Detroit Pistons vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 3/15/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (36-29) are hosting the Detroit Pistons (47-18) at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday.

The Pistons took the court against the 76ers and walked away with a win by a score of 131-109 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Pistons walked away with 20 and the 76ers accounted for 17 fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 35 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Philadelphia walked away from this one shooting 70.8% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 24 shots. Furthermore, Philadelphia had 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 7 rejections. Philadelphia dished out 20 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. With regard to defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 46.7% from the floor on 42 of 90 shooting. They also recorded 37 dimes in this matchup while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 40 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Pistons converted 21 of 22 shots for a percentage of 95.5%. Detroit finished the contest with a 53.9% field goal percentage (48 out of 89) and knocked down 14 out of their 35 three-point attempts.

Duncan Robinson is a guy who was a contributor in the game. Robinson ended up going 70.0% from the floor and also earned 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins and also grabbed 2 boards. He notched 19 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Detroit steps onto the court with a record of 47-18 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per game and as a team are committing 22.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Detroit is snagging 45.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,745 assists for the year, which is 14th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Pistons are connecting on 34.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (712 of 2,045) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 117.2 pts per game (9th in the league) while hitting 47.9% from the field.

On defense, the Pistons are able to force 17.1 turnovers per game while drawing 21.8 personal fouls. They are 1st in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,525 surrendered on the campaign. The Pistons are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.1% (2,435 of 5,519) and they surrender 41.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 34.7% on 3-pointers and they are 3rd in the league in PPG from their opponents (109.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Raptors took a loss by a final score of 122-111 when they played the Pelicans. The Raptors recorded 29 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 43 for the contest. They also coughed it up 11 times, while recording 13 steals for the game. The Pelicans were called for 16 fouls in this contest which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.0%. In terms of three-point attempts, Toronto converted 14 out of 44 tries (31.8%). Overall, the Raptors ended up going 39 out of 94 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.5%. The Raptors allowed the Pelicans to bury 45 out of their 88 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.1% in this contest. They shot 48.3% from 3-point land by shooting 14 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 24 from the charity stripe (75.0%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto permitted New Orleans to grab 49 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Immanuel Quickley was important for the Raptors for the contest. He made 8 of 14 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 6 rebounds. Quickley recorded 25 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 assists in this matchup.

Toronto has a record of 36-29 for the campaign. The Raptors commit 20.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.8 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.7 times per contest. Toronto has accounted for 7,372 pts so far this year (113.4 per contest) and they pull in 42.4 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Raptors are hitting on 47.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 12th in the league.

The Toronto defense allows 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (828 of 2,369) and opponents are making 79.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 24.6 assists and 43.7 rebounds per game, which is 2nd and 13th in the league. The Raptors defensively are ranked 7th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 111.9. They have forced 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (9th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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