Detroit Pistons vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 2/14/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Washington Wizards

Date: Monday, February 14, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+5)

The Washington Wizards (25-30) are welcoming the Detroit Pistons (12-44) at Capital One Arena on Monday. Detroit opens this game as 5-point dogs from oddsmakers. The over/under is 220.

The Pistons played the Hornets and ended up losing by a score of 141-119 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 20 while the Hornets racked up 18 personal fouls. They also converted 18 of their 42 attempts from three-point range. Charlotte finished shooting 65.2% at the charity stripe by burying 15 of 23 tries. Furthermore, Charlotte totaled 36 rebounds (15 offensive, 21 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Charlotte distributed 51 assists and had 36 steals for this contest. When talking about defending, Detroit allowed the other team to go 55.7% from the floor on 54 of 97 shooting. They also recorded 32 assists in the matchup while creating 2 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 45 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Pistons knocked down 11 of 18 shots for a rate of 61.1%. Detroit walked away from the game with a 47.1% field goal percentage (48 of 102) and buried 12 out of their 35 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Saddiq Bey is someone who was a factor in this matchup. He walked away with 25 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and snagged 4 rebounds. Bey ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Detroit will play this game with a record of 12-44 so far this year. They are turning it over 14.6 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 21.7 fouls per game. As a team, Detroit is grabbing 42.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,267 dimes for the year, which ranks 25th in the league in terms of passing. The Pistons are shooting 31.6% on shots from 3-point land (618 of 1,953) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 102.5 points per game (29th in the league) on 42.1% from the field.

On defense, the Pistons have forced 15.2 turnovers per game while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.5% on three-point shots and they are 27th in basketball in opponents points per game (112.8). The Pistons defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.5% (2,290 of 4,825) and they surrender 47.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 23rd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,433 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Wizards took a loss by a final score of 123-110 when they played the Kings. The Wizards earned 22 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 11 steals for this contest. The Kings were called for 14 fouls for this contest which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Washington converted 13 of 38 attempts (34.2%). Overall, the Wizards walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 88 from the floor which had them shooting 46.6%. The Wizards permitted the Kings to convert 43 of 76 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.6% in the game. They finished the game shooting 42.9% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 12 of 28 and finished the contest at 25 of 29 from the charity stripe (86.2%). When discussing rebounding, Washington permitted Sacramento to snag 36 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Kyle Kuzma ended up being a factor for the Wizards for the contest. Kuzma racked up 22 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 7 dimes in the matchup. He converted 7 of 14 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 8 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss record of 25-30 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Wizards are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 12th in the NBA. Washington has tallied 5,881 points for the season (106.9 per contest) and they average 43.9 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 24.0 times per contest (16th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per game. The Wizards commit 18.8 personal fouls every game and they go 78.0% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense gives up 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (605 of 1,710) and opponents are connecting on 80.2% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 23.2 assists and 44.9 rebounds every game, which is 8th and 20th in the league. The Wizards defensively are ranked 17th in the league in points given up per game with 110.2. They are able to force 11.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (17th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (+5)

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