Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/7/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (-5)

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Pistons will attempt to beat the Washington Wizards on Tuesday. Washington opens as 5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 222.5.

The Wizards faced off with the Bucks and took a loss by a score of 117-111 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Wizards finished with 19 and the Bucks totaled 15 personal fouls. They also made 22 of their 49 shots from beyond the arc. Milwaukee finished the contest at 77.3% from the charity stripe by burying 17 of their 22 tries. Furthermore, Milwaukee snagged 45 rebounds (7 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Milwaukee dished out 30 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. When talking about the defense, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 47.0% from the field on 39 of 83 shooting. They also doled out 21 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 56 with 20 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Wizards made 11 of their 12 shots for a rate of 91.7%. Washington finished having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (46 out of 108) and knocked down 8 of 31 shots from distance.

Bradley Beal is one player who was a factor for this contest. Beal finished shooting 46.9% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and snagged 9 rebounds. He racked up 33 points on 15 out of 32 shooting.

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Washington will enter this matchup with a record of 30-34 on the season. They cough up possession 14.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.9 fouls every game. As a team, Washington is pulling down 44.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,612 assists so far this year, which ranks 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Wizards are hitting 36.1% on shots from distance (729 of 2,022) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 113.1 pts per contest (19th in basketball) while hitting 48.4% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wizards are able to force 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.5 fouls. They currently rank 6th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,532 surrendered for the season. The Wizards defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.6% (2,680 of 5,752) and they surrender 42.8 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 35.9% from beyond the arc while they are 15th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.3).

The last time they took the court, the Pistons went home defeated by a final of 110-104 against the Trail Blazers. The Pistons recorded 36 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards totaling 52 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. The Trail Blazers were called for 17 fouls in this game which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 14 of them for a clip of 70.0%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Detroit knocked down 10 of 32 attempts (31.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pistons walked away from this one shooting 40 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.5%. The Pistons permitted the Trail Blazers to bury 38 out of their 78 attempts from the field which had them shooting 48.7% for the matchup. They went 45.5% from 3-point land by going 15 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 25 from the charity stripe (76.0%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Detroit allowed Portland to pull down 38 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Isaiah Livers pitched in for the Pistons for the game. He converted 7 of 12 for the contest for a rate of 58.3%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Livers accumulated 17 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this game.

Detroit has a mark of 15-50 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pistons are hitting on 45.4% from the floor, which is 27th in basketball. Detroit has totaled 7,236 pts so far this season (111.3 per game) and they collect 42.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 22.8 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.1 times per game. The Pistons have committed 22.3 fouls per game and they go 77.0% from the charity stripe.

The Detroit defense concedes 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc (791 of 2,166) and opponents are converting on 78.2% of their foul shots. They allow 25.7 dimes and 44.7 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 18th and 25th in the NBA. The Pistons on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the league in points per game surrendered with 119.0. They are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.0% from the floor (27th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+5)

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