Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/18/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics

Date: Monday, March 18, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is where the Boston Celtics (52-14) will attempt to beat the Detroit Pistons (12-54) on Monday.

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Heat and ended up losing by a score of 108-95 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Pistons ended up with 16 while the Heat accounted for 16 personal fouls. They buried 7 of their 34 shots from three-point range. Miami finished 71.4% at the free throw line by burying 15 of their 21 attempts. Additionally, Miami grabbed 44 rebounds (9 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Miami totaled 23 assists and had 14 steals in this game. When discussing defense, Detroit allowed 47.3% from the field on 43 out of 91 shooting. They also doled out 27 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned 48 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Pistons knocked down 13 of 15 tries for a rate of 86.7%. Detroit ended the game with a 42.9% FG percentage (36 out of 84) and made 10 of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Simone Fontecchio is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. Fontecchio finished the game at 56.3% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He played 34 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. He scored 24 points on 9 out of 16 shooting.

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Detroit will play this game with a record of 12-54 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 15.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 21.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Detroit is pulling down 44.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,739 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 18th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Pistons are shooting 35.4% from downtown (743 of 2,096) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 112.1 points per outing (22nd in the NBA) while connecting on 47.0% from the field.

On defense, the Pistons are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 fouls. They give up 37.2% on shots from distance while they are 26th in the league in opponents points per game (120.3). The Pistons are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.0% (2,885 of 5,888) and they relinquish 42.4 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 15th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,768 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Celtics took home the win by a final score of 127-112 when they played the Suns. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Boston allowed Phoenix to collect 51 in all (19 offensive). They shot 35.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 11 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 10 at the free throw line (70.0%). The Celtics permitted the Suns to bury 47 of 99 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.5% for the contest. Overall, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 47 out of 89 from the field which had them at 52.8%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Boston made 25 out of 50 tries (50.0%). They were able to knock down 8 of those for a rate of 72.7%. The Suns committed 12 personal fouls in this game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 12 steals in this game. The Celtics were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the game.

Jaylen Brown was important for the Celtics for this contest. Brown totaled 37 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 assists for this contest. He knocked down 14 of 23 for the game for a field goal percentage of 60.9%, and had 5 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 52-14 on the campaign. The Celtics commit 16.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 80.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 26.5 times per game (14th in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.1 times per game. Boston has earned 7,978 pts for the season (120.9 per game) and they grab 46.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Celtics are hitting on 48.6% from the field, which is 9th in basketball.

The Boston defense concedes 34.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (850 of 2,445) and opponents are knocking down 76.5% of their free throw attempts. They allow 24.8 assists and 43.5 boards per game, which is ranked 6th and 15th in the league. The Celtics defensively are ranked 6th in the league in points per game surrendered with 109.7. They are able to force 11.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (2nd in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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