Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 10/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Indiana (-5.0)

The Indiana Pacers (47-35 last season) are traveling to Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the Detroit Pistons (14-68 last year). Detroit opens as 5.0-point dogs. The betting total is set at 233.5.

The Pacers faced off with the Celtics and ended up losing by a score of 105-102 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Pacers finished with 18 while the Celtics recorded 19 fouls. They made 14 of 44 tries from beyond the perimeter. Boston finished the game at 78.6% when shooting free throws by making 11 of their 14 shots. On top of that, Boston totaled 47 rebounds (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Boston earned 24 assists and had 5 steals in this game. In regard to the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 44.9% from the floor on 40 of 89 shooting. They also distributed 22 assists for the game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 44 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Pacers buried 12 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Indiana ended the game having earned a 46.0% FG percentage (40 out of 87) and buried 10 out of their 29 shots from 3-point land.

Andrew Nembhard is a guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He played 39 minutes and collected 6 rebounds. Nembhard walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the field and also dished out 10 dimes.

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Indiana enters this one after finishing with a win-loss mark of 47-35 last year. They gave up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a unit committed 21.4 fouls every game. As a basketball team, Indiana collected 41.5 boards per contest and totaled 2,522 dimes last year, which had them ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing. The Pacers connected on 37.4% on 3-pointers (1,082 of 2,891) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They had an average of 123.3 points per contest (1st in the league) while hitting 50.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pacers forced 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 18.3 fouls. They were ranked 4th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,020 conceded throughout last year. The Pacers defensively gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.6% (3,653 of 7,361) and they conceded 43.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They conceded 36.5% on shots from downtown and they were 27th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (120.2).

In their last game, the Pistons took a loss by a final score of 123-95 against the Spurs. The Pistons snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 41 in the game. They also turned it over 18 times, while earning 11 steals in this matchup. The Spurs committed 19 personal fouls for the contest which got the Pistons to the free throw line for 20 shots. They were able to bury 15 of them for a rate of 75.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Detroit knocked down 8 out of their 33 tries (24.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pistons shot 36 out of 92 from the field which had them sitting at 39.1%. The Pistons allowed the Spurs to convert 49 of their 91 attempts from the field which left them shooting 53.8% in the game. They went 44.1% from 3-point land by hitting 15 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Detroit allowed San Antonio to pull down 58 overall (11 on the offensive side).

James Wiseman pitched in for the Pistons in this matchup. Wiseman earned 21 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and added 1 assist for the contest. He made 8 out of 17 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and accumulated 17 rebounds.

Detroit had a mark of 14-68 last season. The Pistons were responsible for committing 20.6 fouls every game and they connected on 78.5% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 25.5 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they lost possession via turnover 15.2 times per game. Detroit had 9,010 points throughout last season (109.9 per contest) and they grabbed 43.3 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Pistons connected on 46.3% from the floor, which was ranked 24th in the league.

The Detroit defense conceded 37.0% from downtown (991 of 2,682) and opponents knocked down 80.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They allowed 27.0 dimes and 43.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranked them 20th and 13th in basketball. The Pistons were ranked 26th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 119.0. They forced 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 49.0% from the field (24th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana (-5.0)

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