Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/24/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, November 24, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Detroit Pistons (2-13) are hitting the road to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday where they will take on the Indiana Pacers (7-5).

The Pistons faced the Nuggets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 107-103 in their last game. Detroit wrapped up the contest with a 44.4% field goal percentage (36 out of 81) and knocked down 7 of their 21 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Pistons knocked down 24 of their 26 tries for a rate of 92.3%. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned a total of 43 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 21 assists for this game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 46.0% from the field on 40 out of 87 shooting. Denver doled out 30 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. On top of that, Denver snagged 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Denver went 76.2% from the charity stripe by burying 16 of 21 attempts. They also converted 11 of 28 tries from beyond the perimeter. Concerning personal fouls, the Pistons left the arena with 24 while the Nuggets totaled 17 personal fouls.

Cade Cunningham is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. Cunningham finished the contest at 41.2% from the field and earned 9 assists. He was on the court for 38 mins and also snagged 2 boards. He scored 27 points on 7 of 17 shooting.

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Detroit enters this one with a win-loss record of 2-13 for the campaign. They are turning it over 17.5 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 23.7 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Detroit is collecting 45.9 boards per game and has accounted for 402 assists this season, which ranks 4th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Pistons are hitting 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (154 of 438) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 109.5 points per contest (26th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Pistons have forced 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 22nd in the NBA in PPG allowed (115.9). The Pistons defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.0% (621 of 1,322) and they relinquish 41.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists with 371 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Pacers went home defeated by a final of 128-116 when they played the Magic. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Indiana permitted Orlando to snag 42 in all (8 offensive). They went 35.0% from distance by going 7 out of 20 and finished the contest at 35 of 42 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Pacers permitted the Magic to convert 43 out of their 87 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Pacers went 42 for 95 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Indiana converted 8 of their 31 attempts (25.8%). They were able to knock down 24 of those for a percentage of 77.4%. The Magic had 23 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 31 shots. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Pacers were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this contest.

Jordan Nwora was important for the Pacers for the contest. He made 8 out of 11 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and had 5 rebounds. Nwora recorded 19 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this game.

Indiana has a mark of 7-5 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Pacers are shooting 49.5% from the field, which is 4th in basketball. Indiana has totaled 1,508 points on the campaign (125.7 per game) and they average 41.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 30.3 times per contest (1st in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.1 times per game. The Pacers have committed 21.8 fouls per game and they go 79.8% from the charity stripe.

The Pacers are ranked 28th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 123.8. They have forced 13.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 49.1% from the field (26th in basketball). The Indiana defense allows 38.1% on shots from beyond the arc (118 of 310) and their opponents are connecting on 85.5% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 24.9 dimes and 44.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 11th and 17th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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