Detroit Pistons vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 3/3/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (34-27) will try to defeat the Detroit Pistons (15-47) at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.

The Pistons faced the Wizards and took a loss by a score of 116-113 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Pistons left the arena with 21 and the Wizards totaled 15 fouls. They made 13 of 26 attempts from three-point range. Washington shot 80.8% from the free throw line by converting 21 of their 26 shots. In addition, Washington pulled down 30 boards (12 offensive, 18 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Washington doled out 42 assists and had 29 steals for the game. In regard to defending, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 41 of 82 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 43 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Pistons buried 19 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 82.6%. Detroit walked away from the contest having earned a 47.8% field goal percentage (43 out of 90) and made 8 of 27 shots from downtown.

Jerami Grant is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He ended up scoring 26 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and snagged 3 rebounds. Grant finished the contest at 52.9% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes.

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Detroit comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 15-47 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 103.2 points per contest (29th in the NBA) while hitting 42.3% from the floor. The Pistons are hitting 32.0% on 3-point shots (682 of 2,134) and 77.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Detroit is grabbing 43.1 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,408 assists for the campaign, which ranks 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest and as a group they commit 21.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Pistons are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.7% on shots from distance while they are 26th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.7). The Pistons are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.6% (2,534 of 5,323) and they relinquish 46.5 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 27th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,588 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Raptors went home victorious with a score of 109-108 when they played the Nets. The Raptors were able to collect 32 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 48 for this contest. They coughed it up 13 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. The Nets were called for 12 personal fouls for the game which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a clip of 87.0%. In terms of shots from distance, Toronto buried 7 of their 23 tries (30.4%). In all, the Raptors ended up shooting 41 out of 90 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6%. The Raptors permitted the Nets to make 42 of their 84 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% for the matchup. They finished shooting 40.0% from 3-point land by going 10 of 25 and finished the game at 14 out of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). In regard to how they rebounded, Toronto permitted Brooklyn to grab 30 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Gary Trent Jr. was important for the Raptors for the game. He made 6 of 17 in the matchup for a rate of 35.3%, and had 2 rebounds. Trent accumulated 24 points in his 39 mins on the court and tallied 7 dimes for this contest.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 34-27 so far this season. The Raptors are committing 19.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 22.2 times per contest (28th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.9 times per contest. Toronto has tallied 6,629 pts for the year (108.7 per contest) and they snag 44.7 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Raptors are connecting on 44.3% from the floor, which is ranked 26th in the league.

The Toronto defense gives up 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (756 of 2,125) and their opposition knocks down 79.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 25.0 dimes and 44.3 rebounds per game, which is ranked 19th and 14th in basketball. The Raptors on defense are ranked 11th in the league in points per game surrendered with 107.4. They are forcing their opponents into 16.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (20th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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