Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks Prediction, 10/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks

Date: Friday, October 21, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Detroit Pistons are hitting the road to Madison Square Garden on Friday where they will try to defeat the New York Knicks.

The Pistons took the court against the Magic and took home the win by a score of 113-109 in their last game. Detroit walked away from the contest with a 42.6% FG percentage (40 of 94) and buried 14 of their 38 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Pistons converted 19 of their 24 shots for a rate of 79.2%. Concerning rebounding, they compiled 41 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 31 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When talking about defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 48.8% from the floor on 42 of 86 shooting. Orlando dished out 21 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. Furthermore, Orlando pulled down 48 rebounds (10 offensive, 38 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Orlando ended up shooting 73.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 19 shots. They also buried 11 of their 30 shots from 3-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Pistons walked away with 21 and the Magic recorded 24 fouls.

Bojan Bogdanovic is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins and also collected 5 boards. Bogdanovic shot 50.0% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes.

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Detroit steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a record of 23-59 last season. They had an average of 104.8 points per contest (28th in the league) while shooting 43.1% from the field. The Pistons shot 32.6% on three-point shots (925 of 2,838) and 78.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Detroit snagged 43.0 boards per game and accounted for 1,924 dimes last year, which ranked 24th in the league in terms of passing. They turned it over 14.2 times per contest and as a team committed 21.9 fouls every game.

On defense, the Pistons were able to force their opponents into 14.6 turnovers every game and they drew 19.8 fouls. They relinquished 36.2% on shots from distance while they were 22nd in the league in points per game allowed (112.5). The Pistons defensively gave up a shooting percentage of 47.3% (3,333 of 7,051) and they surrendered 46.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They were 19th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,061 relinquished throughout last season.

In their last game, the Knicks took a loss by a score of 115-112 when they played the Grizzlies. When it comes to team rebounding, New York allowed Memphis to pull down 64 in total (20 offensive). They finished 34.0% from three-point range by connecting on 17 of 50 and ended up shooting 14 of 23 from the free throw line (60.9%). The Knicks allowed the Grizzlies to convert 42 of 108 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.9% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Knicks walked away from this one shooting 44 for 109 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.4%. In terms of shooting from distance, New York made 9 of their 37 tries (24.3%). They were able to make 15 of them for a percentage of 83.3%. The Grizzlies were called for 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Knicks to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. The Knicks recorded 36 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards for a total of 54 for this contest.

Julius Randle pitched in for the Knicks in the matchup. He converted 9 out of 16 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and accumulated 11 rebounds. Randle scored 24 points in his 35 mins on the court and added 6 dimes in the matchup.

New York had a record of 37-45 last season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Knicks shot 43.7% from the field, which had them ranked 27th in the NBA. New York earned 8,731 points over the course of last year (106.5 per game) and they snagged 46.1 rebounds per contest. They dished out assists 21.9 times per contest (30th in the league) and they gave up possession 13.3 times per contest. The Knicks were responsible for committing 20.4 fouls per game while shooting 74.4% from the charity stripe.

The New York defense conceded 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,038 of 3,032) and their opposition made 76.4% of their free throw attempts. They allowed 24.2 dimes and 43.6 boards per game, which had them ranked 13th and 10th in those categories. The Knicks on the defensive side of the court were 6th in the league in PPG allowed with 106.6. They forced their opponents into 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 44.7% from the floor (5th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York and under the total points

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