Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks Prediction, 11/30/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks

Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is where the New York Knicks (10-7) will play the Detroit Pistons (2-15) on Thursday.

The Pistons played the Wizards and went home with a loss by a final score of 126-107 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 22 and the Wizards accounted for 18 fouls. They converted 10 of their 29 tries from downtown. Washington went 92.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 26 of their 28 shots. Moreover, Washington snagged 46 rebounds (6 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 11 rejections. Washington recorded 29 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defending, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 50.6% from the field on 45 of 89 shooting. They also dished out 29 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 49 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Pistons converted 13 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 68.4%. Detroit finished the game having earned a 42.2% field goal percentage (43 out of 102) and made 8 of their 38 3-pointers.

Cade Cunningham is someone who had an impact in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 10 of 22 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and collected 5 boards. Cunningham finished 45.5% from the field and also distributed 7 assists.

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Detroit enters this game with a win-loss mark of 2-15 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 17.2 times per game and as a group they commit 23.2 fouls per game. As a team, Detroit is pulling down 45.9 boards per contest and has accumulated 453 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 12th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Pistons are shooting 34.2% from downtown (169 of 494) and 81.2% from the free throw line. They average 109.6 points per contest (27th in basketball) while shooting 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Pistons have forced 12.1 turnovers every game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are 10th in the NBA in allowing assists with 424 conceded this season. The Pistons defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.3% (715 of 1,513) and they relinquish 41.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 36.5% from beyond the arc and they are 22nd in basketball in points per game allowed (117.7).

In their last game, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 115-91 when they faced the Hornets. The Knicks were able to snag 39 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 54 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 10 steals in the game. The Hornets committed 14 personal fouls in this game which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a clip of 90.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, New York made 15 out of 38 tries (39.5%). Overall, the Knicks finished shooting 41 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.6%. The Knicks permitted the Hornets to make 37 out of 89 attempts from the field which had them shooting 41.6% for the game. They shot 41.9% from distance by going 13 out of 31 and ended up shooting 4 of 7 at the free throw line (57.1%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, New York permitted Charlotte to pull down 41 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Julius Randle ended up having an impact for the Knicks in this contest. Randle earned 25 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for the game. He knocked down 8 of 15 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and accumulated 20 rebounds.

New York has a record of 10-7 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Knicks are hitting on 44.1% from the field, which ranks 28th in the NBA. New York has 1,870 pts so far this year (110.0 per game) and they collect 47.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.5 times per contest (28th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.1 times per contest. The Knicks are committing 17.5 fouls every game and they shoot 73.5% from the free throw line.

The New York defense gives up 36.1% on three-point shots (215 of 595) and their opponents are knocking down 78.7% of their foul shots. They give up 24.2 assists and 40.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks 4th and 2nd in basketball. The Knicks on defense are ranked 1st in the NBA in PPG allowed with 105.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (14th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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