Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 1/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Chase Center is where the Golden State Warriors will take on the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.

The Pistons took the court against the Trail Blazers and ended up losing by a score of 135-106 in their last contest. Detroit wrapped up the contest with a 41.5% field goal percentage (34 out of 82) and converted 6 of their 18 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Pistons knocked down 32 of 41 shots for a rate of 78.0%. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled 45 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 16 assists for this game as well as creating 18 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing defending, Detroit let their opponent shoot 57.1% from the floor on 48 of 84 shooting. Portland earned 29 assists and had 16 steals in this matchup. In addition, Portland snagged 44 rebounds (6 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Portland finished the game shooting 71.4% at the free throw line by burying 25 of 35 shots. They also buried 14 of their 31 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Pistons ended up with 27 while the Trail Blazers totaled 27 personal fouls.

Bojan Bogdanovic is a guy who played a role for this contest. He scored 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins and also pulled down 2 boards. Bogdanovic finished 53.3% from the field and dished out 3 dimes.

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Detroit heads into this game with a win-loss record of 10-30 this year. They turn it over 14.8 times per game and as a group they commit 22.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Detroit is snagging 43.2 boards per game and has accounted for 885 assists on the season, which ranks 22nd in basketball in terms of passing. The Pistons are connecting on 35.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (464 of 1,316) and 77.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 111.6 points per contest (24th in the league) while shooting 44.9% from the field.

On defense, the Pistons are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.1 fouls. They relinquish 35.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 29th in basketball in points per game allowed (118.9). The Pistons defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.9% (1,733 of 3,543) and they relinquish 44.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 30th in the league in allowing assists with 1,022 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Warriors went home victorious with a score of 143-141 against the Hawks. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Golden State permitted Atlanta to pull down 53 in all (10 on the offensive side). They shot 31.4% from three-point range by going 11 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 29 from the free throw line (82.8%). The Warriors allowed the Hawks to make 53 of their 109 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.6% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 54 for 121 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Golden State made 19 out of 59 attempts (32.2%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. The Hawks had 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Warriors corralled 46 defensive boards and 23 offensive rebounds for a total of 69 for this contest.

Klay Thompson ended up being a major contributor for the Warriors for the contest. He made 21 out of 39 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and had 8 rebounds. Thompson scored 54 points in his 46 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in this matchup.

Golden State has a win-loss record of 20-18 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Warriors are hitting on 47.3% from the field, which ranks them 13th in the league. Golden State has tallied 4,450 pts for the season (117.1 per contest) and they snag 43.9 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 29.3 times per game (1st in the league) and they turn it over 16.8 times per game. The Warriors are committing 22.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Warriors on the defensive end are ranked 26th in the league in points allowed per game with 117.5. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (10th in the NBA). The Golden State defense surrenders 35.2% from downtown (491 of 1,393) and their opponents are converting on 78.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 25.4 dimes and 44.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 17th and 23rd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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