NBA Odds: Pelicans (even)
The Detroit Pistons will travel to the Smoothie King Center to take on the New Orleans Pelicans. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Mar. 4 and can be seen on FSN-DET and FSN-NO.
The Pelicans are are hoping for a better outcome after their 102-93 loss to the Mavericks on Monday. Eric Gordon had a good outing, recording 18 points, five rebounds, and four assists for New Orleans. The Pistons, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after the 99-95 loss against the Wizards on Saturday. Spencer Dinwiddie had a good game for Detroit, accounting for 20 points, eight assists, and four rebounds.
This is the second game of the year between these two teams, with the Pelicans winning the first matchup 105-94. Anthony Davis put up a double-double in the victory with 27 points and 10 rebounds.
The odds for New Orleans and Detroit are even, while the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable as of now. The Pelicans come into this game 32-28 Straight Up (SU) and 35-25 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 12-13 SU and 14-11 ATS against the Eastern Conference.
As for their opponent, the Pistons have 23-36 SU and 28-31 ATS records. Against the Western Conference, Detroit is 8-15 SU and 12-11 ATS.
In their previous meeting this season, New Orleans beat Detroit, bumping its SU record to 7-3 over the Pistons in their last 10 meetings. With a 7-3 record, the Pelicans also have the advantage ATS. New Orleans held the advantage in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers one time in the last 10 matchups. On the other side of the court, Detroit never accomplished this feat in that span.
Predictions: SU Winner – NO, ATS Winner – NO
Notes
Detroit ranks 20th in points per game with 98.6, while New Orleans ranks 14th in points allowed with an average of 99.3 given up.
Detroit ranks 19th in points per away game with 96.7 points, while New Orleans ranks 18th in points allowed at home with 99.1.
When giving up fewer than 100 points, the Detroit Pistons have a 17-12 record. When scoring fewer than 100 points, the New Orleans Pelicans have a subpar record of 7-21.
When allowing 100 or more points in a game, the Pistons are just 6-24 this season. New Orleans is a tremendous 25-7 when registering triple digits.
The Pelicans have a defensive rating of 105.3 (ranked 26th), while the Pistons rank 16th for their offensive rating of 102.1.
The New Orleans Pelicans have one of the best field goal percentages this season, ranking 10th in the league with a FG% of 45.5%. When their opponents record a similar or higher FG%, the Detroit Pistons have an abysmal 8-26 record.
The New Orleans Pelicans rank higher for their field goal percentage (10th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (14th). The Detroit Pistons rank higher for their effective field goal percentage (23rd) than they do for their field goal percentage (27th).
New Orleans makes an average of 21.6 assists per game (ranked 16th), while Detroit makes 21.1 assists per game (ranked 19th).
The New Orleans Pelicans average 5.9 blocks per game for a rank of sixth. The Detroit Pistons rank lower (22nd), earning 4.4 blocks each game.
The New Orleans Pelicans rank seventh in offensive rebounding, while the Detroit Pistons rank 12th in defensive rebounding.
On average, New Orleans makes 6.8 steals per game. Detroit is a subpar 14-27 when it allows at least 6 steals.
