Oklahoma City Thunder vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/15/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Little Caesars Arena is the site where the Detroit Pistons (36-29) will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (53-12) on Saturday.

The Thunder took the court against the Nuggets and took a loss by a score of 140-127 in their last contest. Oklahoma City wrapped up the game having earned a 47.0% field goal percentage (47 of 100) and buried 19 out of their 47 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Thunder knocked down 14 of 16 shots for a rate of 87.5%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected 37 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 29 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. In reference to defense, Oklahoma City let their opponent shoot 60.5% from the field on 52 out of 86 shooting. Denver dished out 32 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Denver grabbed 43 boards (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Denver walked away from this one shooting 90.0% from the free throw line by burying 18 of their 20 shots. They also converted 18 out of their 32 tries from three-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 16 while the Nuggets recorded 18 personal fouls.

Luguentz Dort is one player who played a role in this matchup. Dort walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He totaled 26 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Oklahoma City steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 53-12 on the campaign. They cough up possession 11.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling down 44.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,744 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 12th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Thunder are connecting on 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (932 of 2,539) and 82.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 119.7 pts per game (4th in basketball) while hitting 47.8% from the field.

On defense, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 17.5 turnovers every game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They concede 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 2nd in basketball in points per game allowed (107.1). The Thunder defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.6% (2,453 of 5,627) and they surrender 45.7 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 4th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,588 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Pistons took home the win by a final score of 123-103 when they faced the Wizards. Regarding team rebounding, Detroit permitted Washington to pull down 47 in total (12 offensive). They went 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 13 of 39 and finished the game at 16 out of 20 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Pistons permitted the Wizards to convert 37 out of their 92 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 40.2% in the game. When the game finished, the Pistons finished 48 for 104 from the field which had them sitting at 46.2%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Detroit buried 16 of their 38 attempts (42.1%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a rate of 73.3%. The Wizards committed 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Pistons were able to snag 43 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 61 for this contest.

Cade Cunningham ended up being a major contributor for the Pistons for the matchup. Cunningham tallied 27 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and totaled 10 dimes in this game. He knocked down 11 of 23 for this game for a field goal rate of 47.8%, and accounted for 8 rebounds.

Detroit has a record of 36-29 so far this season. The Pistons have committed 20.6 fouls per game and they connect on 77.7% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 26.3 times per game (16th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.5 times per contest. Detroit has accumulated 7,454 points on the year (114.7 per game) and they pull in 45.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Pistons are shooting 47.6% from the field, which has them ranked 11th in the league.

The Detroit defense gives up 36.8% on 3-pointers (894 of 2,432) and their opponents are connecting on 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 25.0 assists and 41.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 6th and 2nd in basketball. The Pistons defensively are ranked 15th in the league in points per game surrendered with 113.1. They have forced 15.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the field (10th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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