New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 11/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, November 1, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Little Caesars Arena is where the Detroit Pistons (1-4) will attempt to beat the New York Knicks (2-2) on Friday.

The Knicks faced the Heat and went home with a win by a final score of 116-107 in their last game. New York finished having earned a 48.8% FG percentage (40 out of 82) and knocked down 18 out of their 40 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Knicks converted 18 of their 20 shots for a rate of 90.0%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 49 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 22 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. With regard to defending, New York allowed the other team to shoot 45.7% from the field on 37 of 81 shooting. Miami doled out 28 dimes and had 18 steals in this game. Furthermore, Miami totaled 42 rebounds (13 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 6 blocked shots. Miami finished the game at 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 24 attempts. They also buried 17 out of their 40 tries from distance. In regard to fouls, the Knicks ended up walking away with 8 while the Heat racked up 15 fouls.

Karl-Anthony Towns is one player who played a role in the game. Towns shot 68.0% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes. He saw the court for 39 minutes and also grabbed 13 rebounds. He finished with 44 points on 17 out of 25 shooting.

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New York heads into this contest with a mark of 2-2 on the campaign. They are averaging 113.0 pts per contest (17th in the NBA) while going 50.0% from the floor. The Knicks are shooting 40.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (50 of 125) and 81.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, New York is collecting 40.5 boards per game and has earned 91 dimes on the campaign, which is 26th in basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.8 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Knicks are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.5% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 14th in the league in PPG allowed (111.8). The Knicks are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.4% (165 of 341) and they concede 38.3 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 13th in the league in giving up assists with 109 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pistons took home the win by a final score of 105-95 against the 76ers. In the matter of rebounding, Detroit permitted Philadelphia to snag 38 in total (12 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 28.6% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 out of 28 and ended up going 21 out of 28 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Pistons permitted the 76ers to bury 33 of 79 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 41.8% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Pistons walked away from this one shooting 36 for 78 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.2%. Concerning 3-pointers, Detroit made 15 of their 36 attempts (41.7%). They were able to bury 18 of those for a clip of 81.8%. The 76ers earned 19 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They gave up possession 15 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Pistons were able to snag 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game.

Jaden Ivey ended up having an impact for the Pistons in this matchup. Ivey earned 23 points in his 37 mins of playing time and tallied 3 assists in this contest. He converted 9 out of 17 in this game for a field goal rate of 52.9%, and had 3 rebounds.

Detroit has a mark of 1-4 so far this season. The Pistons commit 21.8 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 81.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 22.2 times per game (26th in the league) and they turn it over 17.0 times per game. Detroit has totaled 531 pts this year (106.2 per game) and they pull in 45.4 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pistons are connecting on 44.6% from the floor, which ranks them 20th in the NBA.

The Pistons on defense are ranked 11th in the league in points per game surrendered with 110.6. They are able to force 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (16th in the league). The Detroit defense allows 35.6% on three-point shots (67 of 188) and their opponents are converting on 79.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 24.0 dimes and 39.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 9th and 4th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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