Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 10/30/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Detroit Pistons (0-4) are hitting the road to Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Philadelphia 76ers (1-2).

The Pistons faced the Heat and went home with a loss by a final score of 106-98 in their last contest. Detroit finished the contest having earned a 38.5% FG percentage (35 out of 91) and made 14 out of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Pistons converted 14 of 17 shots for a rate of 82.4%. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected 50 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 36 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to defense, Detroit allowed the other team to go 43.2% from the field on 38 of 88 shooting. Miami recorded 37 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Miami had 60 rebounds (18 offensive, 42 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Miami finished the contest at 75.0% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 20 attempts. They also knocked down 15 of 47 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Pistons ended up with 15 and the Heat finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Cade Cunningham is a guy who came through in the game. Cunningham finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and totaled 6 assists. He played for 35 minutes and also snagged 8 boards. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 9 of 18 shooting.

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Detroit will play this game with a win-loss mark of 0-4 for the campaign. They average 106.5 points per contest (26th in basketball) while going 44.3% from the field. The Pistons are connecting on 35.2% from downtown (50 of 142) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Detroit is grabbing 44.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 88 assists on the season, which ranks 14th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 17.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.0 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pistons are able to force 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.0 fouls. They are surrendering 36.9% from 3-point land while they are 18th in the league in points per game allowed (114.5). The Pistons defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.6% (160 of 343) and they relinquish 39.8 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 24th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 103 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the 76ers walked away with a victory by a final of 118-114 when they faced the Pacers. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Philadelphia permitted Indiana to pull down 51 overall (22 on the offensive glass). They went 40.6% from three-point range via 13 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 34 at the charity stripe (67.6%). The 76ers permitted the Pacers to make 39 of 84 tries from the floor which had them shooting 46.4% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the 76ers ended up going 42 out of 98 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9%. In the matter of three-point shots, Philadelphia made 11 of 42 attempts (26.2%). They were able to make 23 of the free throws for a percentage of 74.2%. The Pacers had 17 fouls in this game which got the 76ers to the free throw line for 31 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 9 steals in this matchup. The 76ers were able to snag 24 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for this contest.

Tyrese Maxey ended up being important for the 76ers for this game. He converted 14 out of 32 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and added 4 rebounds. Maxey racked up 45 points in his 48 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes in the game.

Philadelphia has a record of 1-2 on the campaign. The 76ers commit 28.7 fouls per contest and they go 73.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.3 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.3 times per game. Philadelphia has accumulated 334 pts this season (111.3 per game) and they pull down 43.7 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the 76ers are shooting 41.2% from the field, which is ranked 28th in basketball.

The Philadelphia defense allows 38.0% on shots from beyond the arc (35 of 92) and their opposition makes 75.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 26.7 dimes and 45.7 rebounds every game, which is ranked 22nd and 20th in basketball. The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in basketball in points given up per game with 117.7. They have forced 20.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.8% from the field (28th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia and under the total points

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