Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 2/1/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons
Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI
TV: Bally Sports Detroit
Odds/Point Spread: Washington (-6)
Little Caesars Arena is the site where the Detroit Pistons will take on the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. Washington opens as 6-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 230.
The Wizards took the court against the Spurs and notched a win by a score of 127-106 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Wizards ended up with 19 and the Spurs racked up 20 fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 29 attempts from downtown. San Antonio went 65.2% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 23 shots. In addition, San Antonio pulled down 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. San Antonio earned 26 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. With regard to the defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 43.3% from the field on 42 of 97 shooting. They also recorded 32 assists in the game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Wizards knocked down 15 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 88.2%. Washington finished the contest having earned a 55.8% field goal percentage (48 of 86) and made 16 out of their 30 three-point attempts.
Deni Avdija is one guy who had an impact for this contest. He walked away with 25 points on 10 of 12 shooting. He played 33 minutes and also collected 9 rebounds. Avdija finished the game shooting 83.3% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.
Washington comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 24-26 for the campaign. They average 113.0 pts per game (19th in basketball) while hitting 48.0% from the field. The Wizards are connecting on 35.2% on shots from downtown (561 of 1,596) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Washington is snagging 44.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,260 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 16th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis.
When they are on defense, the Wizards are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.8 fouls. They rank 5th in the league in giving up assists with 1,178 conceded so far this year. The Wizards defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.2% (2,086 of 4,513) and they relinquish 43.6 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 35.5% on shots from distance and they are 14th in the NBA in opponents PPG (113.0).
When they last played, the Pistons went home defeated by a final of 111-105 when they faced the Mavericks. Regarding rebounds, Detroit permitted Dallas to collect 40 in all (9 on the offensive side). They finished 29.4% from 3-point land by going 10 out of 34 and ended up shooting 23 of 33 from the free throw line (69.7%). The Pistons allowed the Mavericks to bury 39 out of 79 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4% for the matchup. In all, the Pistons shot 36 out of 79 from the field which had them shooting 45.6%. With regard to shooting from distance, Detroit buried 14 of their 39 attempts (35.9%). They were able to make 19 of them for a clip of 70.4%. The Mavericks earned 18 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They also coughed it up 14 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Pistons were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the game.
Bojan Bogdanovic was important for the Pistons for the game. Bogdanovic accumulated 29 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes for this game. He knocked down 10 out of 15 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.
Detroit has a record of 13-39 so far this year. The Pistons commit 22.3 fouls every game and they shoot 77.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 22.6 times per contest (27th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.8 times per contest. Detroit has totaled 5,857 pts for the year (112.6 per contest) and they collect 42.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pistons are hitting on 45.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 26th in the league.
The Pistons are ranked 29th in the league in PPG given up with 120.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.4% from the floor (29th in the NBA). The Detroit defense gives up 36.0% on shots from distance (630 of 1,752) and their opposition knocks down 79.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 25.6 dimes and 44.9 rebounds per game, ranking them 19th and 25th in the NBA.
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit (+6) and under 230 points
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