Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 4/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers (44-35) will go up against the Detroit Pistons (13-65) at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday.

The Pistons played the Nets and ended up losing by a score of 113-103 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pistons finished with 24 and the Nets racked up 11 personal fouls. They also converted 11 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. Brooklyn finished the contest at 78.8% from the free throw line by burying 26 of 33 tries. Additionally, Brooklyn snagged 48 rebounds (11 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Brooklyn totaled 20 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. Regarding defense, Detroit let their opponent shoot 52.1% from the floor on 38 of 73 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 28 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Pistons made 2 of 4 shots for a rate of 50.0%. Detroit ended with a 45.7% field goal percentage (42 of 92) and knocked down 17 out of their 39 shots from 3-point land.

Chimezie Metu is one guy who was a major factor in this game. Metu finished the game at 100.0% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He played for 43 minutes played and pulled down 7 boards. He finished with 20 points on 9 out of 9 shooting.

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Detroit will enter this game with a mark of 13-65 on the campaign. They are averaging 110.3 points per outing (26th in the league) while shooting 46.4% from the field. The Pistons are hitting 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (862 of 2,473) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Detroit is grabbing 42.2 boards per game and is sitting with 2,001 assists so far this season, which is 20th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 21.0 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Pistons have forced 11.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They give up 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 26th in the league in PPG from their opponents (119.2). The Pistons defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 49.0% (3,398 of 6,933) and they surrender 41.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 18th in the NBA in giving up assists with 2,106 relinquished on the season.

For their last game, the 76ers took home the win by a final score of 133-126 against the Spurs. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Philadelphia permitted San Antonio to pull down 59 in all (14 on the offensive glass). They finished 36.4% from three-point range by connecting on 16 of 44 and finished the contest at 22 out of 26 at the charity stripe (84.6%). The 76ers permitted the Spurs to bury 44 out of 98 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.9% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the 76ers shot 52 out of 114 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.6%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Philadelphia made 12 out of their 39 tries (30.8%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 89.5%. The Spurs were called for 17 fouls for this game which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 15 steals in the matchup. The 76ers recorded 38 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 46 in this matchup.

Tyrese Maxey was important for the 76ers in this matchup. He buried 19 out of 41 for the matchup giving him a rate of 46.3%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Maxey had 52 points in his 54 minutes on the court and earned 7 dimes for this game.

Philadelphia has a win-loss mark of 44-35 for the campaign. As an offense, the 76ers are shooting 46.5% from the field, which has them ranked 21st in the league. Philadelphia has scored 9,045 pts this year (114.5 per game) and they average 40.5 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 24.8 times per game (25th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. The 76ers have committed 20.4 fouls per contest and they go 82.7% from the charity stripe.

The Philadelphia defense gives up 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (948 of 2,674) and their opponents are knocking down 79.1% of their free throw shots. They surrender 26.3 assists and 42.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 10th and 21st in the league. The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 9th in the league in PPG given up with 112.0. They are able to force 13.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (13th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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