The Detroit Pistons (13-64, 15th in the Eastern Conference) will face off against the Brooklyn Nets (30-47, 11th in the Eastern Conference) on Saturday at 7 p.m. EDT. According to FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE, the Nets are favored by 8 points with an over/under of 216.
Detroit has been struggling lately, losing three consecutive games and having a record of 10-38 against Eastern Conference opponents. They rank eighth in the Eastern Conference with an average of 14.4 fast-break points per game, led by Jaden Ivey who averages 3.2. On the other hand, the Nets have a conference play record of 22-26 and are 4-6 in games decided by three points or fewer.
The Pistons have struggled against opponents from the Eastern Conference, but they are shooting well from the field this season, with a percentage of 46.5%. This is just slightly lower than the percentage that their opponents have shot this season (47.3%). The Nets’ shooting percentage is at 45.7%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than what Detroit allows to their opponents.
This will be the fourth meeting between these two teams this season, with Detroit winning the last one on March 8 with a score of 118-112. Key players for Detroit include Jalen Duren who scores an average of 13.7 points per game and averages around eleven rebounds per game, as well as Ivey who averages one point less than Duren over his last ten games but also leads them all in made three pointers over that same time period (at an average rate of about one point every other game). For Brooklyn, Nicolas Claxton averages about twelve points per game while also pulling down almost ten boards each night and blocking nearly two shots per game as well; Cameron Thomas puts up about twenty two points on average across his last ten games.