Portland Trail Blazers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 12/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, December 5, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (9-13) are traveling to Little Caesars Arena on Friday where they will take on the Detroit Pistons (17-5).

The Trail Blazers faced the Cavaliers and took home the win by a score of 122-110 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 21 while the Cavaliers accounted for 24 fouls. They buried 13 of their 52 attempts from distance. Cleveland went 87.5% at the charity stripe by converting 21 of their 24 shots. Additionally, Cleveland snagged 45 rebounds (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Cleveland earned 23 assists and had 9 steals in this game. In reference to the defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 40.4% from the floor on 38 of 94 shooting. They also dished out 27 assists for the contest in addition to creating 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 54 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers knocked down 34 of 39 attempts for a rate of 87.2%. Portland wrapped up the game having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (37 out of 85) and buried 14 out of their 34 shots from distance.

Deni Avdija is a player who came through for the contest. Avdija finished 50.0% from the field and also distributed 7 assists. He played for 36 minutes played and also collected 8 rebounds. He ended up with 27 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Portland enters this contest with a win-loss record of 9-13 on the season. They are giving up possession 16.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 22.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Portland is collecting 45.9 boards per game and is sitting with 548 assists for the season, which has them ranked 20th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 32.9% on 3-point shots (303 of 921) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. They average 118.4 pts per contest (13th in basketball) while shooting 44.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 15.7 turnovers per game and they draw 24.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.8% from 3-point land and they rank 25th in the NBA in PPG allowed (120.6). The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.1% (947 of 1,969) and they surrender 44.4 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 19th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 589 conceded for the campaign.

When they last played, the Pistons took a loss by a score of 113-109 when they faced the Bucks. The Pistons were able to collect 31 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 44 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Bucks had 20 fouls for the matchup which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They were able to bury 19 of them for a percentage of 79.2%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Detroit knocked down 14 of their 43 attempts (32.6%). When all was said and done, the Pistons shot 38 out of 95 from the field which had them at 40.0%. The Pistons permitted the Bucks to make 40 out of 82 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8% in this matchup. They went 29.5% from beyond the arc by going 13 out of 44 and ended up going 20 of 21 at the free throw line (95.2%). In reference to team rebounding, Detroit permitted Milwaukee to grab 40 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Tobias Harris ended up being a factor for the Pistons for this game. He converted 7 out of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 5 rebounds. Harris tallied 20 points in his 29 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist.

Detroit has a mark of 17-5 for the year. As an offensive team, the Pistons are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 9th in the league. Detroit has totaled 2,603 pts for the season (118.3 per game) and they snag 46.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.0 times per contest (14th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.2 times per contest. The Pistons are responsible for committing 22.6 fouls per contest and they hit 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Detroit defense surrenders 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (294 of 812) and opponents are converting on 80.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 23.4 assists and 41.5 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 1st and 7th in the league. The Pistons on defense are ranked 6th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 113.2. They are forcing their opponents into 17.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (4th in the league).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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