Detroit Pistons (16-53) vs. Washington Wizards (31-37)
March 14, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington Wizards -11; Over/Under: +224.5
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The Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards meet Tuesday in the NBA action at the Capital One Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Detroit Pistons are averaging 111.3 points on 45.5 percent shooting and allowing 118.9 points on 49.1 percent shooting. Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 21.6 points and 3.8 rebounds, while Jaden Ivey is averaging 15.4 points and 4.9 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 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 Washington Wizards are averaging 112.9 points on 48.5 percent shooting and allowing 113.4 points on 46.8 percent shooting. Bradley Beal is averaging 23.2 points and 3.8 rebounds, while Kristaps Porzingis is averaging 22.9 points and 2.6 assists. Kyle Kuzma is the third double-digit scorer, and Monte Morris is grabbing 3.4 rebounds. The Washington Wizards are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 78.7 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Wizards are allowing 36.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.7 rebounds per game.
The Pistons are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 0 days rest and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Wizards are 11-28 ATS in their last 39 Tuesday games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Pistons last 7 road games. The over is 5-1 in Wizards last 6 Tuesday games. The Pistons are 1-8 ATS in the last 9 meetings in Washington.
The Washington Wizards should be favored as they’re the better team, at home, with the rest advantage, but this line feels a bit too steep. The Washington Wizards are in no position to be double-digit favorites against anyone, especially when they lose at home by an average of 0.6 points. This will be just the second time this season the Wizards are double-digit favorites. No, thank you. Give me the points.
