Brooklyn Nets vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 4/5/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Little Caesars Arena is where the Detroit Pistons will attempt to defeat the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.

The Nets faced the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 111-110 in their last game. Brooklyn wrapped up the contest having earned a 44.2% field goal percentage (38 of 86) and knocked down 9 out of their 32 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Nets buried 26 of 34 attempts for a rate of 76.5%. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled 40 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 25 dimes for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to defense, Brooklyn allowed 44.0% from the field on 40 out of 91 shooting. Utah dished out 24 assists and had 5 steals for the game. In addition, Utah pulled down 52 rebounds (11 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Utah shot 73.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 22 of 30 shots. They made 8 of 32 attempts from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Nets left the arena with 26 while the Jazz recorded 23 personal fouls.

Mikal Bridges is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He was able to score 30 points on 9 out of 25 shooting. He played for 39 mins and pulled down 7 boards. Bridges shot 36.0% from the field and recorded 2 dimes.

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Brooklyn heads into this one with a mark of 43-35 on the campaign. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 21.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Brooklyn is collecting 40.5 boards per contest and has earned 1,987 dimes on the season, which is 14th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Nets are connecting on 38.1% on 3-point shots (997 of 2,619) and 80.0% from the free throw line. They average 113.6 points per game (17th in the NBA) while shooting 48.9% from the field.

On defense, the Nets are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.5 fouls. They are 4th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,820 relinquished this year. The Nets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (3,194 of 6,900) and they surrender 45.1 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 36.8% on shots from downtown and they are 12th in basketball in points per game allowed (112.7).

The last time they took the court, the Pistons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-102 when they played the Magic. The Pistons were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 38 in this matchup. They turned it over 16 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Magic committed 26 personal fouls in this contest which took the Pistons to the free throw line for 36 attempts. They were able to convert 29 of the free throws for a rate of 80.6%. Concerning shooting from distance, Detroit buried 9 of 33 attempts (27.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Pistons shot 32 out of 78 from the field which had them shooting 41.0%. The Pistons allowed the Magic to make 43 of their 75 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 57.3% in this contest. They finished 51.5% from distance by connecting on 17 of 33 and ended up shooting 25 of 40 from the free throw line (62.5%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Detroit permitted Orlando to collect 41 in all (7 offensive).

Killian Hayes ended up being a major contributor for the Pistons for the contest. He converted 6 out of 12 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds. Hayes recorded 20 points in his 34 mins on the court and accounted for 7 dimes in this matchup.

Detroit has a mark of 16-62 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Pistons are connecting on 45.4% from the floor, which is 30th in the league. Detroit has totaled 8,629 pts so far this year (110.6 per contest) and they pull in 42.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.0 times per contest (27th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 15.0 times per contest. The Pistons are responsible for committing 22.2 personal fouls every game and they go 76.9% from the free throw line.

The Detroit defense concedes 36.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (937 of 2,592) and their opponents are making 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 25.6 assists and 45.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 15th and 26th in the league. The Pistons on defense are ranked 27th in basketball in PPG allowed with 118.7. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.9% from the floor (26th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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