Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 2/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, February 7, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Little Caesars Arena is the site where the Detroit Pistons (25-26) will meet the Philadelphia 76ers (20-30) on Friday.

The 76ers played the Heat and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 108-101 in their last contest. Philadelphia ended the contest with a 38.5% field goal percentage (37 out of 96) and converted 12 of their 40 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the 76ers converted 15 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 39 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 22 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 22 turnovers and having 14 steals. Regarding defending, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 47.0% from the field on 39 of 83 shooting. Miami doled out 25 assists and had 3 steals in the game. Furthermore, Miami snagged 54 rebounds (13 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Miami shot 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 16 of 20 shots. They knocked down 14 out of their 34 shots from downtown. Regarding fouls, the 76ers walked away with 15 and the Heat had 13 fouls.

Tyrese Maxey is someone who was a factor for the game. He had 31 points on 11 of 28 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. Maxey finished the contest at 39.3% from the floor and also earned 5 dimes.

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Philadelphia heads into this matchup with a record of 20-30 for the year. They turn the ball over 13.4 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.8 fouls per game. As a team, Philadelphia is grabbing 38.8 rebounds per game and has 1,141 dimes for the season, which ranks 29th in the league in terms of passing. The 76ers are hitting 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc (638 of 1,816) and 78.4% from the free throw line. They average 109.1 points per contest (25th in the league) on 45.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the 76ers are able to force 16.8 turnovers every game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are giving up 36.8% on shots from downtown and they are 15th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.6). The 76ers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 48.9% (2,055 of 4,203) and they surrender 44.0 boards per game as a group. They rank 23rd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,372 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Pistons went home defeated by a final of 118-115 when they faced the Cavaliers. The Pistons pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards totaling 45 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 13 steals for the matchup. The Cavaliers were called for 22 fouls in this contest which took the Pistons to the free throw line for 28 attempts. They were able to bury 25 of the free throw tries for a clip of 89.3%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Detroit made 12 of their 37 attempts (32.4%). When the game finished, the Pistons walked away from this one shooting 39 for 98 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.8%. The Pistons permitted the Cavaliers to convert 41 of 85 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 48.2% in this contest. They went 42.1% from 3-point land by hitting 16 of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 24 at the charity stripe (83.3%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Detroit allowed Cleveland to grab 46 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Cade Cunningham pitched in for the Pistons for the contest. He knocked down 11 out of 29 for the contest for a rate of 37.9%, and had 7 rebounds. Cunningham racked up 38 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and totaled 9 dimes in this game.

Detroit has a record of 25-26 this year. The Pistons are committing 20.2 fouls per game and they hit 78.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.6 times per game (17th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.5 times per game. Detroit has accounted for 5,749 pts so far this year (112.7 per contest) and they grab 44.8 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pistons are shooting 46.7% from the field, which is 14th in basketball.

The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 17th in the league in PPG given up with 113.8. They have forced 14.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (17th in the league). The Detroit defense gives up 37.4% on 3-point shots (711 of 1,899) and opponents are converting on 77.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 25.5 assists and 42.4 rebounds every game, which is ranked 7th and 4th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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