Detroit Pistons vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, December 22, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

Moda Center is where the Portland Trail Blazers (11-16) will meet the Detroit Pistons (21-6) on Monday.

The Pistons took the court against the Mavericks and ended up losing by a score of 116-114 in their last contest. Detroit wrapped up the contest having earned a 38.5% field goal percentage (47 of 122) and converted 6 out of their 33 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Pistons knocked down 14 of 20 shots for a rate of 70.0%. When talking about grabbing boards, they compiled 62 with 26 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 26 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In terms of defending, Detroit allowed 44.9% from the floor on 40 out of 89 shooting. Dallas recorded 22 assists and had 4 steals in the game. On top of that, Dallas collected 51 boards (11 offensive, 40 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Dallas shot 86.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 31 of their 36 attempts. They also made 5 of their 27 attempts from downtown. Concerning fouls, the Pistons ended up walking away with 27 while the Mavericks accumulated 21 fouls.

Cade Cunningham is a player who was a factor for this game. Cunningham finished the game shooting 40.0% from the floor and also dished out 9 assists. He played 45 mins and totaled 10 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 29 points on 12 out of 30 shooting.

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Detroit heads into this matchup with a mark of 21-6 for the year. They average 119.1 pts per contest (10th in the league) while going 48.0% from the floor. The Pistons are connecting on 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (300 of 858) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Detroit is grabbing 46.8 rebounds per game and has 708 dimes this season, which is 13th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 23.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Pistons are forcing 16.9 turnovers every game and they draw 23.1 fouls. They are ranked 2nd in the NBA in allowing assists with 627 relinquished so far this season. The Pistons defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.7% (1,039 of 2,325) and they surrender 41.6 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 7th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers got the victory with a final of 134-133 when they faced the Kings. The Trail Blazers were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in this game. They also gave up possession 21 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. The Kings were called for 29 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 33 shots. They were able to convert 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 63.6%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Portland converted 15 of their 45 attempts (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers finished 49 out of 103 from the floor which had them at 47.6%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Kings to make 48 out of 94 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.1% for the contest. They finished 31.6% from beyond the arc by connecting on 6 of 19 and ended up going 31 of 34 at the free throw line (91.2%). When it comes to rebounding, Portland permitted Sacramento to grab 42 in all (11 offensive).

Deni Avdija ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers for the game. He buried 12 out of 19 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 63.2%, and had 5 rebounds. Avdija totaled 35 points in his 42 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 dimes in this matchup.

Portland has a mark of 11-16 for the season. The Trail Blazers commit 22.7 personal fouls per contest and they go 79.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.1 times per game (25th in basketball) and they cough up possession 17.1 times per contest. Portland has totaled 3,207 pts this season (118.8 per contest) and they collect 45.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which ranks them 29th in the NBA.

The Trail Blazers are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG given up with 122.3. They are forcing 15.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.3% from the floor (25th in the NBA). The Portland defense gives up 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc (341 of 936) and their opponents are connecting on 81.3% of their free throw attempts. They give up 27.4 assists and 44.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 22nd and 17th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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