Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/25/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, March 25, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: NBC Sports Washington Plus

The Washington Wizards (30-41) are traveling to Little Caesars Arena on Friday where they will meet the Detroit Pistons (20-53).

The Wizards faced off with the Rockets and took a loss by a score of 115-97 in their last game. Washington finished the contest having earned a 41.2% FG percentage (35 of 85) and made 6 of 29 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wizards buried 21 of 24 shots for a rate of 87.5%. In terms of hauling in boards, they collected 47 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 24 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 8 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to the defense, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 49.4% from the field on 42 out of 85 shooting. Houston earned 44 assists and had 30 steals for this game. In addition, Houston grabbed 38 boards (6 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Houston finished 84.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 13 attempts. They knocked down 20 out of their 39 shots from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the Wizards ended up with 15 while the Rockets recorded 12 fouls.

Kristaps Porzingis is someone who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up with 22 points on 7 out of 18 shooting. He played for 32 mins and pulled down 13 rebounds. Porzingis finished shooting 38.9% from the field and also recorded 4 dimes.

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Washington will enter this game with a record of 30-41 so far this season. They turn it over 13.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.0 fouls per game. As a team, Washington is collecting 43.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,747 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Wizards are shooting 33.9% on 3-point shots (740 of 2,184) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 108.3 points per contest (22nd in the NBA) on 46.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Wizards have forced 11.9 turnovers every game while drawing 20.2 fouls. They currently rank 3rd in basketball in allowing assists with 1,665 conceded this season. The Wizards defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.2% (2,919 of 6,312) and they surrender 44.7 boards per game as a squad. They give up 35.8% from 3-point land and they are 18th in the league in opponents points per game (111.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pistons walked away with a victory by a final of 122-101 when they played the Hawks. The Pistons were able to corral 45 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 54 for this contest. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Hawks earned 14 personal fouls for this contest which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.0%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Detroit converted 12 of 33 tries (36.4%). Overall, the Pistons shot 44 for 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Pistons allowed the Hawks to make 37 out of 92 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 40.2% for this contest. They went 31.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 14 out of 44 and ended up going 13 out of 15 from the free throw line (86.7%). Concerning rebounding, Detroit allowed Atlanta to collect 31 overall (9 offensive).

Jerami Grant was important for the Pistons in the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 11 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 8 rebounds. Grant had 21 points in his 22 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 dimes for the contest.

Detroit has a record of 20-53 on the year. The Pistons commit 22.1 fouls every game and they connect on 77.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 23.1 times per contest (25th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per game. Detroit has scored 7,621 points for the year (104.4 per contest) and they average 43.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Pistons are hitting on 42.9% from the field, which is 29th in the NBA.

The Detroit defense concedes 36.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (868 of 2,376) and their opposition knocks down 77.0% of their foul shots. They allow 25.1 assists and 46.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 20th and 24th in basketball. The Pistons defensively are ranked 23rd in basketball in PPG given up with 112.4. They are forcing 14.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the floor (26th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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