Los Angeles Clippers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 2/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Monday, February 24, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Pistons (29-26) will take on the Los Angeles Clippers (31-24) on Monday.

The Clippers took the court against the Bucks and ended up losing by a score of 116-110 in their last contest. Los Angeles walked away from the game with a 46.6% field goal percentage (41 out of 88) and converted 12 of their 30 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Clippers buried 16 of 19 shots for a rate of 84.2%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected 43 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 28 dimes for the contest while creating 18 turnovers and earning 14 steals. When it comes to defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 47.5% from the field on 38 of 80 shooting. Milwaukee doled out 22 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Furthermore, Milwaukee grabbed 41 rebounds (8 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Milwaukee finished shooting 85.2% at the free throw line by making 23 of their 27 tries. They converted 17 of 43 attempts from three-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Clippers walked away with 27 while the Bucks totaled 18 personal fouls.

Kawhi Leonard is someone who played a role for this contest. Leonard went 40.9% from the field and recorded 4 assists. He saw the court for 32 mins and pulled down 4 boards. He accounted for 25 points on 9 of 22 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this game with a win-loss record of 31-24 for the season. They cough up possession 15.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.5 personal fouls per game. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 44.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,360 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Clippers are shooting 36.1% on three-point shots (671 of 1,857) and 79.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 110.9 points per contest (21st in the league) while connecting on 47.1% from the field.

On defense, the Clippers are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They concede 35.1% from 3-point land while they are 5th in the NBA in opponents points per game (108.2). The Clippers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.7% (2,158 of 4,727) and they surrender 42.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 6th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,383 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pistons walked away with a victory by a final of 128-110 when they faced the Bulls. When discussing rebounding, Detroit allowed Chicago to get 37 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 22.0% from three-point range by shooting 9 out of 41 and finished the contest at 27 out of 30 from the free throw line (90.0%). The Pistons permitted the Bulls to make 37 out of their 86 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.0% in the game. Overall, the Pistons finished 45 out of 88 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.1%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Detroit made 10 of their 25 tries (40.0%). They were able to make 28 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. The Bulls committed 27 fouls for this contest which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 35 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Pistons were able to snag 35 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the matchup.

Cade Cunningham pitched in for the Pistons for this game. He made 9 of 19 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and had 5 rebounds. Cunningham racked up 29 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 7 assists in the matchup.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 29-26 for the season. As an offensive team, the Pistons are hitting on 47.0% from the floor, which ranks 13th in basketball. Detroit has accumulated 6,246 points on the season (113.6 per contest) and they average 45.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 26.0 times per game (16th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 15.4 times per contest. The Pistons are responsible for committing 20.3 fouls per game and they go 78.4% from the charity stripe.

The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 113.1. They are forcing 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (15th in the NBA). The Detroit defense gives up 37.0% on three-point shots (758 of 2,050) and opponents are converting on 77.8% of their foul shots. They allow 25.4 assists and 42.2 total rebounds per game, which is 7th and 3rd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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