The Portland Trail Blazers (4-2) square off against the visiting Detroit Pistons (4-1) at the Moda Center. The game gets underway at 9:00 pm ET on Sunday, Nov. 8 and will air on FxD and CNW.
The Trail Blazers easily got past the Grizzlies 115-96 on Thursday. Damian Lillard was the game’s high scorer with 27 points on 9-for-18 shooting. The Pistons, meanwhile, are coming off a 100-92 win over the Suns on Friday. Marcus Morris played well for Detroit, posting 20 points, six rebounds, and two steals.
The Trail Blazers are a four-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 198 points. The Trail Blazers enter the game with records of 4-2 both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS).
Across the court, Detroit has identical records of 4-1 SU and ATS so far. Detroit may be taking trips to the free throw line early and often with the Trail Blazers averaging 24.3 fouls per game, one of the highest marks in the NBA.
The Trail Blazers and the Pistons will be facing off in their first head-to-head clash of the season. When they last met the Trail Blazers were winners, bringing their SU record to 8-2 over the Pistons in the last 10 games. Additionally, with a 7-3 record, the Trail Blazers have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Por, ATS Winner – Por, O/U – Under
Notes
Portland is 5-9-1 ATS in its last 15 games.
Portland is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games.
Portland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Portland is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games at home.
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Portland’s last 8 games when playing Detroit.
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit.
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland.
Detroit ranks 25th in points per game with 95.6, while Portland ranks 12th in points allowed with an average of 99.0 given up.
Detroit puts up an average of 103.0 points per away game (ranked 10th). Portland ranks 11th in points allowed per home game with 97.0.
Detroit has a 4-1 record when opponents score fewer than 100 points. Portland has yet to win a game in which it puts up under 100 (0-2).
The Pistons have a defensive rating of 93.3, third-best in the NBA. The Trail Blazers also rank in the top half of the league for their offensive rating of 105.0 (ranked fifth).
Portland averages fewer possessions per game than Detroit, with 98.9 compared to 99.4. However, the Trail Blazers score an average of 1.050 points per possession, more than the .962 that the Pistons score.
Detroit has an average effective field goal percentage of 44.9% this season. Portland is 3-2 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, the Portland Trail Blazers make 19.5 assists per game and the Detroit Pistons make 17.2. Portland is ranked 23rd, while Detroit is ranked 29th.
The Portland Trail Blazers average 5.0 blocks per game for a rank of 16th. The Detroit Pistons rank lower (28th), earning 3.4 blocks each game.
Portland is ranked 16th when it comes to offensive rebounding. Detroit ranks seventh in defensive rebounds.
On average, Portland makes 6.0 steals per game. Detroit has a winning 3-1 record when it gives up at least 6 steals.
