New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 2/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Monday, February 26, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The New York Knicks (34-23) are hitting the road to Little Caesars Arena on Monday where they will compete against the Detroit Pistons (8-48).

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Celtics and took a loss by a final of 116-102 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Knicks ended up with 15 and the Celtics racked up 16 fouls. They buried 15 out of their 35 tries from three-point range. Boston walked away from this one shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by making 9 of their 12 attempts. Additionally, Boston grabbed 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Boston doled out 27 assists and had 8 steals in the game. Concerning defense, New York let their opponent shoot 56.8% from the field on 46 of 81 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in this game while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 1 steal. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 39 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Knicks knocked down 15 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 93.8%. New York finished the contest having earned a 45.1% field goal percentage (37 out of 82) and knocked down 13 of 38 3-pointers.

Jalen Brunson is a player who was a contributor for the contest. Brunson walked away from this one shooting 48.0% from the field and also dished out 9 assists. He played 38 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He racked up 34 points on 12 out of 25 shooting.

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New York will enter this contest with a record of 34-23 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.9 fouls per game. As a unit, New York is grabbing 45.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 1,346 dimes on the campaign, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Knicks are shooting 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc (741 of 2,008) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 114.2 points per game (18th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Knicks are able to force 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 19.8 fouls. They are conceding 37.0% on shots from downtown and they are 3rd in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.8). The Knicks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (2,332 of 4,921) and they relinquish 40.2 boards per game as a squad. They are 12th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,479 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Pistons took a defeat with a final score of 112-109 against the Magic. The Pistons were able to snag 29 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. The Magic committed 15 fouls in the matchup which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They were able to bury 9 of the free throws for a percentage of 69.2%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Detroit converted 14 out of their 31 attempts (45.2%). Overall, the Pistons ended up going 43 for 85 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6%. The Pistons permitted the Magic to convert 43 of 87 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 49.4% in the matchup. They finished shooting 50.0% from three-point range by shooting 12 out of 24 and finished the contest at 14 out of 21 from the free throw line (66.7%). When talking about attacking the glass, Detroit permitted Orlando to snag 46 in all (13 offensive).

Cade Cunningham ended up being a factor for the Pistons for this game. Cunningham had 26 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 dimes for the game. He made 11 out of 20 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 55.0%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Detroit has a win-loss record of 8-48 so far this season. The Pistons have committed 22.0 fouls per game and they go 77.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 26.5 times per contest (16th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 15.4 times per game. Detroit has tallied 6,319 points so far this year (112.8 per contest) and they grab 43.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pistons are shooting 47.3% from the field, which ranks them 18th in the NBA.

The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 27th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 121.9. They have forced 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 49.4% from the field (25th in the league). The Detroit defense surrenders 38.1% on 3-point shots (669 of 1,758) and opponents are connecting on 81.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 26.9 assists and 42.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 18th and 10th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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