Detroit Pistons vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 10/27/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Friday, October 27, 2023

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The Detroit Pistons (17-65 last year) are en route to Spectrum Center on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Charlotte Hornets (27-55 last season).

The Pistons played the Heat and went home with a loss by a final score of 103-102 in their last game. Detroit ended the contest having earned a 44.6% FG percentage (41 out of 92) and knocked down 11 of 32 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Pistons knocked down 9 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 56 with 17 of them being offensive. They also distributed 28 assists in the game in addition to creating 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Concerning the defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 40.2% from the floor on 37 out of 92 shooting. Miami doled out 22 dimes and had 11 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Miami totaled 48 boards (16 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 13 blocked shots. Miami walked away from this one shooting 80.8% from the free throw line by making 21 of their 26 attempts. They also knocked down 8 of their 22 attempts from distance. When talking about fouls, the Pistons finished with 23 and the Heat totaled 18 fouls.

Cade Cunningham is a player who was a major contributor in this game. He notched 30 points on 13 out of 27 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes and grabbed 3 boards. Cunningham finished shooting 48.1% from the field and distributed 9 dimes.

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Detroit comes into this contest after finishing with a win-loss record of 17-65 last year. They averaged 110.3 points per game (29th in the NBA) while shooting 45.4% from the field. The Pistons connected on 35.1% on 3-pointers (934 of 2,659) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. As a group, Detroit snagged 42.4 rebounds per game and sat with 1,884 assists last season, which ranked 27th in basketball in terms of passing. They turned the ball over 15.1 times per contest and as a squad committed 22.1 fouls every game.

On defense, the Pistons forced their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game and they drew 21.0 personal fouls. They surrendered 36.0% on shots from downtown and they were ranked 27th in basketball in PPG allowed (118.5). The Pistons defense gave up a shooting percentage of 48.9% (3,533 of 7,222) and they conceded 44.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They were ranked 18th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,112 conceded over the course of last year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Hornets walked away with a victory by a final of 116-110 against the Hawks. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Charlotte allowed Atlanta to get 42 overall (12 offensive). They went 17.2% from three-point range by hitting 5 out of 29 and ended up shooting 27 of 33 from the free throw line (81.8%). The Hornets permitted the Hawks to convert 39 of 93 tries from the floor which left them shooting 41.9% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Hornets finished the game shooting 43 for 86 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. When discussing three-point shots, Charlotte knocked down 11 of their 37 attempts (29.7%). They were able to bury 19 of them for a rate of 73.1%. The Hawks were called for 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Hornets to the free throw line for 26 tries. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Hornets were able to pull down 39 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 51 for this game.

P.J. Washington was important for the Hornets for this game. Washington had 25 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this matchup. He converted 12 out of 18 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Charlotte had a mark of 27-55 last season. The Hornets were responsible for committing 20.3 personal fouls per contest and they shot 74.9% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 25.1 times per game (17th in basketball) and they turned it over 14.2 times per game. Charlotte accumulated 9,098 points last year (111.0 per contest) and they pulled down 44.5 boards per contest. As an offense, the Hornets shot 45.7% from the field, which was ranked 29th in the NBA.

The Charlotte defense conceded 35.7% on 3-point shots (1,004 of 2,812) and opponents connected on 79.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 25.9 dimes and 46.2 boards per game, which has them ranked 21st and 29th in the league. The Hornets defensively were ranked 22nd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 117.2. They forced their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (19th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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