Portland Trail Blazers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 11/1/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+4)

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Pistons (2-2) will attempt to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (1-3) on Wednesday. Detroit opens this contest as 4-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 219.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Raptors and took home the win by a score of 99-91 in their last game. Portland finished having earned a 44.7% field goal percentage (38 of 85) and made 11 out of their 35 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers converted 12 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they collected 51 with 13 of them being offensive. They also recorded 20 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing defense, Portland allowed the other team to go 40.4% from the floor on 38 of 94 shooting. Toronto dished out 19 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. In addition, Toronto collected 47 rebounds (14 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Toronto finished the contest at 73.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 15 tries. They buried 4 of their 29 tries from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 19 and the Raptors accumulated 17 personal fouls.

Jerami Grant is a player who was a factor in this matchup. Grant ended up shooting 44.4% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and totaled 6 rebounds. He left the arena with 22 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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Portland will take the court with a win-loss record of 1-3 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 16.5 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 22.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Portland is pulling down 45.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 74 dimes on the year, which is 20th in the league in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 28.5% on three-point shots (37 of 130) and 82.7% from the free throw line. They average 101.3 pts per game (28th in the league) while shooting 42.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are 26th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 105 relinquished for the season. The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.7% (161 of 345) and they surrender 47.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They surrender 33.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 13th in the league in opponents points per game (110.5).

When they last played, the Pistons took a loss by a final score of 124-112 against the Thunder. The Pistons were able to pull down 28 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for this game. They also turned it over 16 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Thunder committed 19 personal fouls in the game which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a clip of 79.2%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Detroit converted 15 out of their 28 tries (53.6%). When the game finished, the Pistons ended up shooting 39 for 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9%. The Pistons allowed the Thunder to make 44 out of 83 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.0% for this game. They finished the game shooting 44.8% from three-point range by going 13 of 29 and ended up shooting 23 of 28 from the charity stripe (82.1%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Detroit allowed Oklahoma City to snag 44 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Jaden Ivey ended up being a major contributor for the Pistons for this contest. Ivey tallied 20 points in his 19 mins on the court and earned 3 dimes for this contest. He made 7 out of 13 for the contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and had 2 rebounds.

Detroit has a record of 2-2 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Pistons are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which ranks 14th in the league. Detroit has earned 443 points for the season (110.8 per contest) and they snag 50.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.0 times per game (3rd in the league) and they are giving up possession 18.8 times per contest. The Pistons have committed 23.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.4% from the free throw line.

The Pistons on the defensive side of the court are 9th in the NBA in points given up per game with 107.0. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (5th in the NBA). The Detroit defense gives up 36.4% from downtown (39 of 107) and their opponents are making 79.8% of their free throw shots. They give up 19.8 dimes and 41.3 rebounds every game, which ranks 1st and 5th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland (+4)

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