Detroit Pistons vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 12/21/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

Footprint Center is the location where the Phoenix Suns (14-11) will try to beat the Detroit Pistons (11-16) on Saturday.

The Pistons took the court against the Heat and walked away with a win by a score of 125-124 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 24 and the Heat recorded 19 personal fouls. They converted 12 out of their 43 tries from 3-point land. Miami ended up going 91.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of their 24 shots. Additionally, Miami collected 44 rebounds (9 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Miami doled out 30 dimes and had 16 steals in the game. In reference to the defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the field on 45 out of 99 shooting. They also recorded 32 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned 52 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Pistons made 17 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 73.9%. Detroit finished with a 48.9% FG percentage (44 out of 90) and converted 20 out of their 40 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Malik Beasley is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. Beasley went 50.0% from the field and totaled 4 dimes. He played for 41 mins played and also collected 3 boards. He totaled 28 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Detroit enters this matchup with a record of 11-16 on the season. They average 110.6 points per game (20th in basketball) while hitting 46.3% from the field. The Pistons are hitting 36.2% on three-point shots (360 of 994) and 76.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Detroit is grabbing 45.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 692 dimes for the season, which is 12th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.6 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Pistons have forced 13.8 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They give up 37.3% on shots from downtown while they are 18th in the league in points per game allowed (113.8). The Pistons defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.7% (1,127 of 2,415) and they surrender 42.3 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 18th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 688 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Suns went home victorious with a score of 116-109 when they played the Trail Blazers. The Suns corralled 34 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 46 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Trail Blazers committed 22 personal fouls for this contest which got the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They were able to convert 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.9%. In regard to shooting from distance, Phoenix converted 15 of 39 attempts (38.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Suns finished the game shooting 43 out of 89 from the floor which had them shooting 48.3%. The Suns permitted the Trail Blazers to bury 42 of their 94 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.7% for the game. They finished 30.6% from 3-point land by shooting 15 out of 49 and ended up shooting 10 out of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Phoenix allowed Portland to collect 48 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Devin Booker ended up being a major contributor for the Suns in this matchup. Booker had 28 points in his 37 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 assists in this matchup. He made 7 of 14 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 14-11 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Suns are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is 10th in the NBA. Phoenix has scored 2,849 pts on the campaign (114.0 per contest) and they pull in 43.1 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 27.0 times per game (11th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. The Suns are committing 18.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 79.4% from the charity stripe.

The Phoenix defense concedes 36.8% on shots from distance (341 of 927) and their opposition knocks down 79.4% of their free throw shots. They allow 26.5 assists and 43.8 boards per contest, which ranks 19th and 15th in basketball. The Suns on the defensive end are ranked 19th in the league in PPG given up with 114.2. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (20th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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