Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/23/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Monday, March 23, 2026

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Pistons (51-19) will take on the Los Angeles Lakers (46-25) on Monday.

The Lakers faced the Magic and took home the win by a score of 105-104 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 20 while the Magic had 17 personal fouls. They buried 11 out of their 37 tries from beyond the arc. Orlando finished the contest at 91.3% when shooting free throws by burying 21 of their 23 tries. Furthermore, Orlando totaled 49 rebounds (13 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 1 block. Orlando recorded 25 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. When discussing defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 43.4% from the floor on 36 of 83 shooting. They also distributed 20 assists in this game as well as creating 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected 34 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Lakers made 19 of 29 shots for a rate of 65.5%. Los Angeles finished the contest with a 44.8% FG percentage (39 out of 87) and made 8 out of their 32 3-pointers.

Luka Doncic is a guy who was a major factor for the game. Doncic finished the game at 40.0% from the field and also distributed 8 assists. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 33 points on 12 of 30 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this one with a win-loss record of 46-25 on the season. They are averaging 116.5 points per game (11th in the NBA) while connecting on 49.9% from the field. The Lakers are shooting 35.7% on 3-point shots (859 of 2,403) and 76.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 41.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,809 assists on the year, which is 19th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.7 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Lakers are able to force 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.2 personal fouls. They are 23rd in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,955 relinquished this year. The Lakers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.4% (3,019 of 6,240) and they surrender 41.1 boards per contest as a group. They are conceding 35.4% on three-point shots and they are ranked 15th in the NBA in PPG allowed (114.9).

For their last game, the Pistons got the win with a final of 115-101 when they played the Warriors. The Pistons earned 28 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 26 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Warriors earned 20 personal fouls for this contest which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for 29 attempts. They were able to bury 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 69.0%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Detroit buried 5 out of their 21 tries (23.8%). Overall, the Pistons finished 45 for 86 from the floor which had them sitting at 52.3%. The Pistons permitted the Warriors to convert 35 out of their 76 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.1% in this game. They finished the game shooting 36.4% from downtown by connecting on 12 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 26 at the free throw line (73.1%). In relation to rebounding, Detroit allowed Golden State to get 35 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Jalen Duren was important for the Pistons in the game. Duren had 23 points in his 21 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the game. He made 8 of 12 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 6 rebounds.

Detroit has a win-loss record of 51-19 this season. As an offensive unit, the Pistons are shooting 48.0% from the floor, which is ranked 7th in the NBA. Detroit has earned 8,216 points on the season (117.4 per contest) and they collect 45.8 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.1 times per contest (12th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 15.0 times per contest. The Pistons are committing 22.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.9% from the free throw line.

The Detroit defense surrenders 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (891 of 2,555) and opponents are converting on 79.5% of their foul shots. They allow 23.3 assists and 40.9 total boards per game, which is 1st and 3rd in the NBA. The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in basketball in points given up per game with 109.5. They are able to force 17.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (3rd in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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