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Detroit Pistons vs Portland Trail Blazers NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/31/21

Detroit Pistons vs Portland Trail Blazers NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/31/21
2021-03-31 19:00:00 EDT

The Portland Trail Blazers and Detroit Pistons meet Wednesday in NBA action at the Little Caesars Arena.

The Portland Trail Blazers look for a win after winning six of their last eight games. The Portland Trail Blazers are averaging 114.8 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 115.5 points on 48.1 percent shooting. Damian Lillard is averaging 29.8 points and 7.8 assists while CJ McCollum is averaging 24.2 points and 3.9 rebounds. Norman Powell is the third double-digit scorer and Carmelo Anthony is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 38 percent from beyond the arc and 83.4 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Trail Blazers are allowing 37.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.5 rebounds per game.

The Detroit Pistons need a win after losing 11 of their last 15 games. The Detroit Pistons are averaging 107.2 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 110.7 points on 47.5 percent shooting. Jerami Grant is averaging 22.6 points and 4.9 rebounds while Josh Jackson is averaging 12.9 points and 2.1 assists. Hamidou Diallo is the third double-digit scorer and Cory Jospeh is grabbing four rebounds. The Detroit Pistons are shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 77.1 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Pistons are allowing 37.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.7 rebounds per game.

The Trail Blazers are 20-7 ATS in their last 27 Wednesday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win. The Pistons are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 road games. The over is 19-7 in Pistons last 26 Wednesday games. The Trail Blazers are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Detroit and 1-7-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings.

The Portland Trail Blazers are easily the better team here and they should eventually go on a run now that they’re healthy and added Powell to the mix. However, the Trail Blazers are losing their last five games by an average of 5.8 points and the defense continues to struggle. The Detroit Pistons aren’t winning games, but they lose at home by an average of 1.5 points and lose in the underdog role by an average of 3.5 points. The Pistons are also 22-7-1 against the spread when an underdog of five or more points. I’ll grab the points here.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Detroit Pistons +6

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