Portland Trail Blazers (29-34) vs. Detroit Pistons (15-49)
March 6, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Detroit Pistons +5.5; Over/Under: -
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Detroit Pistons meet Monday in NBA action at the Little Caesars Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Portland Trail Blazers are averaging 115 points on 48.1 percent shooting and allowing 115.8 points on 48.7 percent shooting. Damian Lillard is averaging 32.3 points and 4.4 rebounds, while Anfernee Simons is averaging 21.1 points and 2.7 rebounds. Jerami Grant is the third double-digit scorer and Cam Reddish is grabbing 2.5 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 37.4 percent from beyond the arc and 80.7 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Trail Blazers are allowing 37.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.2 rebounds per game.
The Detroit Pistons are averaging 111.4 points on 45.4 percent shooting and allowing 119.1 points on 49 percent shooting. Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 21.6 points and 3.8 rebounds, while Jaden Ivey is averaging 15.3 points and 4.6 assists. Alec Burks is the third double-digit scorer and Isaiah Stewart is grabbing 8.1 rebounds. The Detroit Pistons are shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc and 77.1 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Pistons are allowing 36.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.6 rebounds per game.
The Trail Blazers are 3-13 ATS in their last 16 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Pistons are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Monday games. The under is 10-3 in Trail Blazers last 13 road games. The under is 4-1 in Pistons last 5 overall. The Trail Blazers are 3-7 ATS in the last 10 meetings in Detroit and 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Portland Trail Blazers aren’t playing well and don’t cover numbers, but if they can’t get the job done here, something is wrong. The Detroit Pistons are in tank mode, and they lose at home by an average of 5.9 points. I want little to nothing to do with the Pistons. The Trail Blazers either win this game or things could get ugly.
