Detroit Pistons vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/01/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Friday, April 1, 2022

Venue:  Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK 

Where to Watch:  BSOK

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Pistons -4, Thunder +4; Over/Under:  220 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Pistons -4, Thunder +4; Over/Under:  220 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Pistons -4.5, Thunder +4.5; Over/Under:  219.5 points

 

Detroit Pistons:  20-56 (5th place, Central Division)

Oklahoma City Thunder:  22-54 (5th place, Northwest Division)

 

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Detroit Pistons:  2-8 last 10

Oklahoma City Thunder:  2-8 last 10

 

 

 

The Pistons are coming into this game with a 20-56 record overall and they are 8-30 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Atlanta Hawks while their 5 losses in that span came against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Portland Trail Blazers, the Washington Wizards, the New York Knicks, and the Brooklyn Nets in their last game. They still have a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Friday night. In their game against the Nets, Cade Cunningham led the team in points in that game with 34 while Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart were both next on the team with 15 points each. Cunningham led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Isaiah Stewart led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 48% from the field, 42.1% from 3-point range, and 84.6% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 104.5 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 112.3 PPG against them. The Pistons have an ATS record of 41-33-2 this season and their O/U record is 37-37-2.

 

 

The Thunder are coming into this game with a 22-54 record overall and they are 12-26 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Portland Trail Blazers while their 2 losses in that span came against the Denver Nuggets and the Atlanta Hawks in their last game. Lindy Waters III off the bench led the team in points in that game with 25 while Théo Maledon was next on the team with 18 points. Aleksej Pokuševski and Maledon both led the team in assists in that game with 8 each while Isaiah Roby and Olivier Sarr both led the team in rebounds with 9 each. They were 47.1% from the field, 41.5% from 3-point range, and 70.4% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 103.9 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 111.5 PPG against them. The Thunder have an ATS record of 46-26-4 this season and their O/U record is 39-37.

 

 

The Pistons have not been playing well in their recent games coming into this one and they have lost 5 of their last 6 games after a run where they were playing quite well and getting quite a few wins. They have still been keeping their games close recently and most of their losses in that span have been within 5 points. They are coming off of a very tough game against the Nets where they lost by 7 points and they have to play a back-to-back here where they are playing the 76ers, another very good team, right before this game. They are going up against a Thunder team that has not been playing well at all this season but they will be at home and rested for this game. The Thunder have not been awful recently either with 2 wins in their last 4 games and with the Pistons current schedule around this game, they could be feeling some fatigue here. This is a game that is going to be a good chance for the Thunder to steal another win at home and they should be able to edge out the Pistons here with their recent play by just a few points.

 

Pistons Thunder Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Friday, April 1, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Thunder 116 Pistons 113.

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Detroit Pistons: 14-21 ATS as a favorite. 13-19 ATS in a road game where the total is 220 to 229.5. 11-7 OVER when the total is greater than or equal to 220.

Oklahoma City Thunder: 48-26 ATS in all games. 46-25 ATS as an underdog. 18-8 OVER in the second half of the season.

 

 

Detroit Pistons:  I. Livers (PF) Ques Thurs - Concussion. J. Grant (SF) out for season - Calf injury.  H. Diallo (PG) out for season - Finger injury. C. Smith (SF) out for season - Knee injury.

Oklahoma City Thunder:  T. Mann (PG) Ques Fri - Hamstring injury. S. Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) out for season - Ankle injury. D. Bazley (SF) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. J. Giddey (SG) out for season - Hip injury. D. Favors (PF) Out indefinitely - Back injury. T. Jerome (SG) out for season - Hip injury. L. Dort (SG) out for season - Shoulder injury. M. Muscala (PF) out for season - Ankle injury. K. Williams (SG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

 

 

 

"That's Cade's future — he's going to be facing a lot of those situations as he moves forward in the league. I think he hesitated just a bit and that's when Burks got lucky and stripped him.” - Dwane Casey after his team’s loss against the Knicks on Sunday night.

 

 

"It's nice to be able to give the guys the types of minutes we're able to give these guys right now. It's nice to be able to give these guys extended run to continue to develop and play." - Mark Daigneault on his team’s win against the Trail Blazers on Monday night.

 

 

 

PG     Cory Joseph

SG     Cade Cunningham

SF     Saddiq Bey

PF     Marvin Bagley III

C     Isaiah Stewart

 

PG     Theo Maledon

SG     Tre Mann

SF     Aaron Wiggins

PF     Aleksej Pokusevski

C     Isaiah Roby

 

 

PPG: J. Grant (19.2)

APG: C. Cunningham (5.6)

Reb/G: I. Stewart (8.7)

 

PPG: S. Gilgeous-Alexander (24.5)

APG: J. Giddey (6.4)

Reb/G: J. Giddey (7.8)

 

Coaches:

Detroit Pistons: Dwane Casey (4th season)

Oklahoma City Thunder: Mark Daigneault (3rd season)