San Antonio Spurs vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 2/23/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Monday, February 23, 2026

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Peacock

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Pistons (42-13) will attempt to beat the San Antonio Spurs (40-16) on Monday.

The Spurs took the court against the Kings and earned the victory with a final of 139-122 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Spurs walked away with 20 while the Kings accounted for 20 fouls. They also converted 9 of 32 attempts from downtown. Sacramento ended up shooting 92.0% at the charity stripe by making 23 of 25 tries. Moreover, Sacramento snagged 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Sacramento earned 33 dimes and had 11 steals for the matchup. In the matter of defense, San Antonio let their opponent shoot 46.9% from the field on 45 out of 96 shooting. They also distributed 32 assists in this contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled 48 with 12 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Spurs made 22 of 28 shots for a rate of 78.6%. San Antonio finished the game having earned a 55.3% FG percentage (52 of 94) and converted 13 of 34 three-point shots.

Victor Wembanyama is someone who was a contributor for the game. Wembanyama walked away from this one shooting 55.0% from the floor and also dished out 6 dimes. He was on the court for 30 mins played and also snagged 15 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 28 points on 11 out of 20 shooting.

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San Antonio heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 40-16 this year. They are giving up possession 13.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, San Antonio is grabbing 46.6 boards per game and has accounted for 1,498 assists for the season, which is 13th in the league in terms of passing. The Spurs are shooting 34.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (727 of 2,089) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 118.6 points per contest (6th in the NBA) while shooting 47.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Spurs are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.9% on 3-point shots and they are 7th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (112.0). The Spurs defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.4% (2,310 of 5,084) and they concede 42.8 boards per game as a squad. They are 13th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,491 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Pistons got the victory with a final of 126-110 against the Bulls. With respect to rebounding, Detroit permitted Chicago to pull down 44 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 42.5% from 3-point land by going 17 out of 40 and finished the game at 17 out of 24 at the free throw line (70.8%). The Pistons permitted the Bulls to convert 38 out of their 84 tries from the floor which left them shooting 45.2% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Pistons ended up going 51 for 105 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.6%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Detroit converted 13 of their 29 attempts (44.8%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.3%. The Bulls earned 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 12 steals in this matchup. The Pistons were able to collect 37 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 50 for this contest.

Jalen Duren pitched in for the Pistons for the contest. Duren earned 26 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the contest. He made 12 of 20 for the matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 13 rebounds.

Detroit has a record of 42-13 for the season. The Pistons are committing 22.3 fouls per game and they go 75.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 26.8 times per contest (11th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.2 times per game. Detroit has earned 6,466 pts on the campaign (117.6 per game) and they pull down 45.7 boards per contest. As an offense, the Pistons are shooting 48.1% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in the NBA.

The Pistons on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in basketball in PPG given up with 109.3. They have forced 17.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (2nd in the NBA). The Detroit defense allows 34.7% on three-point shots (693 of 1,999) and opponents are converting on 79.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 23.1 dimes and 41.2 rebounds every game, which is 1st and 4th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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