Detroit Pistons vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 4/1/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Friday, April 1, 2022

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports OK

Paycom Center is the site where the Oklahoma City Thunder (22-54) will take on the Detroit Pistons (20-56) on Friday.

The Pistons played the Nets and took a loss by a score of 130-123 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 25 and the Nets accounted for 19 personal fouls. They also converted 15 of their 28 attempts from long range. Brooklyn finished the game shooting 91.2% when shooting free throws by burying 31 of their 34 attempts. Additionally, Brooklyn pulled down 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Brooklyn distributed 41 assists and had 24 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 55.3% from the field on 42 out of 76 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 11 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 16 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pistons made 11 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. Detroit ended having earned a 48.5% field goal percentage (48 of 99) and converted 16 out of their 38 three-point shots.

Cade Cunningham is one guy who played a role in this contest. Cunningham shot 54.2% from the floor and recorded 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and grabbed 1 board. He walked away with 34 points on 13 out of 24 shooting.

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Detroit will enter this contest with a mark of 20-56 this year. They are averaging 104.5 points per outing (28th in the league) on 43.0% from the floor. The Pistons are hitting 32.6% on shots from distance (847 of 2,602) and 78.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Detroit is snagging 43.1 boards per contest and has 1,759 dimes so far this season, which ranks 24th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 22.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Pistons are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They rank 17th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,900 surrendered for the campaign. The Pistons defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.1% (3,080 of 6,535) and they surrender 46.2 boards per contest as a group. They are surrendering 36.6% on shots from distance and they rank 21st in the league in points per game allowed (112.3).

In their last game, the Thunder took a defeat with a final score of 136-118 against the Hawks. In reference to attacking the glass, Oklahoma City allowed Atlanta to grab 37 in total (6 offensive). They finished shooting 46.2% from beyond the arc by connecting on 18 of 39 and finished the game at 20 of 22 from the free throw line (90.9%). The Thunder permitted the Hawks to bury 49 of their 91 tries from the field which left them shooting 53.8% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Thunder ended up going 41 out of 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Oklahoma City knocked down 17 of their 41 attempts (41.5%). They were able to bury 19 of those for a percentage of 70.4%. The Hawks committed 12 fouls for this game which took the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. The Thunder recorded 32 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in the game.

Lindy Waters III was important for the Thunder in this matchup. He made 9 out of 15 in this game giving him a rate of 60.0%, and added 4 rebounds. Waters III earned 25 points in his 33 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist for this contest.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss record of 22-54 for the year. As an offensive team, the Thunder are hitting on 42.9% from the field, which ranks 30th in the league. Oklahoma City has scored 7,900 points so far this season (103.9 per game) and they average 45.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 22.2 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.9 times per game. The Thunder have committed 18.3 fouls per game and they shoot 76.4% from the charity stripe.

The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 18th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 111.5. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (13th in the league). The Oklahoma City defense surrenders 35.3% from downtown (1,043 of 2,951) and opponents are making 76.9% of their foul shots. They concede 26.1 assists and 48.6 boards every game, which has them ranked 28th and 30th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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