The Brooklyn Nets (19-49), who have the top shooting defense in the league, will match up with the Detroit Pistons (35-34) at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Saturday, Mar. 19 and can be seen on YES and FxD.
The Pistons enter this game hoping for similar success after topping the Kings 115-108 on Friday. Marcus Morris was the team’s leading scorer with 24 points on 8-for-13 shooting. The Nets, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 118-102 loss against the Bulls on Thursday. Bojan Bogdanovic had a game-high 26 points.
Over the last five games, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has taken his game to another level for the Pistons, averaging 22.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.8 three-pointers. The Nets also have their own player combo that has upped their production in that same time frame. Bogdanovic has averaged 23.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 0.8 steals, and 2.8 three-pointers, while Thaddeus Young has put up 16.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.2 blocks.
The Pistons lead the season series against the Nets two games to one, including a 105-100 win the last time these two teams met. Brook Lopez was the top overall scorer in the game with 27 points.
The Pistons have gone 35-34 Straight Up (SU) and 34-32-3 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 35-34 SU and 34-32-3 ATS against the Eastern Conference. The rebounding edge goes to the Pistons in this matchup, who are one of the top rebounding teams in the league with an average of 46.1 boards per game. Crossing over to the defensive end of the court, the Pistons prevent teams from making three-pointers, ranking second in the league with 495 total three-pointers allowed (7.0 per game).
In the other locker room, the Nets have a record of 34-33-1 ATS and 19-49 SU. Against the Eastern Conference, Brooklyn is 19-49 SU and 34-33-1 ATS.
In their previous meeting this season, Detroit beat Brooklyn, bumping its SU record to 6-4 over the Nets in their last 10 meetings. On the other hand, the Nets hold the advantage ATS with a record of 7-3.
Predictions: SU Winner – Det
Notes
“Detroit is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit’s last 5 games “.
“Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home”.
“The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit’s last 6 games at home”.
“Detroit is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Brooklyn”.
“The total has gone OVER in 13 of Detroit’s last 18 games when playing Brooklyn”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit’s last 6 games when playing Brooklyn”.
“Detroit is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Brooklyn”.
“Detroit is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Brooklyn”.
Detroit’s offense and Brooklyn’s defense are well matched when it comes to scoring. Detroit puts up 0.0 points per game (ranked zeroth). Brooklyn gives up 0.0 points per game, which is also ranked zeroth.
Detroit and Brooklyn are well matched, ranking zeroth in points per home game and points allowed per away game respectively. Detroit scores an average of 0.0 points per home game, while Brooklyn allows 0.0 points per away game on average.
In games where they allow fewer than 100 points, the Detroit Pistons are a winning 23-9. In games where they fail to hit triple digits, the Brooklyn Nets have a subpar record of 4-34.
When Detroit gives up at least 100 points, the team has a subpar 12-25 record this season. The Nets are at 0.500 when they hit the century mark (15-15).
The Nets have a defensive rating of 108.1 (ranked 28th). The Pistons rank 18th for their offensive rating of 103.5.
On average, Detroit has 98.6 possessions per game and scores 1.035 points on each possession. Brooklyn has both fewer possessions (96.8) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.014).
The Detroit Pistons average an effective field goal percentage of 49.1% this season. The Brooklyn Nets have a subpar record of 12-40 when opponents have an EFF% of 49.1% or greater.
Detroit makes an average of 19.1 assists per game (ranked 27th). Brooklyn ranks higher in assists with 22.1 (ranked 16th).
Both the Brooklyn Nets and the Detroit Pistons fall near the bottom of the league when it comes to blocking. Brooklyn ranks 25th with an average of 4.0 per game, while Detroit ranks last with 3.6 per game.
Detroit is ranked second in offensive rebounding. Brooklyn ranks 25th in defensive rebounds.
The Detroit Pistons average 7.2 steals per game. When giving up 7 or more steals, the Brooklyn Nets have a losing record (17-33) this season.
