The Detroit Pistons will travel to the Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Lakers. The game starts at 9:30 pm ET on Sunday, Nov. 15 and will air on FxD and TWC.
The Lakers lost to the Mavericks 90-82 on Friday. Jordan Clarkson was the game’s high scorer, finishing with 21 points. The Pistons, meanwhile, are coming off a 101-96 loss to the Clippers on Saturday. Andre Drummond had a solid game, recording his ninth double-double of the season with 18 points and 19 rebounds.
The Lakers, a three-point underdog, will look to capitalize at home against Detroit. Oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 203 points. The Lakers enter the game with records of 1-8 Straight Up (SU) and 3-6 Against The Spread (ATS). Teams really have to fight for open three-pointers against the Lakers, who have one of the best opponent three-point field goal percentages in the league at .310.
On the other side, the Pistons head into the game with records of 5-4 both ATS and SU. In Western Conference games, Detroit has gone 3-3 SU and ATS. The Pistons are a force on the boards, grabbing an average of 48.2 rebounds per game.
This is the first meeting of the season for the Lakers and the Pistons. The last time they played Los Angeles came out on top, moving its SU record against the Pistons to 9-1 in their last 10 head-to-head meetings. The Lakers also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 8-2.
Predictions: SU Winner – Det, ATS Winner – LAL, O/U – Under
Notes
LA Lakers are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 5 games.
LA Lakers are 1-11 SU in their last 12 games.
LA Lakers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games at home.
LA Lakers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of the LA Lakers last 10 games when playing Detroit.
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Detroit.
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of the LA Lakers last 18 games when playing at home against Detroit.
Detroit ranks 23rd in points per game with 97.9, while Los Angeles ranks 26th in points allowed with an average of 106.2 given up.
Detroit scores an average of 101.5 points per away game (ranked 13th). Los Angeles ranks 29th in points allowed per home game with 111.7.
Detroit has a 4-1 record when opponents score fewer than 100 points. Los Angeles has yet to win a game in which it puts up under 100 (0-5).
Both Detroit and Los Angeles have losing records when they allow and score at least 100 points, respectively. The Pistons are 1-3 in the former situation, and the Lakers are 1-3 in the latter.
The Lakers have a defensive rating of 106.9 (ranked 28th), while the Pistons rank 21st for their offensive rating of 99.4.
Detroit has an average field goal percentage of 42.4%. Los Angeles is an abysmal 1-5 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, the Los Angeles Lakers attempt 27.0 three point field goals per game and the Detroit Pistons attempt 25.0 per game. In games where they attempt at least 25 threes, Los Angeles is winless (0-6), while Detroit is 3-2.
The Lakers have an assist to turnover ratio of 1.34 this season (ranked 25th), while the Pistons rank last in the league with an A/TO of 1.08.
The Detroit Pistons are one of the best rebounding teams in the league, earning 48.2 rebounds per game (ranked second). The Los Angeles Lakers rank 19th, rebounding 43.7 times each contest.
The Detroit Pistons are the top offensive rebounding team in the league, while the Los Angeles Lakers rank 13th in defensive rebounding.
Ranked eighth, Detroit averages a forced turnover percentage of 16.5% this season. When the Lakers suffer a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this, the team is winless with a 0-3 record.
