Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/13/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks

Date: Monday, January 13, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (25-13) will try to beat the Detroit Pistons (19-19) at Madison Square Garden on Monday.

The Pistons faced the Warriors and took a loss by a final of 107-104 in their last game. Detroit wrapped up the contest with a 45.3% field goal percentage (39 of 86) and buried 14 out of their 39 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Pistons made 12 of their 16 tries for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 40 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 25 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to the defense, Detroit allowed 46.1% from the floor on 41 of 89 shooting. Golden State earned 32 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. In addition, Golden State pulled down 49 rebounds (15 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 7 rejections. Golden State went 62.5% at the charity stripe by making 10 of their 16 tries. They made 15 of their 46 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Pistons finished with 19 and the Warriors had 18 fouls.

Cade Cunningham is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. Cunningham walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the floor and recorded 8 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and also snagged 6 rebounds. He racked up 32 points on 12 out of 21 shooting.

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Detroit heads into this one with a win-loss record of 19-19 so far this year. They currently have an average of 111.8 points per game (16th in basketball) while hitting 46.7% from the field. The Pistons are hitting 36.2% on shots from distance (513 of 1,416) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Detroit is collecting 44.7 boards per game and has accumulated 977 assists on the year, which is 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 15.8 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.2 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pistons have forced 14.7 turnovers every game and they draw 17.7 fouls. They relinquish 37.8% on shots from distance and they are ranked 16th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.2). The Pistons defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.9% (1,562 of 3,330) and they relinquish 42.1 boards per game as a unit. They are 15th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 969 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Knicks walked away with a victory by a final of 112-98 when they played the Raptors. In reference to team rebounding, New York permitted Toronto to snag 33 overall (8 offensive). They went 38.5% from beyond the arc by hitting 10 of 26 and finished the contest at 12 out of 15 at the charity stripe (80.0%). The Knicks permitted the Raptors to convert 38 out of their 77 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% for this game. Overall, the Knicks finished shooting 42 for 88 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.7%. With respect to 3-pointers, New York made 12 of their 33 tries (36.4%). They were able to bury 16 of them for a clip of 80.0%. The Raptors were called for 15 fouls in the game which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Knicks were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 43 for the game.

OG Anunoby was important for the Knicks in this game. He made 8 out of 13 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 2 rebounds. Anunoby earned 27 points in his 38 mins of playing time, but went home with no dimes.

New York has a win-loss record of 25-13 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Knicks are shooting 49.6% from the field, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball. New York has accounted for 4,447 pts this year (117.0 per contest) and they average 43.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 27.4 times per contest (10th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. The Knicks commit 17.2 fouls per game while shooting 80.0% from the free throw line.

The New York defense allows 37.1% on shots from distance (519 of 1,400) and opponents are connecting on 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 26.1 assists and 40.7 boards per game, which ranks them 13th and 1st in basketball. The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 8th in the league in points allowed per contest with 110.1. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (17th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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