New Orleans Pelicans vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Sunday, March 23, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Detroit Pistons (39-31) will compete against the New Orleans Pelicans (19-51) at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday.

The Pelicans played the Timberwolves and notched a win by a score of 119-115 in their last contest. New Orleans wrapped up the game with a 52.8% field goal percentage (47 out of 89) and converted 13 of 29 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 12 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 54.5%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 46 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 28 dimes in the game while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing defending, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the field on 35 of 77 shooting. Minnesota earned 21 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Minnesota collected 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Minnesota finished shooting 80.6% at the free throw line by burying 29 of 36 shots. They also buried 16 of 39 attempts from three-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 25 and the Timberwolves recorded 19 fouls.

Zion Williamson is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. Williamson shot 75.0% from the floor and also recorded 8 dimes. He was on the court for 30 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 29 points on 12 out of 16 shooting.

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New Orleans enters this game with a mark of 19-51 for the season. They turn the ball over 14.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.0 fouls per contest. As a team, New Orleans is pulling down 43.5 rebounds per game and has 1,790 assists this season, which is 18th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Pelicans are connecting on 34.7% from downtown (846 of 2,435) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 110.5 pts per game (24th in the league) while hitting 45.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Pelicans have forced 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They surrender 36.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 26th in the league in PPG allowed (119.0). The Pelicans defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.4% (3,073 of 6,352) and they surrender 46.2 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 28th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,024 relinquished on the season.

For their last game, the Pistons got the victory with a final of 116-113 when they played the Heat. The Pistons earned 34 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 47 for this game. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. The Heat earned 15 personal fouls for this contest which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a rate of 83.3%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Detroit made 9 of 23 tries (39.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pistons finished 46 out of 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.5%. The Pistons permitted the Heat to bury 44 of 90 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 48.9% in this game. They shot 31.3% from three-point range by going 10 of 32 and finished the contest at 15 of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). When talking about team rebounding, Detroit allowed Miami to snag 37 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Cade Cunningham ended up being a major contributor for the Pistons for the contest. Cunningham totaled 25 points in his 36 minutes on the court and tallied 11 assists for the contest. He made 11 of 25 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 44.0%, and earned 12 rebounds.

Detroit has a record of 39-31 this season. The Pistons have committed 20.6 fouls every game while shooting 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.4 times per contest (14th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.4 times per contest. Detroit has accumulated 8,052 pts this season (115.0 per game) and they pull down 45.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Pistons are shooting 47.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 11th in the league.

The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 14th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.7. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (7th in the league). The Detroit defense concedes 36.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (952 of 2,614) and their opposition makes 77.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 24.8 assists and 41.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 6th and 1st in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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