Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 4/3/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Sunday, April 3, 2022

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Detroit Pistons (22-56) are en route to Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Indiana Pacers (25-53).

The Pistons faced the Thunder and notched a win by a score of 110-101 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Pistons left the arena with 20 and the Thunder accounted for 15 fouls. They buried 11 of their 34 tries from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City ended up shooting 62.1% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of their 29 attempts. Moreover, Oklahoma City pulled down 42 boards (12 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 8 rejections. Oklahoma City doled out 54 assists and had 24 steals in this matchup. Concerning defending, Detroit allowed 42.9% from the field on 36 out of 84 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 9 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 44 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Pistons converted 15 of 18 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Detroit finished the contest having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (40 of 94) and converted 15 of 48 shots from 3-point land.

Killian Hayes is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He accounted for 26 points on 12 out of 25 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins played and also pulled down 7 boards. Hayes finished 48.0% from the field and also totaled 8 assists.

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Detroit enters this one with a win-loss record of 22-56 this season. They are giving up possession 14.2 times per contest and as a unit they commit 22.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Detroit is grabbing 43.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,814 dimes this season, which has them ranked 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing. The Pistons are shooting 32.5% from downtown (872 of 2,685) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 104.6 pts per contest (28th in basketball) while shooting 43.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pistons are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 fouls. They are conceding 36.4% on shots from distance and they are 20th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.9). The Pistons defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.1% (3,147 of 6,688) and they concede 46.2 boards per game as a group. They are 20th in the league in giving up assists with 1,946 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Pacers took a defeat with a final score of 128-123 when they played the Celtics. With respect to rebounding, Indiana permitted Boston to snag 29 in total (11 offensive). They wrapped up this game 36.4% from three-point range via 12 of 33 and finished the contest at 26 of 28 from the free throw line (92.9%). The Pacers permitted the Celtics to knock down 45 of 83 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.2% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Pacers shot 42 for 81 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.9%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Indiana made 17 out of 36 tries (47.2%). They were able to knock down 22 of them for a clip of 95.7%. The Celtics were called for 15 fouls for this contest which took the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They turned it over 16 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. The Pacers were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 30 for this contest.

Tyrese Haliburton ended up having an impact for the Pacers for the game. He made 10 out of 11 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 90.9%, and had 1 rebound. Haliburton had 30 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and accumulated 2 assists in this contest.

Indiana has a mark of 25-53 this year. The Pacers are committing 20.4 fouls every game and they connect on 76.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.1 times per game (10th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.4 times per game. Indiana has accounted for 8,655 pts so far this season (111.0 per game) and they pull down 44.0 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Pacers are hitting on 46.2% from the floor, which is 16th in basketball.

The Pacers on defense are ranked 25th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 114.2. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 48.0% from the field (29th in basketball). The Indiana defense gives up 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (921 of 2,508) and opponents are converting on 79.6% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 24.7 assists and 43.2 boards per contest, ranking them 16th and 8th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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