The Detroit Pistons travel to the Kia Center in Orlando, Florida to take on the Orlando Magic. Detroit is 9-50 this season and sits 14th in the Eastern Conference. Orlando is sixth in the Eastern Conference with a 34-26 record. The Magic have managed to win all three of their meetings so far this season against the Pistons. The match is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. EST.
Detroit struggling on defense
The Detroit Pistons travel to Orlando after their defeat on Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a final score of 100-110. This would be the Pistons’ fourth loss since returning from the All-Star break, as they are now 1-4.
Detroit struggled on defense, allowing an average of 121.5 points per game, ranking them fourth to last in points allowed. Despite allowing a lot of points per game, the Pistons manage to defend well from the three-point line, ranking third overall in three point attempts per game. This allowed the Pistons to rank seventh overall with three points scored against them per game. On offense, the Pistons are averaging 112.5 points per game, which ranks them 22nd overall.
Orlando’s best defense
The Orlando Magic just won Thursday against the Utah Jazz with a final score of 115-107. This would be the fourth victory since the All-Star break for the Magic as their record is now 4-1. Utah is also 10-3 in its last 13 games.
Orlando is fifth overall in points allowed this season, allowing just an average of 110.2 points per game. Their defense really shined inside the three-point line where the Magic allow the fewest field goal attempts per game in the league, resulting in the third fewest field goals per game. However, the offense has not played well averaging 111.5 points per game, which ranks 26th overall.
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Rating:
This season, the Orlando Magic are 20-8 ATS at home. The Magic have played two games this season at home where they were -10.5 favorites or more. In these two matches, Orlando managed to cover the spread in both matches. I think Orlando will be able to hold off the Pistons and get a win against a bad Detroit defense.
I’m siding with the Magic to cover their -11 spread.
Prediction: Orlando Magic -11 (-110)
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Rating:
When we compare the offensive and defensive averages of the two teams in their last three games, this season, and home/away, we get a projected score of 221. When we take into account the average pace of the two teams which sits at 101.7 possessions, we get a projected score of 221. final projected score of 225. I expect the Pistons to return to their season pace of 104.1 possessions per game rather than their recent pace which stands at 99.7 possessions in their last three games.
I side with the over at 220.
Prediction: Over 220 (-110)
