Detroit Pistons vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, January 2, 2023

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Detroit Pistons are headed to Moda Center on Monday where they will compete against the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Pistons faced the Magic and earned the victory with a final of 121-101 in their last game. Detroit ended the game having earned a 45.0% FG percentage (36 of 80) and knocked down 18 of their 42 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pistons converted 31 of 40 attempts for a rate of 77.5%. In regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 49 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 25 dimes for the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 41.2% from the field on 35 of 85 shooting. Orlando recorded 24 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Additionally, Orlando totaled 47 boards (15 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Orlando ended up shooting 76.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 26 of their 34 tries. They also made 5 of 22 attempts from 3-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Pistons walked away with 25 and the Magic recorded 26 personal fouls.

Alec Burks is one guy who was important in this game. Burks finished shooting 90.9% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes. He was on the court for 31 mins played and also totaled 2 boards. He walked away with 32 points on 10 out of 11 shooting.

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Detroit comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-28 this season. They are turning it over 14.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 22.7 fouls per game. As a team, Detroit is collecting 43.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 820 assists on the year, which is 23rd in the league in terms of passing. The Pistons are connecting on 35.0% on three-point shots (431 of 1,232) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.4 points per game (22nd in basketball) while shooting 44.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Pistons are able to force 13.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.0 fouls. They currently rank 30th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 955 conceded on the year. The Pistons defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.6% (1,596 of 3,284) and they concede 45.1 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 35.6% from 3-point land while they are 29th in the league in points per game allowed (118.5).

In their last game, the Trail Blazers walked away with a victory by a final of 124-113 against the Hornets. When discussing how they rebounded, Portland allowed Charlotte to get 45 in all (18 offensive). They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 36 and ended up going 19 of 25 at the free throw line (76.0%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Hornets to knock down 41 out of 103 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.8% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Trail Blazers went 43 for 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Portland made 14 out of 38 attempts (36.8%). They were able to bury 24 of the free throws for a percentage of 85.7%. The Hornets were called for 21 personal fouls in this game which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They also turned it over 15 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers were able to snag 40 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 50 in the matchup.

Jerami Grant ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers for this game. He converted 12 of 19 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 63.2%, and had 10 rebounds. Grant earned 32 points in his 37 mins on the court and earned 5 assists for the matchup.

Portland has a mark of 18-16 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 47.7% from the floor, which is ranked 11th in the league. Portland has totaled 3,819 pts this year (112.3 per game) and they pull in 43.1 boards per game. They are earning an assist 24.3 times per contest (19th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.3 times per contest. The Trail Blazers are committing 20.3 fouls every game and they go 77.7% from the charity stripe.

The Trail Blazers are ranked 11th in the league in points allowed per contest with 112.0. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (18th in the league). The Portland defense concedes 35.8% on 3-point attempts (398 of 1,111) and opponents are knocking down 76.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.5 assists and 41.5 rebounds per contest, which is 19th and 3rd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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