San Antonio Spurs vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/25/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Detroit Pistons (40-32) will take on the San Antonio Spurs (31-39) at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday.

The Spurs faced the Raptors and walked away with a win by a score of 123-89 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Spurs ended up walking away with 14 and the Raptors accounted for 21 fouls. They made 10 of 39 attempts from distance. Toronto walked away from this one shooting 69.2% from the charity stripe by making 9 of their 13 tries. In addition, Toronto totaled 46 boards (16 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Toronto recorded 27 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. In terms of defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to shoot 38.0% from the field on 35 out of 92 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 22 turnovers and getting 15 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they collected 46 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Spurs knocked down 27 of their 32 attempts for a rate of 84.4%. San Antonio wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (41 out of 86) and made 14 of their 43 shots from distance.

Devin Vassell is a guy who was a factor in the game. Vassell ended up shooting 78.6% from the floor and also earned 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes played and collected 6 rebounds. He left the arena with 25 points on 11 of 14 shooting.

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San Antonio heads into this game with a record of 31-39 on the season. They currently have an average of 114.6 points per outing (14th in the league) on 46.8% from the field. The Spurs are hitting 35.6% on 3-point shots (984 of 2,763) and 77.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, San Antonio is snagging 43.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 2,039 dimes for the campaign, which is 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.6 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Spurs have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are 23rd in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,930 conceded this year. The Spurs defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.3% (3,066 of 6,486) and they relinquish 45.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 36.1% on three-point shots while they are 23rd in the league in PPG from their opponents (116.1).

For their last game, the Pistons walked away with a victory by a final of 136-130 against the Pelicans. The Pistons were able to snag 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 32 in this game. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Pelicans earned 30 fouls for this contest which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 40 tries. They were able to bury 29 of the free throws for a rate of 72.5%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Detroit buried 13 of 27 attempts (48.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pistons walked away from this one shooting 47 for 86 from the floor which had them shooting 54.7%. The Pistons allowed the Pelicans to convert 49 of their 85 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 57.6% in the game. They finished 50.0% from distance by shooting 20 of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 16 at the charity stripe (75.0%). When discussing attacking the glass, Detroit permitted New Orleans to snag 37 in all (10 offensive).

Ron Holland pitched in for the Pistons for this contest. Holland earned 26 points in his 36 mins on the court and accounted for 6 assists for the contest. He converted 10 of 14 in this contest for a rate of 71.4%, and added 5 rebounds.

Detroit has a mark of 40-32 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Pistons are shooting 47.7% from the floor, which ranks them 11th in the league. Detroit has accounted for 8,305 points on the season (115.3 per contest) and they average 45.1 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.4 times per game (14th in the league) and they turn the ball over 15.3 times per game. The Pistons commit 20.6 personal fouls every game and they go 77.7% from the free throw line.

The Pistons are ranked 14th in the NBA in points given up per game with 113.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (10th in the league). The Detroit defense allows 36.6% on shots from distance (984 of 2,688) and their opposition knocks down 77.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 24.9 dimes and 41.9 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 6th and 1st in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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