Portland Trail Blazers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 1/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Monday, January 6, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Detroit Pistons (15-18) will compete against the Portland Trail Blazers (11-22) at Little Caesars Arena on Monday.

The Trail Blazers faced the Lakers and took a loss by a final of 114-106 in their last contest. Portland ended with a 50.0% FG percentage (40 of 80) and converted 9 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers converted 17 of 21 tries for a rate of 81.0%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 17 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When it comes to the defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 45.7% from the floor on 43 out of 94 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 41 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Los Angeles snagged 35 boards (4 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 6 blocked shots. Los Angeles ended up going 92.9% from the charity stripe by making 13 of their 14 attempts. They buried 15 out of their 43 attempts from downtown. In reference to fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 16 and the Lakers recorded 22 fouls.

Anfernee Simons is a player who played a role in this contest. He notched 23 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and also snagged 3 rebounds. Simons finished the contest at 47.1% from the field and also distributed 5 assists.

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Portland enters this one with a record of 11-22 on the season. They are turning it over 16.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Portland is pulling in 43.0 boards per game and has racked up 758 dimes for the year, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 33.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (392 of 1,182) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They average 108.0 points per contest (26th in the league) while connecting on 44.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers have forced 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 22nd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 915 conceded so far this season. The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.1% (1,395 of 2,898) and they surrender 44.6 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 37.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 23rd in the league in PPG allowed (117.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pistons went home victorious with a score of 105-96 when they faced the Magic. The Pistons were able to snag 41 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 19 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Magic had 14 fouls in the game which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of those for a rate of 64.7%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Detroit converted 12 out of their 29 attempts (41.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Pistons shot 41 for 79 from the field which had them sitting at 51.9%. The Pistons permitted the Magic to make 37 of their 91 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.7% for this game. They finished shooting 22.9% from downtown by shooting 8 of 35 and finished the game at 14 of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Detroit permitted Orlando to get 45 overall (14 on the offensive glass).

Jaden Ivey ended up being important for the Pistons in this contest. Ivey recorded 22 points in his 27 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists for this game. He converted 8 of 11 in the game for a field goal rate of 72.7%, and had 1 rebound.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 15-18 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Pistons are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which has them ranked 11th in the league. Detroit has accounted for 3,696 points for the year (112.0 per contest) and they snag 44.7 boards per game. They are getting an assist 25.8 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they cough up possession 16.0 times per game. The Pistons have committed 20.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 76.7% from the charity stripe.

The Pistons defensively are ranked 21st in the NBA in points allowed per game with 114.6. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (20th in the NBA). The Detroit defense gives up 38.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (466 of 1,227) and their opponents are connecting on 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 25.3 assists and 42.3 rebounds per game, which is 9th and 5th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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