Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 3/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (32-28) will take on the Detroit Pistons (35-27) at Intuit Dome on Wednesday.

The Pistons took the court against the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 134-106 in their last game. Detroit ended the game having earned a 55.4% FG percentage (51 out of 92) and converted 11 of their 41 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Pistons made 21 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. With regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 39 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 32 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 28 turnovers and earning 16 steals. Regarding the defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 42.7% from the field on 35 of 82 shooting. Utah distributed 19 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Moreover, Utah collected 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 8 blocked shots. Utah shot 81.3% from the charity stripe by burying 26 of 32 shots. They converted 10 of their 33 tries from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Pistons ended up with 23 and the Jazz totaled 23 fouls.

Cade Cunningham is a guy who played a role in this matchup. Cunningham shot 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 9 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins and also grabbed 1 board. He ended up walking away with 29 points on 12 of 24 shooting.

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Detroit heads into this contest with a record of 35-27 so far this season. They average 114.7 points per contest (11th in basketball) on 47.5% from the floor. The Pistons are connecting on 36.1% on shots from downtown (804 of 2,227) and 77.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Detroit is pulling down 45.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,644 assists on the campaign, which ranks 11th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Pistons are able to force 15.2 turnovers every game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.9% on shots from downtown while they are 15th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.9). The Pistons defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.2% (2,508 of 5,431) and they surrender 41.9 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 10th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,564 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Clippers took a defeat with a final score of 108-102 against the Lakers. The Clippers pulled down 30 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 40 for the contest. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Lakers were called for 16 fouls for the game which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a rate of 82.4%. With respect to three-point attempts, Los Angeles made 12 of 39 attempts (30.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Clippers shot 38 out of 88 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.2%. The Clippers permitted the Lakers to convert 38 of their 77 tries from the floor which had them shooting 49.4% in the matchup. They went 42.9% from three-point range by shooting 18 out of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). In relation to rebounds, Los Angeles allowed Los Angeles to collect 41 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Kawhi Leonard pitched in for the Clippers for the matchup. Leonard earned 33 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist. He converted 13 out of 23 in this game for a field goal percentage of 56.5%, and earned 10 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a mark of 32-28 for the year. The Clippers commit 18.6 fouls per game and they go 79.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.8 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.8 times per game. Los Angeles has accounted for 6,636 points for the season (110.6 per contest) and they grab 44.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Clippers are shooting 46.9% from the field, which has them ranked 13th in basketball.

The Clippers are ranked 4th in the NBA in PPG given up with 108.6. They are able to force 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (9th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 35.3% on 3-pointers (804 of 2,275) and opponents are making 76.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 25.2 assists and 42.4 total rebounds per game, which is 6th and 5th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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