The Brooklyn Nets (12-34) will be at home when they face the Detroit Pistons (24-21). Action begins at 7:30 pm ET on Monday, Feb. 1 and can be seen on YES and FxD.
The Nets are expecting a better outcome after their 102-98 loss to the Heat in their last matchup. Andrea Bargnani was the team’s leading scorer with 20 points. The Pistons, meanwhile, are coming off a 95-92 win against the Jazz in their last game. Reggie Jackson was the game’s top scorer, registering 29 points on 12-for-19 shooting.
The Nets may have trouble getting to the line in this one. They’re 29th in the NBA in free throw attempt rate (22.7), while Detroit is among the NBA’s least foul-prone squads (yielding a free throw attempt rate of just 25.0, fifth in the NBA).
Both teams have won a game in the season series. The Pistons had the upper hand in the most recent game, a 103-89 win. Andre Drummond put up 23 points and 11 rebounds.
The Pistons take on the Nets as a six-point favorite. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 204 points. The Nets come into this game 12-36 Straight Up (SU) and 23-24-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 8-21 SU and 12-16-1 ATS against the Eastern Conference.
Over on the other bench, the Pistons have 25-23 SU and 26-20-2 ATS records. Against the Eastern Conference, Detroit is 14-12 SU and 15-10-1 ATS. The Pistons have controlled the glass with an average of 47.5 rebounds per game, third in the league. The Detroit defense has been a problem for competitors, allowing only 7.0 field goals from three-point range per game.
In their previous meeting this season, Detroit beat Brooklyn, bringing the head-to-head record to an even 5-5 SU over the last 10 meetings. With a 6-4 record, the Nets have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Det, ATS Winner – Bkn, O/U – Under
Notes
Brooklyn is 3-11-1 ATS in its last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn’s last 5 games.
Brooklyn is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games.
Brooklyn is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games at home.
Brooklyn is 2-8-1 ATS in its last 11 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn’s last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn’s last 5 games when playing Detroit.
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Brooklyn’s last 25 games when playing Detroit.
Brooklyn is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit.
Brooklyn is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit.
On average, Detroit puts up 102.1 points per game (ranked 12th). Brooklyn ranks 20th in points allowed per game with 102.9.
Detroit scores an average of 99.3 points per away game (ranked 15th). Brooklyn ranks 21st in points allowed per home game with 101.9.
When giving up fewer than 100 points, the Brooklyn Nets have a 6-5 record. When they don’t reach the century mark, the Detroit Pistons have a losing record of 6-16.
The Brooklyn Nets have an underachieving 6-29 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Detroit Pistons are 18-5 when they hit triple digits.
The Nets have an offensive rating of 98.8 (ranked 28th). The Pistons rank 11th for their defensive rating of 101.6.
With 96.8 possessions and .988 points per possession, the Brooklyn Nets perform worse on both metrics than the Detroit Pistons. Detroit averages 99.2 possessions and 1.026 points per possession.
Brooklyn has an average effective field goal percentage of 48.0%. Detroit is a losing 10-17 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, the Brooklyn Nets make 21.5 assists per game and the Detroit Pistons make 19.0. Brooklyn is ranked 18th, while Detroit is ranked 27th.
The Brooklyn Nets average 4.0 blocks per game for a rank of 25th. The Detroit Pistons rank lower (27th), earning 3.7 blocks each game.
The Brooklyn Nets rank 11th in offensive rebounding, while the Detroit Pistons rank ninth in defensive rebounding.
The Detroit Pistons average 7.6 steals per game. When giving up 7 or more steals, the Brooklyn Nets have a subpar record (12-25) this season.
