The Detroit Pistons welcome the Denver Nuggets to The Palace of Auburn Hills. Action begins at 7:30 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 10 and can be seen on ALT and FxD.
The Pistons edged the Jazz 95-92 in their last matchup. Reggie Jackson led all scorers on the team with 29 points on 12-for-19 shooting. The Nuggets, meanwhile, are coming off a 119-105 loss against the Hawks in their last outing. Will Barton had a team-high 21 points.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams, with the Nuggets winning the first matchup 104-101. In the victory, Danilo Gallinari led all scorers on the team with 30 points.
The Pistons are hoping to build on their records of 27-26 Straight Up (SU) and 27-24-2 Against The Spread (ATS). Over their last 10 games, they have had success covering the spread (8-2). The Pistons prevent teams from making three-pointers, ranking third in the league with 318 total three-pointers allowed (7.0 per game).
On the other side, the Nuggets have a record of 29-21-3 ATS and 21-32 SU. Against the Eastern Conference, Denver is 21-32 SU and 29-21-3 ATS.
Denver won the last meeting this season between these two teams, bringing its SU record in the past 10 games to 8-2. The Nuggets also lead the matchup ATS with a record of 7-3.
Predictions: SU Winner – Det
Notes
“Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games “.
“Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit’s last 7 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 13 of Detroit’s last 19 games at home”.
“Detroit is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Denver”.
“Detroit is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Denver”.
“The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit’s last 13 games when playing Denver”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit’s last 6 games when playing Denver”.
“Detroit is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Denver”.
“Detroit is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Denver”.
“The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit’s last 9 games when playing at home against Denver”.
On average, Denver scores 100.4 points per game (ranked 20th), while Detroit allows 100.9 points per game (ranked 12th).
Denver puts up an average of 98.6 points per away game (ranked 19th), while Detroit gives up 99.0 points per home game (ranked 13th).
Both Denver and Detroit have losing records when they allow and score fewer than 100 points, respectively. The Nuggets are 6-11 in the former situation, and the Pistons are 6-16 in the latter.
When allowing 100 or more points in a game, the Nuggets are just 11-17 this season. Detroit is a stellar 18-5 when registering triple digits.
The Nuggets have an offensive rating of 102.2 (ranked 21st), while the Pistons rank 11th for their defensive rating of 101.6.
Detroit has an average field goal percentage of 43.3%. Denver is a poor 9-22 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
Detroit attempts an average of 26.0 three pointers per game, and Denver attempts 23.0 per game. In games where the teams have 25 or more three point attempts, the Pistons have a 15-14 record while the Nuggets have a 9-12 record.
Detroit has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.43 this season (ranked 24th). Denver ranks higher with an A/TO of 1.58 (ranked 15th).
Detroit ranks near the top of the NBA for rebounds at third (47.5 per game), while Denver ranks 10th with 44.3 per game.
The Denver Nuggets are among the best offensive rebounding teams in the league (ranked third). The Detroit Pistons are in the top half of NBA teams in defensive rebounding (ranked ninth).
Detroit has forced an average turnover percentage of 14.3% this season. Denver has a subpar 9-15 record when its TOV% is 14.3% or higher.
