New Orleans Pelicans vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 1/13/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, January 13, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: New Orleans (-5)

The Detroit Pistons will try to beat the New Orleans Pelicans at Little Caesars Arena on Friday. New Orleans opens this game as 5-point favorites. The total is 230.

The Pelicans faced off with the Celtics and took a loss by a score of 125-114 in their last contest. New Orleans finished the game with a 51.7% FG percentage (45 out of 87) and made 11 of 30 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 13 of 17 shots for a rate of 76.5%. When discussing rebounding, they earned a total of 33 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 22 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding the defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 48.4% from the floor on 44 of 91 shooting. Boston recorded 24 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Boston pulled down 50 rebounds (11 offensive, 39 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Boston ended up shooting 88.0% from the charity stripe by making 22 of their 25 shots. They buried 15 of their 44 attempts from long range. In relation to fouls, the Pelicans finished with 17 and the Celtics totaled 16 fouls.

CJ McCollum is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up finishing with 38 points on 15 of 24 shooting. He played for 34 minutes and grabbed 4 rebounds. McCollum walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the field and also dished out 4 assists.

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New Orleans will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 25-17 so far this season. They are averaging 117.4 points per game (4th in the league) while going 48.0% from the field. The Pelicans are shooting 36.5% on 3-pointers (472 of 1,294) and 78.2% from the free throw line. As a team, New Orleans is collecting 45.2 boards per game and has accumulated 1,090 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 8th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 15.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.5 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Pelicans are forcing 15.8 turnovers per game while drawing 21.2 personal fouls. They relinquish 34.3% on shots from distance and they rank 16th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.3). The Pelicans defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.0% (1,740 of 3,699) and they relinquish 41.9 boards per contest as a group. They rank 19th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,060 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pistons walked away with a victory by a final of 135-118 when they played the Timberwolves. When it comes to attacking the glass, Detroit allowed Minnesota to get 36 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 48.5% from three-point range by shooting 16 out of 33 and finished the contest at 16 of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). The Pistons permitted the Timberwolves to bury 43 out of 88 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 48.9% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Pistons shot 48 for 80 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 60.0%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Detroit converted 17 out of their 32 attempts (53.1%). They were able to bury 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.6%. The Timberwolves committed 22 personal fouls for this contest which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They coughed it up 16 times, while recording 10 steals in the matchup. The Pistons corralled 31 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the game.

Saddiq Bey was important for the Pistons for this game. Bey earned 31 points in his 38 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 10 of 16 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Detroit has a record of 12-33 this year. As an offensive unit, the Pistons are shooting 45.4% from the field, which has them ranked 26th in the NBA. Detroit has totaled 5,056 pts on the year (112.4 per game) and they pull down 42.5 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 22.6 times per game (27th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.8 times per contest. The Pistons are committing 22.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Detroit defense allows 36.0% on 3-pointers (546 of 1,517) and their opposition knocks down 79.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 25.8 assists and 44.6 boards per game, ranking them 23rd and 24th in the league. The Pistons are ranked 29th in basketball in PPG given up with 119.6. They are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.4% from the field (29th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans (-5)

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