Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks Prediction, 12/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is the location where the New York Knicks (13-8) will try to beat the Detroit Pistons (9-15) on Saturday.

The Pistons took the court against the Celtics and took a loss by a score of 130-120 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 21 and the Celtics had 14 fouls. They also converted 21 out of their 53 shots from distance. Boston ended up shooting 76.0% from the free throw line by burying 19 of their 25 shots. Additionally, Boston grabbed 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Boston earned 30 assists and had 11 steals for the matchup. With respect to the defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 47.9% from the field on 45 out of 94 shooting. They also distributed 27 assists for this contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Pistons buried 14 of 18 shots for a rate of 77.8%. Detroit wrapped up the contest with a 51.2% field goal percentage (43 out of 84) and buried 20 of their 39 3-pointers.

Cade Cunningham is someone who was a contributor for this contest. He racked up 27 points on 11 of 21 shooting. He played for 34 minutes and grabbed 9 rebounds. Cunningham went 52.4% from the floor and totaled 14 dimes.

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Detroit heads into this one with a mark of 9-15 this year. They are turning it over 16.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Detroit is pulling in 45.5 rebounds per game and has tallied 605 assists this season, which ranks 7th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Pistons are connecting on 35.8% on shots from downtown (315 of 881) and 76.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 110.1 points per contest (21st in the NBA) while shooting 46.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Pistons are able to force 13.8 turnovers every game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are 22nd in the league in giving up assists with 597 surrendered so far this year. The Pistons defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.3% (994 of 2,147) and they concede 42.4 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 37.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 17th in the league in PPG allowed (113.1).

In their last game, the Knicks took home the win by a final score of 121-106 when they faced the Magic. The Knicks recorded 34 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Magic committed 19 fouls for this contest which got the Knicks to the free throw line for 20 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of those for a percentage of 100.0%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, New York knocked down 15 out of 35 tries (42.9%). Overall, the Knicks finished shooting 43 out of 85 from the field which had them at 50.6%. The Knicks permitted the Magic to knock down 38 out of their 87 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.7% for the game. They finished the game shooting 23.1% from 3-point land by shooting 9 out of 39 and ended up shooting 21 out of 25 from the free throw line (84.0%). In the matter of rebounding, New York permitted Orlando to pull down 38 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Karl-Anthony Towns ended up being a factor for the Knicks for this contest. He knocked down 8 of 18 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and earned 15 rebounds. Towns had 23 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist.

New York has a win-loss mark of 13-8 this year. The Knicks have committed 18.0 fouls per game and they connect on 84.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 27.9 times per contest (9th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. New York has scored 2,477 pts for the campaign (118.0 per contest) and they average 42.6 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Knicks are connecting on 49.7% from the floor, which ranks 2nd in the league.

The New York defense gives up 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (292 of 809) and their opponents are making 78.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 25.6 assists and 39.8 boards every game, ranking them 10th and 1st in the league. The Knicks are ranked 10th in the NBA in points given up per game with 111.2. They are forcing 12.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the field (19th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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