Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 31 (3/31): NBA

Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 31 (3/31): NBA

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Odds
Time 7:00 p.m. EST
76ers money line -500
76ers spread -9.5 (-110)
Pistons money line +360
Pistons spread +9.5 (-110)
Over / under 223.5

 

2021-2022 season stats
  Philadelphia 76ers Detroit Pistons
Record 46-29 20-56
Road / home record 25-12 12-26
Streak L2 L3
Points per game 108.92 104.51
Points allowed per game 106.80 112.33
Rebounds per game 42.36 43.16
Rebounds allowed per game 44.66 46.16
Over / under record 34-39-2 37-37-2
Preview

The Philadelphia 76ers travel to Detroit to take on the Pistons on Thursday. This is the third time these teams face off this season, the 76ers won the last game 2 games.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

The Sixers have won 3 of their last 5 games and are 25-12 on the road this season. They have a 46-29 record overall ranking first in the Atlantic Division. The 76ers are 27-18 in Eastern Conference play. Philadelphia is fourth in the Eastern Conference giving up only 106.8 points while holding opponents to 45.6% shooting.

Joel Embiid is shooting 48.9% and averaging 29.9 points for the 76ers. James Harden is averaging 23.4 points over the last 10 games for Philadelphia.

In their last 10 games the 76ers are 6-4, averaging 112.4 points, 43.5 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.2 points.

DETROIT PISTONS 

The Pistons have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are 12-26 at home with a 20-56 record overall ranking 5th in the Central division. The Pistons are 16-32 in Eastern Conference games. Detroit allows 112.3 points to opponents and has been outscored by 7.8 points per game.

Saddiq Bey averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Pistons, scoring 16.3 points while shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc. Cade Cunningham is shooting 47.7% and averaging 22.6 points over the past 10 games for Detroit.

In their last 10 games, the Pistons are 2-8, averaging 110.5 points, 43.5 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.2 points per game.

INJURIES: Cory Joseph is questionable.

BETTING TRENDS

Philadelphia are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.

Philadelphia are 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games against Detroit.

Detroit are 15-2-2 ATS in their last 19 games.

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games at home.

Prediction

The Sixers have a better record on the road than they do at home, they're 25-12 and 21-15-1 ATS but the Pistons have covered the spread in 7 of their last 10 games and they're 11-7 when the spread was +8.5 to +11.5. However, in the last 3 head to head games the average score is 112-101 favoring the sixers. Expect the 76ers to bounce back and win by +10 points.

PICK: 76ers -9.5 (-110)

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