Brooklyn Nets vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Little Caesars Arena is where the Detroit Pistons (9-52) will attempt to beat the Brooklyn Nets (25-37) on Thursday.

The Nets faced the 76ers and went home with a win by a final score of 112-107 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Nets ended up with 16 while the 76ers totaled 24 fouls. They also made 12 of 28 attempts from three-point range. Philadelphia shot 78.9% when shooting free throws by burying 15 of 19 attempts. On top of that, Philadelphia grabbed 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Philadelphia recorded 25 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. With respect to defense, Brooklyn let their opponent shoot 48.8% from the floor on 40 of 82 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists for the contest while creating 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 44 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Nets converted 18 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Brooklyn walked away from the game with a 48.8% FG percentage (41 of 84) and knocked down 12 of their 30 shots from distance.

Dorian Finney-Smith is one guy who was important in the matchup. He accumulated 20 points on 8 of 11 shooting. He played 31 minutes and collected 8 boards. Finney ended up shooting 72.7% from the field and recorded 2 dimes.

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Brooklyn steps onto the hardwood with a record of 25-37 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.2 fouls every game. As a team, Brooklyn is collecting 44.2 boards per game and has accounted for 1,647 dimes for the campaign, which is 13th in basketball in terms of passing. The Nets are hitting 36.6% on 3-point shots (851 of 2,323) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 112.0 pts per game (24th in basketball) while shooting 45.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Nets are forcing 12.6 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 37.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 15th in the league in points per game allowed (114.1). The Nets defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 46.9% (2,565 of 5,471) and they concede 44.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 6th in the league in giving up assists with 1,567 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Pistons took a defeat with a final score of 118-110 when they played the Heat. The Pistons corralled 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Heat had 14 fouls for this game which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a rate of 90.9%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Detroit buried 12 of 42 tries (28.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Pistons walked away from this one shooting 39 for 89 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.8%. The Pistons permitted the Heat to convert 42 of 85 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% for the game. They went 45.2% from distance by going 14 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 23 from the free throw line (87.0%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Detroit permitted Miami to pull down 42 in total (8 offensive).

Cade Cunningham was important for the Pistons for this game. Cunningham accumulated 23 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accumulated 8 assists for this game. He made 8 out of 20 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Detroit has a record of 9-52 for the year. As an offense, the Pistons are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which is 19th in basketball. Detroit has earned 6,836 points so far this season (112.1 per contest) and they average 43.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.4 times per contest (18th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.3 times per game. The Pistons are committing 21.7 fouls every game and they go 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Pistons on defense are ranked 27th in the league in points allowed per game with 121.0. They have forced 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.2% from the floor (25th in the NBA). The Detroit defense gives up 37.7% on three-point shots (725 of 1,921) and opponents are converting on 81.5% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 26.8 assists and 42.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 17th and 11th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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