Toronto Raptors vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 11/14/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Monday, November 14, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Pistons will take on the Toronto Raptors at Little Caesars Arena on Monday.

The Raptors faced off with the Pacers and took a loss by a final of 118-104 in their last game. Toronto walked away from the contest with a 39.4% FG percentage (37 out of 94) and made 7 of 35 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Raptors knocked down 23 of 29 tries for a rate of 79.3%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned 43 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 14 assists in the matchup while forcing 21 turnovers and having 12 steals. Regarding defense, Toronto allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 41 of 82 shooting. Indiana earned 33 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. On top of that, Indiana pulled down 51 rebounds (11 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Indiana shot 73.9% from the charity stripe by making 17 of 23 attempts. They made 19 out of their 43 tries from three-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Raptors finished with 18 and the Pacers racked up 23 personal fouls.

OG Anunoby is one guy who was a factor for the game. He racked up 26 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and pulled down 2 boards. Anunoby walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the field and earned 3 dimes.

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Toronto will enter this matchup with a record of 7-7 for the year. They are averaging 111.7 points per outing (17th in basketball) while shooting 44.5% from the floor. The Raptors are hitting 35.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (168 of 480) and 76.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Toronto is grabbing 43.4 rebounds per contest and has racked up 323 dimes on the season, which is 13th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Raptors have forced 17.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 fouls. They rank 30th in the NBA in giving up assists with 382 surrendered this year. The Raptors defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.7% (553 of 1,159) and they surrender 42.9 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 9th in the league in opponents points per game (109.4).

In their last game, the Pistons took a defeat with a final score of 117-108 against the Celtics. When discussing team rebounding, Detroit allowed Boston to collect 42 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 37.5% from 3-point land by shooting 18 out of 48 and finished the game at 21 out of 24 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Pistons permitted the Celtics to bury 39 of their 91 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Pistons went 37 for 89 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.6%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Detroit knocked down 16 of 38 tries (42.1%). They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a clip of 85.7%. The Celtics committed 17 fouls in this matchup which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Pistons pulled down 39 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 50 for this contest.

Bojan Bogdanovic ended up being a major contributor for the Pistons for the matchup. He made 9 of 15 in this matchup giving him a rate of 60.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Bogdanovic accumulated 28 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 4 dimes for the contest.

Detroit has a mark of 3-11 this year. The Pistons have committed 22.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.9 times per game (29th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.5 times per game. Detroit has scored 1,517 points so far this year (108.4 per game) and they average 44.6 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pistons are shooting 42.7% from the field, which is ranked 30th in the NBA.

The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 28th in the NBA in points given up per game with 118.4. They have forced 12.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.8% from the floor (26th in the NBA). The Detroit defense allows 34.3% on 3-pointers (173 of 504) and their opposition makes 80.6% of their foul shots. They allow 25.6 dimes and 47.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 16th and 28th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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