Oklahoma City Thunder vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 11/7/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Oklahoma City Thunder are traveling to Little Caesars Arena on Monday where they will take on the Detroit Pistons.

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Bucks and took a loss by a final of 108-94 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 18 while the Bucks totaled 16 personal fouls. They made 17 out of their 47 attempts from beyond the arc. Milwaukee finished 88.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 17 shots. Furthermore, Milwaukee pulled down 55 rebounds (18 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Milwaukee distributed 23 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In the matter of defense, Oklahoma City let their opponent shoot 42.2% from the field on 38 of 90 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Thunder buried 10 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 62.5%. Oklahoma City finished with a 42.9% FG percentage (36 of 84) and buried 12 out of their 35 three-point attempts.

Ousmane Dieng is one player who was a contributor for this game. He ended up scoring 8 points on 3 of 4 shooting. He played for 22 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. Dieng finished the game shooting 75.0% from the field and dished out 5 dimes.

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Oklahoma City heads into this one with a record of 4-5 this year. They are averaging 110.4 pts per game (20th in basketball) while hitting 44.5% from the floor. The Thunder are shooting 29.2% on three-point shots (92 of 315) and 76.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma City is collecting 44.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 215 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 21st in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.7 times per game and as a team they commit 20.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 18.4 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 fouls. They currently rank 11th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 216 relinquished so far this season. The Thunder defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.4% (366 of 788) and they relinquish 49.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They surrender 35.4% on shots from downtown while they are 11th in the league in points per game allowed (111.8).

For their last game, the Pistons took a defeat with a final score of 112-88 when they faced the Cavaliers. The Pistons pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 18 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. The Cavaliers earned 15 fouls in the game which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a clip of 86.7%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Detroit converted 13 out of 37 tries (35.1%). Overall, the Pistons ended up going 31 for 83 from the field which had them shooting 37.3%. The Pistons allowed the Cavaliers to bury 44 out of 81 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 54.3% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 42.3% from three-point range by going 11 of 26 and finished the contest at 13 of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). When talking about how they rebounded, Detroit permitted Cleveland to collect 47 in all (10 offensive).

Saddiq Bey ended up being a major contributor for the Pistons in the game. He made 6 out of 13 in this game for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and earned 4 rebounds. Bey accumulated 18 points in his 32 mins of playing time and added 2 assists in the game.

Detroit has a mark of 2-8 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pistons are shooting 42.7% from the field, which ranks 29th in the NBA. Detroit has scored 1,073 points so far this season (107.3 per contest) and they collect 42.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 21.3 times per game (27th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per contest. The Pistons are committing 22.8 personal fouls per contest while shooting 78.8% from the charity stripe.

The Detroit defense gives up 34.7% on 3-pointers (117 of 337) and opponents are connecting on 79.8% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 25.4 assists and 48.6 rebounds per contest, which is 16th and 28th in basketball. The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 28th in basketball in points allowed per game with 118.9. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.0% from the field (27th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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