The Detroit Pistons head to the Barclays Center to take on the Brooklyn Nets. The game starts at 6:00 pm ET on Sunday, Nov. 29 and will air on YES and FxD.
The Nets lost a winnable game to the Cavaliers 90-88 on Saturday. Brook Lopez finished with 22 points to lead the team. The Pistons, meanwhile, are coming off a 103-87 loss at the hands of the Thunder on Friday. Marcus Morris had a team-high 17 points.
The Nets, a three-point underdog, will look to capitalize at home against Detroit. The teams combine to set the Over/Under (O/U) at 197 points. The Nets look to improve upon their records of 3-13 Straight Up (SU) and 9-7 Against The Spread (ATS). They have an ATS record of 8-2 in their last 10 games, but are just 3-7 SU.
Across the court, Detroit has identical records of 8-8 SU and ATS so far. Detroit has been particularly bad ATS over its past 10 matchups, going 3-7.
This is the first meeting of the season for the conference rivals. The last time they played Detroit came out on top, but the Nets still lead the head-to-head record, 6-4 SU, over the last 10 matchups. Additionally, with a 7-3 record, the Nets have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Det, ATS Winner – Bkn, O/U – Under
Notes
Brooklyn is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Brooklyn’s last 12 games.
Brooklyn is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Brooklyn is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Brooklyn’s last 15 games when playing Detroit.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn’s last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit.
Brooklyn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit.
Brooklyn is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn.
Detroit ranks 27th in points per game with 96.2, while Brooklyn ranks 23rd in points allowed with an average of 103.8 given up.
Detroit scores an average of 96.5 points per away game (ranked 22nd), while Brooklyn allows 102.2 points per home game (ranked 20th).
When allowing fewer than 100 points, the Pistons are 7-3 on the season. When the Nets score fewer than 100, they are an abysmal 1-10.
At 1-5, the Detroit Pistons have a subpar record when their opponents score 100 points or more. The Brooklyn Nets are 2-3 when they hit the century mark.
The Pistons have an offensive rating of 98.8 (ranked 25th), while the Nets rank 24th for their defensive rating of 105.3.
The Detroit Pistons average a field goal percentage of 41.3% this season. The Brooklyn Nets have a subpar record of 3-12 when opponents have a FG% of 41.3% or greater.
The Brooklyn Nets rank higher in field goal percentage (17th) than effective field goal percentage (25th), while the Detroit Pistons rank the same for both metrics (29th).
The Brooklyn Nets, with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.43, rank 18th in the NBA. The Detroit Pistons have a lower A/TO (1.26), ranking 25th.
The Detroit Pistons are one of the best rebounding teams in the league, earning 46.9 rebounds per game (ranked second). The Brooklyn Nets rank 15th, rebounding 44.7 times each contest.
The Detroit Pistons are the top offensive rebounding team in the league, while the Brooklyn Nets rank 15th in defensive rebounding.
Brooklyn is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TOV% of 15.4% (ranked ninth). Detroit is winless this season (0-5 SU) when its TOV% reaches 15.4% or greater.
