Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Detroit Pistons (3-31) are on their way to Ball Arena on Sunday where they will compete against the Denver Nuggets (25-11).

The Pistons faced off with the Warriors and went home with a loss by a final score of 113-109 in their last contest. Detroit finished with a 44.9% FG percentage (44 out of 98) and converted 13 out of their 44 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Pistons converted 8 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 25 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to defending, Detroit allowed 46.3% from the field on 38 of 82 shooting. Golden State dished out 24 assists and had 3 steals in this game. In addition, Golden State snagged 45 rebounds (7 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 9 blocked shots. Golden State walked away from this one shooting 84.0% at the charity stripe by burying 21 of 25 shots. They also converted 16 out of their 38 attempts from long range. When discussing personal fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 23 and the Warriors finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Cade Cunningham is someone who was important for the game. Cunningham finished the game shooting 59.1% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists. He was on the court for 35 minutes played and collected 5 rebounds. He finished with 30 points on 13 of 22 shooting.

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Detroit enters this one with a win-loss mark of 3-31 this season. They currently have an average of 111.5 pts per game (25th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.9% from the floor. The Pistons are connecting on 34.5% on 3-point shots (354 of 1,025) and 78.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Detroit is snagging 43.6 boards per contest and has earned 877 dimes this year, which is 17th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 16.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 23.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Pistons are able to force 12.1 turnovers every game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They currently rank 12th in the NBA in allowing assists with 881 conceded for the year. The Pistons are giving up a field goal percentage of 49.2% (1,502 of 3,054) and they surrender 42.8 boards per contest as a squad. They surrender 38.4% on 3-pointers and they are 26th in the NBA in PPG allowed (122.6).

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets went home defeated by a final of 122-120 when they played the Magic. The Nuggets corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 38 in the game. They coughed it up 13 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. The Magic earned 20 fouls for the game which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to convert 15 of them for a rate of 78.9%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Denver knocked down 9 out of their 33 tries (27.3%). When the game finished, the Nuggets finished shooting 48 for 95 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.5%. The Nuggets permitted the Magic to convert 41 of their 82 attempts from the field which had them shooting 50.0% for this contest. They shot 47.2% from 3-point land by shooting 17 of 36 and ended up going 23 out of 34 at the charity stripe (67.6%). When discussing rebounding, Denver permitted Orlando to pull down 40 in total (11 offensive).

Nikola Jokic pitched in for the Nuggets in the matchup. Jokic totaled 29 points in his 37 minutes on the court and added 8 dimes for the matchup. He converted 13 of 19 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 68.4%, and had 4 rebounds.

Denver has a mark of 25-11 so far this year. The Nuggets commit 18.7 fouls per contest and they hit 74.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 29.6 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per game. Denver has totaled 4,160 pts so far this year (115.6 per game) and they average 44.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nuggets are shooting 49.2% from the field, which is 4th in the NBA.

The Nuggets are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG surrendered with 110.3. They have forced 12.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (9th in basketball). The Denver defense allows 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (406 of 1,133) and opponents are converting on 79.5% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 25.1 dimes and 42.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 8th and 9th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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