Detroit Pistons vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

Smoothie King Center is where the New Orleans Pelicans (2-1) will go up against the Detroit Pistons (2-2) on Thursday.

The Pistons took the court against the Thunder and took a loss by a final of 124-112 in their last contest. Detroit finished the contest having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (39 of 91) and made 15 of their 28 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Pistons buried 19 of 24 tries for a rate of 79.2%. Regarding hauling in boards, they compiled 41 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 31 dimes for this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about defense, Detroit allowed 53.0% from the field on 44 out of 83 shooting. Oklahoma City recorded 21 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Oklahoma City grabbed 44 rebounds (6 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Oklahoma City ended up going 82.1% when shooting free throws by burying 23 of 28 tries. They made 13 of their 29 shots from distance. In regard to fouls, the Pistons ended up walking away with 25 and the Thunder had 19 fouls.

Jaden Ivey is a player who was a contributor in this matchup. He had 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 19 minutes and also snagged 2 rebounds. Ivey finished 53.8% from the field and earned 3 assists.

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Detroit enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 2-2 on the season. They turn it over 18.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 23.8 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Detroit is pulling down 50.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 116 assists for the season, which is 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Pistons are hitting 40.7% on shots from distance (48 of 118) and 77.4% from the free throw line. They average 110.8 pts per game (17th in basketball) on 46.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pistons have forced 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They relinquish 36.4% from beyond the arc while they are 10th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (107.0). The Pistons are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.0% (153 of 356) and they surrender 41.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 9th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 79 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Pelicans went home defeated by a final of 130-102 against the Warriors. The Pelicans snagged 25 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. The Warriors had 21 fouls in the game which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 61.5%. With respect to 3-point attempts, New Orleans converted 10 of their 39 tries (25.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.9%. The Pelicans permitted the Warriors to convert 51 out of 98 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.0% in the matchup. They went 36.6% from beyond the perimeter by going 15 out of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, New Orleans allowed Golden State to get 64 in total (21 on the offensive glass).

CJ McCollum ended up being a factor for the Pelicans in this contest. McCollum scored 19 points in his 33 mins of playing time and totaled 5 assists for this game. He knocked down 7 of 21 for this contest giving him a rate of 33.3%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 2-1 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pelicans are shooting 44.5% from the field, which has them ranked 20th in the NBA. New Orleans has earned 309 points so far this season (103.0 per contest) and they snag 44.7 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 21.7 times per game (28th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.0 times per game. The Pelicans are responsible for committing 20.3 fouls per contest and they hit 62.5% from the free throw line.

The Pelicans defensively are ranked 9th in the NBA in points given up per game with 107.0. They have forced 15.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (7th in the NBA). The New Orleans defense surrenders 28.1% on 3-point shots (34 of 121) and opponents are knocking down 74.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 23.3 assists and 53.3 boards per contest, which ranks 8th and 30th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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