Detroit Pistons vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/10/2021

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Friday, December 10, 2021

Venue:  Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA 

Where to Watch:  BSNO

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Pistons +5.5, Pelicans -5.5; Over/Under:  212.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Pistons +5.5, Pelicans -5.5; Over/Under:  212 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Pistons +5.5, Pelicans -5.5; Over/Under:  212.5 points

 

Detroit Pistons:  4-20 (5th place, Central Division)

New Orleans Pelicans:  7-20 (5th place, Southwest Division)

 

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Detroit Pistons:  0-10 last 10

New Orleans Pelicans:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

The Pistons are coming into this game with a 4-20 record overall and they are 2-10 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 11 of their last 12 games and are coming into this one on a 10 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Indiana Pacers while their 11 losses in that span came against the Sacramento Kings, the Golden State warriors, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Miami Heat, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Los Angeles Clippers, the LA Lakers again, the Portland Trail Blazers, the Phoenix Suns, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Washington Wizards in their last game which was an overtime loss by 3 points. Jerami Grant led the team in points in that game with 28 while Cade Cunningham was next on the team with 21 points. Cory Joseph led the team in assists in that game off the bench with 5 while Isaiah Stewart led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 46.8% from the field, 54.2% from 3-point range, and 82.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 99.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 109.2 PPG against them. The Pistons have an ATS record of 12-12 this season and their O/U record is 12-12.

 

 

The Pelicans are coming into this game with a 7-20 record overall and they are 3-9 in their home games this season where they will be in this game on Friday night. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Dallas Mavericks while their 3 losses in that span came against the Mavericks, the Houston Rockets, and the Denver Nuggets in their last game losing that one by 6 points in OT. Jonas Valanciunas led the team in points in that game with 27 while Herb Jones was next on the team with 19 points. Josh Hart led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Valanciunas led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 52.2% from the field, 36.7% with their 3-pointers, and 75% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 103.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 110.4 PPG against them. The Pelicans have an ATS record of 11-16 this season and their O/U record is 11-16.

 

 

The Pistons are coming into this game as a 5.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Pistons have been awful in their recent games and are coming into this one on a 10 game losing streak. The Pelicans have not been playing that well either in their recent games though and the Pistons have a good opportunity here to take advantage of that and snap their bad streak against another bad team here. This is a great spot for the Pistons to snap it, they are not going to lose every game and they are getting one of the worst teams in the NBA that is not playing well right now either. The best bet to place in this game is on the Pistons to cover the spread here as they will play hard and have a chance to win this game as well.

 

Pistons Pelicans Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Friday, December 10, 2021 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Pistons 97 Pelicans 92.

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Detroit Pistons: 6-14 ATS as a road underdog of 6 points or less. 4-9 ATS after 3 or more consecutive overs. 26-47 ATS after a game where they covered the spread. 5-1 O/U when playing 4 or less games in 10 days. 19-7 O/U after 4 or more consecutive losses.

New Orleans Pelicans: 24-12 O/U as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points. 22-12 O/U when the total is 210 to 219.5. 26-17 O/U as a home favorite. 13-4 O/U in a home game where the total is 210 to 219.5. 16-6 O/U against Central division opponents. 36-17 O/U after 2 or more consecutive overs. 13-3 O/U after 3 straight games outrebounding the opponent by 10 or more.

 

 

Detroit Pistons:  I. Livers (PF) Mid Dec - Foot injury. K. Olynyk (PF) Late Dec - Knee injury.

New Orleans Pelicans:  K. Lewis Jr. (PG) Ques Fri - Knee injury. Zion Williamson (PF) Late Dec - Foot injury. D. Louzada (PG) Elig Jan 11 - Suspension. D. Hommes (SF) Out indefinitely - Calf injury.

 

 

 

"In the NBA, you are going to get teams' best defense at the end of games. That means you have to have players who can create their own shots, and Cade and Jeremi are both able to do that for us." - Dwane Casey on his team’s loss against the Wizards on Wednesday night.

 

 

"Turnovers just were too much to overcome. Especially with 31 points off of our turnovers — that's a lot to overcome with our team." - Willie Green on his team’s loss against the Nuggets on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

PG     Killian Hayes

SG     Cade Cunningham 

SF     Saddiq Bey

PF     Jerami Grant

C     Isaiah Stewart

 

PG     Devonte' Graham

SG     Brandon Ingram

SF     Josh Hart

PF     Herbert Jones

C     Jonas Valanciunas

 

 

PPG: J. Grant (20.5)

APG: C. Cunningham (4.5)

Reb/G: I. Stewart (8.1)

 

PPG: B. Ingram (22.6)

APG: B. Ingram (4.7)

Reb/G: J. Valanciunas (12)

 

Coaches:

Detroit Pistons: Dwane Casey (4th season)

New Orleans Pelicans: Willie Green (1st season)