Detroit Pistons vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the site where the Brooklyn Nets (13-23) will compete against the Detroit Pistons (18-18) on Wednesday.

The Pistons faced off with the Trail Blazers and walked away with a win by a score of 118-115 in their last game. Detroit wrapped up the game having earned a 44.7% FG percentage (42 of 94) and made 15 of their 43 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Pistons buried 19 of 22 tries for a percentage of 86.4%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they compiled 45 with 17 of them being offensive. They also dished out 23 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to defending, Detroit let their opponent shoot 53.3% from the floor on 48 out of 90 shooting. Portland totaled 32 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Moreover, Portland pulled down 38 boards (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Portland shot 60.0% when shooting free throws by converting 3 of 5 tries. They also converted 16 of 35 tries from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the Pistons walked away with 15 while the Trail Blazers had 18 fouls.

Cade Cunningham is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. Cunningham finished the contest at 47.8% from the field and distributed 9 assists. He was on the court for 39 minutes played and also totaled 6 boards. He scored 32 points on 11 out of 23 shooting.

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Detroit enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 18-18 for the season. They average 112.0 pts per game (17th in the league) while going 46.6% from the field. The Pistons are connecting on 36.1% on three-point attempts (484 of 1,340) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Detroit is grabbing 44.9 rebounds per contest and has earned 922 dimes this season, which ranks 13th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 15.9 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.3 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pistons are forcing 14.7 turnovers every game while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 38.1% on shots from distance and they rank 17th in the NBA in opponents PPG (113.8). The Pistons defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.2% (1,488 of 3,155) and they relinquish 42.0 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 13th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 913 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nets went home defeated by a final of 113-99 against the Pacers. The Nets were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 20 offensive boards for a total of 51 for the contest. They coughed it up 14 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Pacers earned 17 fouls in this game which got the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 63.6%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Brooklyn converted 10 of 33 tries (30.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Nets went 41 out of 98 from the floor which had them shooting 41.8%. The Nets permitted the Pacers to knock down 40 of their 79 tries from the floor which had them shooting 50.6% in this contest. They finished 38.7% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 12 of 31 and ended up going 21 out of 23 at the free throw line (91.3%). When talking about rebounds, Brooklyn permitted Indiana to snag 35 overall (5 offensive).

Day'Ron Sharpe ended up being a major contributor for the Nets for the game. Sharpe tallied 16 points in his 22 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 5 dimes for this game. He converted 8 out of 13 for the matchup giving him a rate of 61.5%, and earned 13 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 13-23 on the year. The Nets are responsible for committing 21.4 fouls per game and they shoot 80.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.2 times per contest (18th in the league) and they turn the ball over 15.6 times per contest. Brooklyn has tallied 3,870 points on the season (107.5 per contest) and they grab 39.6 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nets are shooting 45.0% from the floor, which is ranked 22nd in the league.

The Nets on defense are ranked 16th in the NBA in points given up per game with 113.5. They are forcing 15.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.7% from the floor (30th in the NBA). The Brooklyn defense concedes 37.6% on 3-pointers (488 of 1,297) and opponents are making 77.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 27.0 assists and 42.5 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 22nd and 5th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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