Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, March 22, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Pistons (12-57) will take on the Boston Celtics (55-14) on Friday.

The Celtics played the Bucks and walked away with a win by a score of 122-119 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Celtics ended up walking away with 18 and the Bucks recorded 25 personal fouls. They buried 17 out of their 35 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 14 shots. In addition, Milwaukee snagged 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Milwaukee earned 20 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. Concerning the defense, Boston allowed their opponent to shoot 53.6% from the field on 45 out of 84 shooting. They also doled out 25 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 37 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Celtics made 24 of 29 tries for a percentage of 82.8%. Boston walked away from the game having earned a 47.1% field goal percentage (40 of 85) and buried 18 of their 40 3-point attempts.

Jayson Tatum is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He recorded 31 points on 9 out of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and also pulled down 8 rebounds. Tatum shot 47.4% from the floor and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Boston will play this contest with a record of 55-14 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Boston is pulling down 46.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,837 dimes so far this season, which is 13th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Celtics are connecting on 39.1% on 3-point shots (1,147 of 2,936) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. They average 121.0 pts per game (2nd in basketball) while going 48.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Celtics have forced 11.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are 5th in the league in giving up assists with 1,703 surrendered for the campaign. The Celtics defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.0% (2,856 of 6,341) and they surrender 43.4 boards per game as a squad. They concede 34.8% from beyond the arc while they are 6th in basketball in PPG allowed (109.5).

When they last played, the Pistons took a defeat with a final score of 122-103 when they faced the Pacers. When discussing cleaning the glass, Detroit permitted Indiana to grab 40 in total (5 offensive). They finished 37.9% from downtown via 11 out of 29 and ended up shooting 11 of 18 from the free throw line (61.1%). The Pistons permitted the Pacers to convert 50 of 88 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.8% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Pistons finished the game shooting 37 for 90 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.1%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Detroit made 5 out of 23 attempts (21.7%). They were able to knock down 24 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. The Pacers earned 16 fouls for this contest which took the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They gave up possession 15 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Pistons were able to corral 34 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 46 for the game.

Cade Cunningham ended up having an impact for the Pistons for the matchup. Cunningham scored 23 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 10 assists in this game. He buried 9 out of 22 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 40.9%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Detroit has a win-loss record of 12-57 so far this season. The Pistons have committed 21.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.2 times per game (19th in the league) and they turn it over 15.4 times per contest. Detroit has accumulated 7,698 points this season (111.6 per contest) and they collect 44.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pistons are hitting on 46.8% from the floor, which is 19th in the league.

The Pistons on defense are ranked 26th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 120.1. They have forced 12.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.0% from the floor (24th in the league). The Detroit defense surrenders 37.3% from downtown (830 of 2,223) and their opponents are making 80.8% of their foul shots. They give up 27.0 assists and 42.6 boards per game, which is 19th and 10th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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