The Detroit Pistons will travel to Chesapeake Energy Arena to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Friday, Nov. 27 and can be seen on FxD and FxK.
The Thunder enter this game hoping for similar success after topping the Nets 110-99 on Wednesday. Russell Westbrook played a pivotal role, recording his 11th double-double of the season with 27 points and 13 assists. The Pistons, meanwhile, are coming off a 104-81 win against the Heat on Wednesday. Andre Drummond claimed his 14th double-double of the season with 18 points and 20 rebounds.
Expect this one to be a clinic on boxing out, as two of the NBA’s top rebounding teams face off. Oklahoma City is among the league’s best on the offensive glass, ranking first in offensive rebound percentage at 30.3%. Meanwhile, Detroit ranks third in the NBA at corralling defensive boards with a defensive rebound percentage of 79.8%.
This one isn’t expected to be close when the Thunder, a big eight-point favorite, take on the Pistons. According to the oddsmakers, the Over/Under (O/U) is currently 207 points. While the Thunder have a good Straight Up (SU) record (10-6), they’ve been poor Against The Spread (ATS) with a 6-10 record. They are 4-4 SU and 2-6 ATS against the Eastern Conference. The Thunder are one of the best in the NBA in terms of field-goal percentage, shooting an impressive .474 from the field.
As for their opponent, the Pistons have 8-7 SU and ATS records. Against the Western Conference, Detroit is 4-4 SU and ATS.
These two will be squaring off for the first time this season. In their previous head-to-head meeting, Oklahoma City came out on top, bumping its SU record to 9-1 over the Pistons in their last 10 meetings. The Pistons lead the matchup ATS with a record of 6-4.
Predictions: SU Winner – OKC, ATS Winner – OKC, O/U – Under
Notes
Oklahoma City is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
Oklahoma City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City’s last 6 games at home.
Oklahoma City is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home.
Oklahoma City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
Oklahoma City is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Detroit.
Oklahoma City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Detroit.
Oklahoma City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit.
Detroit ranks 24th in points per game with 96.9, while Oklahoma City ranks 22nd in points allowed with an average of 103.8 given up.
Detroit ranks 22nd in points per away game with 97.6 points, while Oklahoma City ranks 17th in points allowed at home with 99.9.
In games where they allow fewer than 100 points, the Oklahoma City Thunder are a winning 4-1. In games where they fail to hit triple digits, the Detroit Pistons have an underachieving record of 3-7.
Detroit is undefeated (5-0) in games where it scores 100 or more points, while Oklahoma City has a 6-5 record when allowing at least 100 points.
The Thunder have the third-best offensive rating in the NBA (108.3). The Pistons are also in the top half of the league based on their defensive rating of 99.6 (ranked seventh).
On average, Oklahoma City has 101.4 possessions per game and scores 1.083 points on each possession. Detroit has both fewer possessions (97.7) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.992).
Oklahoma City is among the top-ranked teams based on its average effective field goal percentage of 52.2% (ranked third in the NBA). Detroit is a poor 2-4 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, the Oklahoma City Thunder make 22.1 assists per game and the Detroit Pistons make 17.3. Oklahoma City is ranked 10th, while Detroit is ranked 30th.
Oklahoma City, the second-ranked team in terms of blocking, makes an average of 7.2 blocks per game. Detroit ranks lower at 30th with 3.3.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are among the best offensive rebounding teams in the league (ranked second). The Detroit Pistons are in the top half of NBA teams in defensive rebounding (ranked 15th).
The Detroit Pistons make an average of 7.8 steals per game. When the Oklahoma City Thunder allow 7 or more steals, they are a winning 10-5.
