Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, November 29, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Detroit Pistons (8-11) are traveling to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday where they will take on the Indiana Pacers (8-10).

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and walked away with a win by a score of 102-100 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Pistons walked away with 19 and the Raptors racked up 27 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of 35 shots from distance. Toronto finished 80.0% at the charity stripe by making 8 of 10 shots. Furthermore, Toronto snagged 50 rebounds (23 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Toronto doled out 26 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. When it comes to the defense, Detroit allowed 39.4% from the floor on 41 of 104 shooting. They also dished out 27 dimes for this game as well as creating 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected 38 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pistons made 22 of 31 shots for a rate of 71.0%. Detroit finished the game with a 44.7% FG percentage (34 out of 76) and made 12 of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jaden Ivey is one player who was a major factor in the game. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 10 of 13 shooting. He played for 36 mins and snagged 5 boards. Ivey shot 76.9% from the floor and also recorded 8 assists.

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Detroit comes into this game with a mark of 8-11 so far this year. They are turning it over 16.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Detroit is collecting 46.7 rebounds per contest and has 475 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 12th in the league in terms of passing. The Pistons are shooting 34.9% on 3-point shots (242 of 693) and 76.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 109.4 points per game (23rd in basketball) while shooting 45.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Pistons are able to force 12.9 turnovers every game and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are 20th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 468 conceded for the season. The Pistons defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.0% (770 of 1,710) and they concede 42.8 boards per game as a team. They surrender 36.7% on 3-point shots and they are 9th in basketball in PPG allowed (111.0).

In their last game, the Pacers got the victory with a final of 114-110 against the Pelicans. In relation to rebounds, Indiana permitted New Orleans to collect 44 overall (8 offensive). They finished shooting 27.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 out of 33 and finished the contest at 11 out of 19 at the free throw line (57.9%). The Pacers allowed the Pelicans to knock down 45 of their 87 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.7% in the game. In all, the Pacers went 43 for 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.3%. In terms of 3-pointers, Indiana made 17 of their 47 tries (36.2%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 68.8%. The Pelicans earned 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 10 steals in this matchup. The Pacers were able to corral 34 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 41 in the matchup.

Tyrese Haliburton was important for the Pacers for this game. He converted 12 out of 23 for this game for a field goal percentage of 52.2%, and had 3 rebounds. Haliburton accumulated 34 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 13 dimes in this matchup.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 8-10 for the year. The Pacers are committing 20.6 fouls per game and they go 77.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 27.9 times per contest (9th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. Indiana has 2,060 points for the year (114.4 per contest) and they collect 40.3 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Pacers are shooting 48.6% from the field, which is 3rd in the league.

The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 25th in basketball in PPG allowed with 117.7. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the field (23rd in the NBA). The Indiana defense gives up 35.2% on shots from distance (232 of 659) and their opponents are converting on 78.4% of their foul shots. They relinquish 25.1 dimes and 44.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 10th and 18th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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