NBA Odds: Pistons (even)
The Detroit Pistons (23-34) square off against the visiting New York Knicks (10-46) at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The game gets underway at 7:30 pm ET on Friday, Feb. 27 and will air on MSG and FSN-DET.
The Pistons were beaten by the Cavaliers 102-93 on Tuesday. Reggie Jackson finished with 22 points to lead the team. The Knicks, meanwhile, are coming off a demoralizing 115-94 loss at the hands of the Celtics on Wednesday. Andrea Bargnani had a good shooting night, leading the team with 17 points.
Scoring chances at the line might be quite scarce for the Knicks in this matchup. They are 30th in the league in free throw attempt rate (21.5), while Detroit is among the league’s least foul-prone teams (allowing a rate of just 24.3, ranking fourth in the NBA).
The Pistons have won both contests against the Knicks this season, including a 97-81 victory in their last matchup. Brandon Jennings scored a game-high 29 points.
The odds are even for this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is currently unavailable. The Pistons enter the game with records of 23-34 Straight Up (SU) and 27-30 Against The Spread (ATS). They have the same record SU and ATS against the Eastern Conference, going 15-19. Teams have a tough time keeping Detroit off of the offensive glass. They rank first in offensive rebounding with 12.8 per game.
Across the court, New York has a SU record of 10-46 and an ATS record of 21-33-2. New York has a record of 6-30 SU and 13-22-1 ATS against the East.
Detroit beat New York in their most recent meeting this season, but the Knicks still lead the head-to-head record over the last 10, 6-4 SU. The Knicks also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 7-3. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers, Detroit held the edge in all three of these categories twice in the last 10 meetings. New York never did so in those games.
Predictions: SU Winner – DET, ATS Winner – DET
Notes
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit’s last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit’s last 6 games at home.
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York.
Detroit is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games when playing New York.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit’s last 8 games when playing New York.
Detroit is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing New York.
Detroit is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against New York.
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit’s last 7 games when playing at home against New York.
New York is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Detroit.
On average, New York scores 92.3 points per game (ranked 29th), while Detroit gives up 99.5 points per game (ranked 16th).
New York scores an average of 93.2 points per away game (ranked 28th), while Detroit allows 100.9 points per home game (ranked 23rd).
In games where they allow fewer than 100 points, the Detroit Pistons are a winning 17-11. In games where they fail to hit triple digits, the New York Knicks have an underachieving record of 6-40.
Detroit is an abysmal 6-23 when it gives up 100 or more points. New York has a 4-6 record when it hits the century mark.
The Knicks have a defensive rating of 107.6 (ranked 28th). The Pistons rank 16th for their offensive rating of 102.1.
On average, Detroit has 96.3 possessions per game and scores 1.021 points on each possession. New York has both fewer possessions (93.6) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.986).
The Detroit Pistons average an effective field goal percentage of 47.9% this season. The New York Knicks have an underachieving record of 3-38 when opponents have an EFF% of 47.9% or greater.
On average, Detroit attempts 25.2 three pointers and New York attempts 20.3 per game. In games where the teams have 25 or more three point attempts, the Pistons have an 11-14 record while the Knicks have a subpar 1-12 record.
The Detroit Pistons, with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.64, rank 14th in the NBA. The New York Knicks have a lower A/TO (1.60), ranking 17th.
The Detroit Pistons are one of the top rebounding teams in the league with an average of 45.3 per game (ranked fourth). The New York Knicks are one of the worst rebounding teams with 39.9 rebounds per game (ranked 29th).
The New York Knicks rank 17th in offensive rebounding, while the Detroit Pistons rank 15th in defensive rebounding.
Detroit has forced an average turnover percentage of 14.1% this season. New York has an abysmal 3-22 record when its TOV% is 14.1% or higher.
