Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 11/10/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, November 10, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-7)

The Philadelphia 76ers (6-1) are headed to Little Caesars Arena on Friday where they will compete against the Detroit Pistons (2-7). Philadelphia opens this game as 7-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 230.

The 76ers played the Celtics and took home the win by a score of 106-103 in their last contest. Philadelphia finished the contest with a 44.2% FG percentage (42 of 95) and made 9 of their 34 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the 76ers buried 13 of their 15 shots for a rate of 86.7%. In terms of hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 56 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 20 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to defending, Philadelphia allowed 39.6% from the field on 36 of 91 shooting. Boston earned 28 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. On top of that, Boston grabbed 43 boards (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Boston finished shooting 84.2% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of 19 shots. They made 15 out of their 47 shots from three-point range. When talking about fouls, the 76ers finished with 16 and the Celtics recorded 13 fouls.

Tyrese Maxey is one guy who was important in this matchup. Maxey ended up shooting 45.5% from the floor and also recorded 8 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and collected 4 boards. He ended up with 31 points on 10 of 22 shooting.

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Philadelphia enters this contest with a win-loss record of 6-1 for the season. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.0 fouls per game. As a team, Philadelphia is snagging 47.1 boards per game and has accumulated 180 assists for the campaign, which ranks 23rd in the league in terms of passing. The 76ers are shooting 37.0% from downtown (78 of 211) and 83.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 119.3 points per outing (5th in the NBA) on 49.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the 76ers are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They concede 35.0% on 3-pointers while they are 6th in basketball in opponents points per game (107.6). The 76ers are giving up a FG percentage of 43.8% (270 of 617) and they surrender 41.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 6th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 178 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the Pistons took a loss by a score of 120-118 when they played the Bucks. The Pistons were able to pull down 42 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 53 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 2 steals in this contest. The Bucks had 18 personal fouls in the game which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a clip of 93.8%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Detroit buried 7 out of 29 tries (24.1%). In all, the Pistons shot 48 out of 98 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.0%. The Pistons permitted the Bucks to bury 41 out of their 90 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6% for this game. They shot 29.7% from beyond the perimeter via 11 of 37 and finished the contest at 27 of 32 from the charity stripe (84.4%). In reference to how they rebounded, Detroit permitted Milwaukee to pull down 36 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Cade Cunningham ended up having an impact for the Pistons in this matchup. He knocked down 13 of 27 in the matchup for a rate of 48.1%, and tallied 3 rebounds. Cunningham scored 30 points in his 36 minutes on the court and accumulated 9 assists for the matchup.

Detroit has a win-loss record of 2-7 on the campaign. The Pistons are committing 24.9 fouls per game while shooting 83.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 27.3 times per game (8th in the league) and they cough up possession 17.8 times per game. Detroit has accounted for 993 points for the season (110.3 per game) and they average 46.0 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Pistons are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which ranks 17th in the league.

The Pistons are ranked 15th in the NBA in points given up per game with 113.7. They are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (13th in the league). The Detroit defense gives up 35.3% on three-point shots (91 of 258) and their opposition makes 83.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 22.6 assists and 41.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 3rd and 2nd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-7)

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