Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 1/16/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Little Caesars Arena is the site where the Detroit Pistons (21-19) will meet the Indiana Pacers (22-18) on Thursday.

The Pacers faced off with the Cavaliers and went home with a win by a final score of 108-93 in their last game. Indiana ended having earned a 46.7% field goal percentage (43 out of 92) and converted 11 of their 35 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Pacers converted 11 of 18 tries for a percentage of 61.1%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 50 with 9 of them being offensive. They also distributed 30 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 11 steals. When it comes to defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 39.8% from the field on 33 out of 83 shooting. Cleveland earned 24 assists and had 4 steals in this game. Additionally, Cleveland snagged 44 boards (6 offensive, 38 defensive) and earned 7 blocked shots. Cleveland finished the contest at 88.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 18 attempts. They also made 11 of their 41 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the Pacers ended up finishing with 22 and the Cavaliers racked up 18 fouls.

Andrew Nembhard is one player who had an impact for this game. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He played 28 mins played and grabbed 2 rebounds. Nembhard walked away from this one shooting 63.6% from the field and recorded 4 dimes.

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Indiana enters this one with a mark of 22-18 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 41.8 boards per game and has racked up 1,131 assists on the year, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing. The Pacers are connecting on 37.2% on shots from 3-point land (505 of 1,359) and 77.4% from the free throw line. They average 115.2 points per contest (11th in the league) while going 49.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers have forced 14.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 21st in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,040 relinquished this year. The Pacers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.3% (1,678 of 3,546) and they relinquish 43.9 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 21st in the NBA in points per game allowed (114.9).

The last time they took the court, the Pistons went home victorious with a score of 124-119 against the Knicks. The Pistons recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. The Knicks committed 21 personal fouls for the contest which took the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They were able to make 17 of them for a percentage of 94.4%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Detroit converted 15 of 34 attempts (44.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Pistons finished shooting 46 out of 92 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Pistons allowed the Knicks to make 40 out of their 80 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 40.5% from downtown by hitting 15 out of 37 and finished the contest at 24 of 29 at the free throw line (82.8%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Detroit allowed New York to collect 42 in total (10 offensive).

Cade Cunningham ended up being a factor for the Pistons for this game. Cunningham accumulated 36 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 4 assists for this game. He made 14 out of 27 in this game for a rate of 51.9%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Detroit has a mark of 21-19 so far this year. The Pistons commit 20.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.8 times per contest (16th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.8 times per contest. Detroit has totaled 4,495 pts for the campaign (112.4 per game) and they pull in 44.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Pistons are shooting 46.9% from the field, which ranks 13th in the league.

The Detroit defense surrenders 37.9% on shots from beyond the arc (566 of 1,492) and opponents are making 77.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 25.6 dimes and 42.1 boards per game, which ranks them 9th and 4th in the league. The Pistons are ranked 16th in the league in points given up per game with 113.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (19th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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