Los Angeles Clippers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/13/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Sunday, March 13, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Los Angeles Clippers (35-34) are headed to Little Caesars Arena on Sunday where they will go up against the Detroit Pistons (18-49).

The Clippers faced off with the Hawks and went home with a loss by a final score of 112-106 in their last contest. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest with a 48.8% FG percentage (40 out of 82) and converted 12 out of their 32 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Clippers made 14 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 82.4%. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 36 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to defense, Los Angeles allowed 47.8% from the field on 43 out of 90 shooting. Atlanta recorded 47 dimes and had 28 steals in this contest. On top of that, Atlanta grabbed 32 rebounds (15 offensive, 17 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Atlanta went 89.5% from the charity stripe by burying 17 of their 19 attempts. They made 9 of their 31 attempts from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Clippers finished with 20 while the Hawks recorded 10 personal fouls.

Ivica Zubac is one player who came through in this contest. Zubac finished the contest at 76.9% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins and also grabbed 12 rebounds. He had 24 points on 10 of 13 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 35-34 so far this season. They average 106.9 points per contest (23rd in the league) while shooting 45.5% from the field. The Clippers are shooting 36.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (859 of 2,343) and 78.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 44.2 rebounds per game and has 1,622 assists this year, which is 14th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.1 times per game and as a group are committing 18.7 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Clippers are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.6 fouls. They currently rank 18th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,657 surrendered for the year. The Clippers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.7% (2,798 of 6,258) and they concede 47.3 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 34.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 11th in the league in points per game from their opponents (107.7).

The last time they took the court, the Pistons went home defeated by a final of 114-103 against the Celtics. In regard to team rebounding, Detroit permitted Boston to pull down 34 in total (13 offensive). They wrapped up this game 18.8% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 out of 32 and ended up shooting 24 out of 30 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Pistons allowed the Celtics to bury 42 out of 90 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 46.7% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Pistons walked away from this one shooting 35 for 83 from the floor which had them shooting 42.2%. When talking about shots from downtown, Detroit converted 10 of 34 tries (29.4%). They were able to make 23 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 95.8%. The Celtics were called for 9 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. The Pistons collected 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 42 for the matchup.

Marvin Bagley III ended up being a factor for the Pistons for this contest. He buried 9 out of 15 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and totaled 11 rebounds. Bagley III accumulated 20 points in his 34 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist in this game.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 18-49 on the year. The Pistons are committing 21.9 fouls per game while shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 22.9 times per game (25th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per game. Detroit has accounted for 6,941 points for the campaign (103.6 per game) and they collect 43.1 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pistons are hitting on 42.5% from the field, which is ranked 29th in the league.

The Pistons on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 112.5. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the floor (27th in the league). The Detroit defense allows 36.8% from downtown (803 of 2,185) and their opposition makes 77.0% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 25.3 dimes and 46.3 boards every game, which has them ranked 22nd and 24th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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