Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 11/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Little Caesars Arena is where the Detroit Pistons (3-6) will attempt to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (4-5) on Friday.

The Hawks took the court against the Knicks and earned the victory with a final of 121-116 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Hawks finished with 14 while the Knicks totaled 18 fouls. They buried 22 of 47 attempts from 3-point range. New York ended up going 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 15 tries. Moreover, New York had 41 rebounds (7 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 4 rejections. New York doled out 29 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. When talking about defending, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 48.8% from the field on 41 of 84 shooting. They also recorded 31 dimes for the game as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 12 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled 48 with 16 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 16 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. Atlanta finished the game having earned a 45.0% FG percentage (45 out of 100) and knocked down 15 of their 38 3-point attempts.

Zaccharie Risacher is a player who came through in the matchup. Risacher ended up shooting 61.1% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes. He played 37 mins played and pulled down 7 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 33 points on 11 of 18 shooting.

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Atlanta steps onto the hardwood with a record of 4-5 for the year. They are giving up possession 15.6 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling down 42.8 rebounds per game and has earned 247 assists for the year, which is 4th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Hawks are shooting 34.7% on 3-pointers (115 of 331) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 115.9 pts per contest (9th in the league) while going 46.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing 15.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.0 personal fouls. They surrender 40.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 28th in the league in PPG from their opponents (121.2). The Hawks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.5% (380 of 817) and they concede 45.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 26th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 231 relinquished this season.

For their last game, the Pistons went home defeated by a final of 108-107 when they faced the Hornets. The Pistons were able to collect 40 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 46 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 11 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Hornets committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to make 5 of them for a percentage of 55.6%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Detroit converted 10 of 32 tries (31.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Pistons went 46 out of 94 from the floor which had them shooting 48.9%. The Pistons permitted the Hornets to make 39 out of their 90 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.3% for the matchup. They finished 31.8% from three-point range by shooting 14 out of 44 and ended up shooting 16 out of 16 from the free throw line (100.0%). In regard to rebounding, Detroit allowed Charlotte to collect 47 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Jaden Ivey was important for the Pistons for the matchup. He made 8 of 16 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. Ivey accumulated 21 points in his 34 minutes on the court and added 5 assists in the game.

Detroit has a mark of 3-6 for the year. The Pistons are responsible for committing 21.2 fouls per game and they go 78.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 23.9 times per contest (23rd in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.8 times per game. Detroit has totaled 957 points on the campaign (106.3 per contest) and they grab 45.9 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pistons are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which ranks them 15th in the league.

The Pistons defensively are ranked 8th in basketball in PPG given up with 109.3. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (12th in the league). The Detroit defense surrenders 35.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (117 of 326) and their opponents are connecting on 76.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 24.9 assists and 39.1 boards per game, which is 10th and 1st in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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