Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 3/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Chase Center is the site where the Golden State Warriors (34-28) will try to beat the Detroit Pistons (35-28) on Saturday.

The Pistons took the court against the Clippers and took a loss by a score of 123-115 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Pistons ended up walking away with 20 and the Clippers had 16 personal fouls. They converted 13 of their 24 attempts from three-point range. Los Angeles ended up going 84.6% from the charity stripe by making 22 of 26 shots. On top of that, Los Angeles totaled 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Los Angeles distributed 18 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Regarding defense, Detroit allowed the other team to go 55.0% from the field on 44 of 80 shooting. They also distributed 27 assists in the matchup while creating 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 34 with 5 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Pistons converted 14 of their 19 shots for a rate of 73.7%. Detroit ended the game with a 52.3% field goal percentage (45 out of 86) and made 11 out of their 35 shots from beyond the arc.

Cade Cunningham is a player who was a factor for the game. Cunningham walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the field and totaled 10 assists. He was on the court for 39 mins played and also collected 7 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 37 points on 15 out of 25 shooting.

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Detroit heads into this matchup with a record of 35-28 so far this season. They average 114.7 points per outing (12th in basketball) while shooting 47.6% from the field. The Pistons are shooting 36.0% on 3-pointers (815 of 2,262) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Detroit is collecting 45.1 boards per game and has 1,671 assists on the year, which has them ranked 11th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 15.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Pistons are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They give up 37.0% from beyond the arc and they are 15th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.1). The Pistons defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.3% (2,552 of 5,511) and they concede 41.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 8th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,582 surrendered this year.

When they last played, the Warriors took home the win by a final score of 114-102 against the Knicks. The Warriors were able to corral 35 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 44 in this matchup. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. The Knicks had 17 fouls for the game which took the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a rate of 78.9%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Golden State converted 13 of 37 attempts (35.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Warriors finished the game shooting 43 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.9%. The Warriors allowed the Knicks to knock down 41 of 92 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.6% in the game. They went 24.2% from beyond the arc by connecting on 8 out of 33 and ended up shooting 12 out of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Golden State permitted New York to pull down 42 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Stephen Curry ended up having an impact for the Warriors in the matchup. Curry totaled 28 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 9 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 10 of 21 for the game for a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Golden State has a win-loss record of 34-28 this year. The Warriors commit 19.5 fouls per game and they hit 74.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 29.1 times per contest (5th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per game. Golden State has 7,015 pts so far this year (113.1 per contest) and they snag 46.0 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Warriors are shooting 44.8% from the field, which has them ranked 25th in the NBA.

The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 8th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 111.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (11th in the league). The Golden State defense concedes 35.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (819 of 2,287) and their opposition makes 77.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 25.9 dimes and 44.7 boards per game, which is 9th and 18th in the NBA.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State

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