Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 11/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Lakers (3-2) are hitting the road to Little Caesars Arena on Monday where they will try to beat the Detroit Pistons (1-4).

The Lakers played the Cavaliers and went home with a loss by a final score of 134-110 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the game with a 49.4% field goal percentage (38 out of 77) and knocked down 6 out of their 28 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Lakers converted 28 of their 33 shots for a percentage of 84.8%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they collected 41 with 12 of them being offensive. They also distributed 23 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 57.7% from the field on 56 of 97 shooting. Cleveland recorded 17 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Cleveland totaled 37 rebounds (6 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Cleveland finished 62.5% from the free throw line by burying 5 of their 8 attempts. They also knocked down 17 out of their 41 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Lakers walked away with 25 while the Cavaliers racked up 21 personal fouls.

LeBron James is a guy who had an impact in this game. He ended up walking away with 26 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. James ended up going 69.2% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists.

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Los Angeles heads into this contest with a mark of 3-2 this season. They are averaging 115.8 points per outing (11th in the NBA) while hitting 47.8% from the field. The Lakers are connecting on 35.1% on 3-pointers (53 of 151) and 80.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 42.2 rebounds per game and has racked up 133 dimes this season, which has them ranked 8th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.4 times per game and as a team are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 23.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 29th in the league in giving up assists with 142 surrendered for the season. The Lakers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 49.7% (218 of 439) and they surrender 39.0 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 36.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 21st in the league in points per game allowed (117.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pistons got the victory with a final of 105-95 when they faced the 76ers. In reference to rebounds, Detroit allowed Philadelphia to pull down 38 in all (12 offensive). They finished shooting 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 out of 28 and ended up shooting 21 of 28 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Pistons permitted the 76ers to make 33 out of 79 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.8% in this game. When the game finished, the Pistons finished shooting 36 for 78 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.2%. With regard to three-point attempts, Detroit buried 15 out of their 36 attempts (41.7%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 81.8%. The 76ers earned 19 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They coughed it up 15 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Pistons earned 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game.

Jaden Ivey ended up having an impact for the Pistons for the contest. Ivey totaled 23 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He converted 9 of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Detroit has a record of 1-4 for the campaign. The Pistons are committing 21.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 81.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 22.2 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 17.0 times per contest. Detroit has tallied 531 points on the campaign (106.2 per game) and they collect 45.4 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pistons are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 20th in the league.

The Detroit defense gives up 35.6% on shots from distance (67 of 188) and their opposition knocks down 79.4% of their foul shots. They have conceded 24.0 dimes and 39.2 total rebounds per game, which is 9th and 4th in basketball. The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 11th in the league in points given up per game with 110.6. They are able to force 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (16th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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