Charlotte Hornets vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 2/3/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, February 3, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Pistons host the Charlotte Hornets at Little Caesars Arena on Friday.

The Hornets took the court against the Bucks and ended up losing by a score of 124-115 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Hornets ended up with 24 while the Bucks accounted for 21 fouls. They also made 15 of 44 shots from beyond the perimeter. Milwaukee finished the game at 85.2% from the free throw line by burying 23 of their 27 attempts. Additionally, Milwaukee snagged 66 rebounds (16 offensive, 50 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Milwaukee doled out 18 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. With respect to defense, Charlotte allowed 41.0% from the floor on 43 out of 105 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 62 with 18 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hornets converted 20 of 26 shots for a percentage of 76.9%. Charlotte ended having earned a 37.8% field goal percentage (42 of 111) and buried 11 of their 39 shots from 3-point land.

LaMelo Ball is a player who had an impact for this contest. He scored 27 points on 10 of 26 shooting. He saw the court for 40 mins and also collected 10 boards. Ball ended up going 38.5% from the floor and earned 11 assists.

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Charlotte steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 15-37 this season. They are averaging 112.3 points per outing (25th in the NBA) while going 45.2% from the field. The Hornets are hitting 32.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (561 of 1,730) and 75.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Charlotte is collecting 45.3 boards per contest and has racked up 1,310 dimes for the campaign, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 21.1 fouls per game.

On defense, the Hornets are able to force 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 28th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,374 surrendered this season. The Hornets are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.0% (2,238 of 4,663) and they concede 46.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They surrender 36.5% on shots from downtown and they rank 28th in the league in points per game allowed (118.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pistons took a defeat with a final score of 111-105 against the Mavericks. Concerning attacking the glass, Detroit permitted Dallas to collect 40 overall (9 offensive). They shot 29.4% from 3-point land by going 10 out of 34 and finished the game at 23 of 33 from the free throw line (69.7%). The Pistons permitted the Mavericks to make 39 of 79 attempts from the field which had them shooting 49.4% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Pistons ended up shooting 36 for 79 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Detroit made 14 of their 39 tries (35.9%). They were able to make 19 of those for a rate of 70.4%. The Mavericks earned 18 fouls for the matchup which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for 27 attempts. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Pistons were able to collect 31 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for this game.

Bojan Bogdanovic was important for the Pistons in this matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 15 in this contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 5 rebounds. Bogdanovic had 29 points in his 36 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes for this contest.

Detroit has a record of 13-39 so far this season. The Pistons are responsible for committing 22.3 fouls per contest and they hit 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 22.6 times per game (26th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.8 times per game. Detroit has earned 5,857 pts this year (112.6 per contest) and they pull in 42.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Pistons are connecting on 45.5% from the field, which is 26th in the league.

The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 29th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 120.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.4% from the floor (29th in the NBA). The Detroit defense concedes 36.0% on 3-pointers (630 of 1,752) and their opponents are making 79.3% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 25.6 dimes and 44.9 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 18th and 25th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit and under the total points

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