Detroit Pistons win total (over/under), odds & predictions: 2022-2023

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After drafting Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren in the draft, the Pistons expected this season to be a step forward from last year. However, things have not gone according to plan. The star of the team, Cade Cunningham, had season-ending surgery on his leg a few months ago and essentially ended Detroit’s hope for a decent season. At the All-Star break, the Pistons are 15-44, the worst record in the Eastern Conference and the third-worst record in the NBA.

Detroit has 23 games left in the season, but they might not want to win too many more games considering the prize of having the first overall pick. French basketball superstar Victor Wembanyama is a 19-year-old prodigy who is nearly guaranteed to go first overall. Our expert analyzed Detroit’s reminder of the season and has his Pistons win total prediction. We also detail why FanDuel is the best option to take advantage of our Pistons win total prediction.

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Detroit’s win total for the season has been set at 20.5 wins. That means the Pistons need to go 6-17 in their final 23 games of the season to hit the over and our expert’s Pistons win total prediction. Detroit had a .254 winning percentage in the first half of the season and would need to have a .260 winning percentage in the remaining 23 games to win 21 games total on the season.

While it seems hard to imagine the Pistons winning games with Victor Wembanyama on the line, Detroit has the second easiest strength of schedule in the second half of the season. They have 12 games against the Rockets, Hornets, Magic, Pacers, Bulls and Raptors in their final 23 games.

As long as Detroit does not purposely rest Bojan Bogdanovic, Jaden Ivey or Jalen Duren for too many games in the final part of the season, winning six games does not seem too difficult, even for a team that is tanking. A 6-17 record in their final 23 games is nearly the same winning percentage as their first 59 games of the season.

A big reason for why we think they could win six games is because they still have 12 games against some of the worst teams in the league. The average winning percentage of Detroit’s final 23 opponents is .472, meaning the hardest part of their schedule is already over. The Bucks and Nuggets are Detroit’s hardest opponents left, but after that it’s mostly below-average teams fighting for a good lottery pick. Our Pistons win total prediction is on the over 20.5 wins.

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In a move to boost Detroit’s chances for next season, the Pistons traded for James Wiseman. The former second overall pick was not working well with the Warriors and has found a new home in Detroit. In his one game for the Pistons before the All-Star break, Wiseman had 11 points and five rebounds in 24 minutes. The 21-year-old has a lot to prove in the NBA still, and a young and fiery Pistons squad could be perfect for him.

Cade Cunningham had surgery on his shin in mid-December and was ruled out for the remainder of the season. He will continue to ramp up the rehab on his leg in the offseason, but he is focused on being a leader on the bench for the Pistons right now. Cunningham should be ready for the start of the 2023-2024 NBA season.

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