Detroit Pistons vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 3/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, March 29, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Detroit Pistons (12-61) are en route to Capital One Arena on Friday where they will take on the Washington Wizards (14-59).

The Pistons played the Timberwolves and went home with a loss by a final score of 106-91 in their last game. Detroit wrapped up the contest with a 38.3% field goal percentage (31 out of 81) and knocked down 9 out of their 32 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Pistons knocked down 20 of 25 shots for a rate of 80.0%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 41 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to defense, Detroit let their opponent shoot 51.2% from the floor on 42 of 82 shooting. Minnesota totaled 28 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Minnesota pulled down 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 1 block. Minnesota finished 68.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 16 attempts. They also made 11 out of their 36 attempts from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 14 while the Timberwolves accounted for 17 personal fouls.

Cade Cunningham is a player who was a major factor for this game. He ended up with 32 points on 11 of 23 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins played and snagged 1 rebound. Cunningham ended up going 47.8% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Detroit heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-61 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 15.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 21.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Detroit is grabbing 43.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,889 assists this season, which ranks 19th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Pistons are hitting 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (810 of 2,322) and 78.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 110.8 points per contest (25th in the league) while hitting 46.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Pistons are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They are 21st in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,976 relinquished this year. The Pistons defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 49.1% (3,193 of 6,501) and they relinquish 42.5 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 37.2% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 26th in the NBA in PPG allowed (120.0).

For their last game, the Wizards took a loss by a final score of 122-119 when they faced the Nets. The Wizards were able to collect 39 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this contest. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Nets committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of the free throws for a clip of 76.5%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Washington buried 14 of their 34 attempts (41.2%). Overall, the Wizards finished 46 out of 91 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.5%. The Wizards allowed the Nets to knock down 47 out of their 98 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.0% for this contest. They finished shooting 30.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 of 33 and finished the game at 18 of 23 at the charity stripe (78.3%). Regarding attacking the glass, Washington allowed Brooklyn to collect 45 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Poole pitched in for the Wizards for the matchup. He made 15 of 24 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 7 rebounds. Poole recorded 38 points in his 45 mins of playing time and earned 8 dimes in this matchup.

Washington has a record of 14-59 for the year. The Wizards are committing 19.8 fouls every game and they go 76.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.0 times per contest (8th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.0 times per contest. Washington has scored 8,302 pts on the year (113.7 per game) and they grab 41.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Wizards are shooting 47.0% from the floor, which is 17th in basketball.

The Washington defense surrenders 36.3% on three-point shots (900 of 2,478) and their opposition knocks down 77.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 29.3 dimes and 48.8 total rebounds per game, ranking them 29th and 30th in basketball. The Wizards defensively are ranked 30th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 123.4. They are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.8% from the floor (29th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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