33.3%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.9%. The Mavericks were called for 18 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Nuggets were able to collect 40 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this game.

Bones Hyland was important for the Nuggets for the contest. Hyland scored 29 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 6 dimes for this contest. He converted 10 out of 21 in the game for a rate of 47.6%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Denver has a record of 10-6 on the year. The Nuggets are committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 75.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 27.5 times per contest (7th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 15.4 times per contest. Denver has earned 1,822 points this season (113.9 per game) and they collect 43.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Nuggets are connecting on 49.3% from the floor, which is 2nd in basketball.

The Denver defense gives up 35.1% from downtown (195 of 555) and opponents are knocking down 74.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 26.4 assists and 41.1 rebounds per game, which ranks 23rd and 4th in the league. The Nuggets on defense are ranked 16th in the league in points per game surrendered with 113.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the field (28th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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