Detroit Pistons vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 3/17/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Monday, March 17, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The Detroit Pistons (37-30) are en route to Smoothie King Center on Monday where they will attempt to beat the New Orleans Pelicans (18-49).

The Pistons played the Wizards and took a loss by a score of 129-125 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Pistons ended up walking away with 23 while the Wizards totaled 29 fouls. They buried 20 of 45 attempts from distance. Washington finished the game at 85.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 23 of 27 attempts. Moreover, Washington had 47 rebounds (10 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Washington earned 30 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. In relation to defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 47.8% from the floor on 43 out of 90 shooting. They also doled out 23 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected 41 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Pistons converted 37 of their 43 attempts for a rate of 86.0%. Detroit ended the game having earned a 45.9% FG percentage (39 of 85) and knocked down 10 out of their 30 3-point attempts.

Cade Cunningham is one player who was important for this contest. Cunningham ended up shooting 36.0% from the field and distributed 10 dimes. He played for 38 minutes and also snagged 3 boards. He ended up finishing with 38 points on 9 of 25 shooting.

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Detroit will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 37-30 this season. They currently have an average of 115.0 points per outing (11th in basketball) while going 47.5% from the floor. The Pistons are hitting 35.9% from downtown (855 of 2,381) and 77.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Detroit is collecting 45.4 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,762 assists for the season, which is 13th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 15.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.6 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Pistons are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 7th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,675 surrendered so far this season. The Pistons are allowing a FG percentage of 46.0% (2,703 of 5,870) and they surrender 42.0 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 36.8% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 15th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.2).

In their last game, the Pelicans went home defeated by a final of 113-93 when they faced the Magic. In relation to team rebounding, New Orleans permitted Orlando to collect 39 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 39.4% from distance by going 13 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 18 from the charity stripe (77.8%). The Pelicans allowed the Magic to bury 43 of 83 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.8% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Pelicans walked away from this one shooting 35 out of 79 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3%. When discussing 3-point attempts, New Orleans knocked down 7 out of 25 tries (28.0%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.2%. The Magic were called for 20 fouls in this matchup which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. The Pelicans recorded 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in this contest.

Zion Williamson was important for the Pelicans in this game. Williamson scored 20 points in his 28 mins on the court and accounted for 5 dimes in the game. He buried 8 out of 15 for this game for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and had 8 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 18-49 on the year. The Pelicans commit 17.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 76.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.5 times per game (20th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.2 times per contest. New Orleans has totaled 7,421 points on the season (110.8 per game) and they pull in 43.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pelicans are connecting on 45.1% from the field, which is ranked 24th in the NBA.

The New Orleans defense allows 36.5% on 3-point attempts (983 of 2,693) and opponents are converting on 78.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 29.0 assists and 46.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 27th and 28th in the league. The Pelicans on defense are ranked 26th in the league in points given up per game with 119.0. They have forced 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (29th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New Orleans and under the total points

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