Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 12/11/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Monday, December 11, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Indiana (-7)

The Detroit Pistons (2-20) will try to defeat the Indiana Pacers (12-8) at Little Caesars Arena on Monday. Detroit opens this matchup as 7-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total has been set at 250.

The Pacers faced the Bucks and earned the victory with a final of 128-119 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Pacers ended up walking away with 21 while the Bucks totaled 17 fouls. They knocked down 12 of 33 shots from downtown. Milwaukee ended up going 75.0% from the charity stripe by making 21 of their 28 tries. In addition, Milwaukee grabbed 46 rebounds (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 8 blocks. Milwaukee totaled 19 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. In relation to defending, Indiana allowed 44.8% from the floor on 43 out of 96 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected 51 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Pacers converted 21 of 25 tries for a rate of 84.0%. Indiana finished the contest with a 49.0% FG percentage (50 out of 102) and made 7 of their 33 three-point attempts.

Tyrese Haliburton is someone who was a major factor for this game. Haliburton finished the contest at 57.9% from the floor and totaled 15 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and pulled down 7 boards. He was able to score 27 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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Indiana will take the court with a win-loss record of 12-8 on the year. They have an average of 128.4 points per contest (1st in basketball) while going 50.8% from the field. The Pacers are hitting 38.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (296 of 777) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is collecting 40.1 rebounds per game and has earned 604 assists this season, which is 6th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.6 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 22.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Pacers have forced 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 2nd in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 493 surrendered on the year. The Pacers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 49.9% (915 of 1,832) and they concede 43.8 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 38.9% on shots from downtown and they are 29th in basketball in opponents PPG (124.9).

In their last game, the Pistons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-91 when they played the Magic. When discussing how they rebounded, Detroit permitted Orlando to get 45 overall (6 offensive). They went 38.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 of 26 and ended up going 15 out of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). The Pistons allowed the Magic to knock down 49 of their 89 attempts from the field which had them shooting 55.1% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Pistons finished the game shooting 34 out of 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.0%. Regarding three-point attempts, Detroit made 6 of 30 attempts (20.0%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.8%. The Magic committed 20 fouls for this game which took the Pistons to the free throw line for 24 tries. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. The Pistons recorded 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for this contest.

Cade Cunningham pitched in for the Pistons for this contest. He knocked down 8 of 15 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and added 3 rebounds. Cunningham had 21 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 6 assists in this matchup.

Detroit has a record of 2-20 for the campaign. The Pistons commit 23.0 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 79.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.1 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they cough up possession 17.1 times per contest. Detroit has tallied 2,376 points this year (108.0 per contest) and they average 45.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pistons are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which ranks 23rd in the NBA.

The Pistons on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 118.2. They have forced 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (21st in the league). The Detroit defense surrenders 36.8% on 3-point attempts (242 of 658) and opponents are converting on 81.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 25.2 dimes and 42.5 rebounds every game, which ranks them 12th and 7th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (+7)

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