Portland Trail Blazers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/21/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Monday, March 21, 2022

Venue:  Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI

Where to Watch:  BSDET

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +7, Pistons -7; Over/Under:  223 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +7, Pistons -7; Over/Under:  223 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +7.5, Pistons -7.5; Over/Under:  223.5 points

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  26-43 (4th place, Northwest Division)

Detroit Pistons:  19-52 (5th place, Central Division)

 

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Portland Trail Blazers:  1-9 last 10

Detroit Pistons:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

The Trail Blazers are coming into this game with a 26-43 record overall and they are 9-25 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 9 of their last 10 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Washington Wizards while their 9 losses in that span came against the Golden State Warriors, the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns, the Minnesota Timberwolves twice, the Utah Jazz, the Atlanta Hawks, the New York Knicks, and the Brooklyn Nets in their last game. They still have a game against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Monday night. In their game against the Nets, Josh Hart led the team in points in that game with 25 while Brandon Williams was next on the team with 24 points. Hart led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Drew Eubanks and Williams both led the team in rebounds with 6 each. They were 50% from the field, 37.1% from 3-point range, and 58.3% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 107.3 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 114 PPG against them. The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 28-40-1 this season and their O/U record is 34-34-1.

 

 

The Pistons are coming into this game with a 19-52 record overall and they are 11-23 in their home 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 off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Orlando Magic while their 5 losses in that span came against the Chicago Bulls, the Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Miami Heat, and the Cleveland Cavaliers in their last game. Jerami Grant led the team in points in that game with 40 while Saddiq Bey was next on the team with 20 points. Cade Cunningham led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Isaiah Stewart led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 48.2% from the field, 43.3% from 3-point range, and 73.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 104 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 112.4 PPG against them. The Pistons have an ATS record of 38-31-2 this season and their O/U record is 35-34-2.

 

 

The Trail Blazers have not been playing well recently coming into this game. They have lost their last 3 games and they have lost 9 of their last 10 games but most of their losses in that span have been by double digits. The Trail Blazers were massive sellers this season and they basically threw their season away at the trade deadline. They are a shell of the team they once were and they have not been playing well ever since then, dropping a lot of games and not even coming close in a lot of them. They are going up against a Pistons team that is also one of the worst teams in the NBA this season but they have been playing much better than the Trail Blazers have been and they have been trending in the right direction recently. Ever since coming out of the All-Star break, the Pistons have played much better winning against some pretty good teams and even in the games they are still losing they are keeping them much closer. The Pistons have lost 6 of their last 7 games but they had actually won 3 straight games prior to those and they only lost 1 of those 6 games by double digits, keeping the other losses very close. The Pistons have shown major signs of improvement as the season is coming to an end and they are clearly the better team here by far. The Pistons will win this game by close to 10 points but it will likely still stay in single digits.

 

Trail Blazers Pistons Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Monday, March 21, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Pistons 110 Trail Blazers 102.

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Portland Trail Blazers: 13-19 ATS when the total is 220 to 229.5. 16-27 ATS as an underdog. 16-6 OVER as a road underdog of 6.5 to 12 points.

Detroit Pistons: 20-10 ATS after playing 3 consecutive road games. 47-33 ATS in the second half of the season. 19-11 OVER in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220.

 

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  J. Winslow (SF) Out Sun - Achilles injury. A. Simons (SG) Late March - Knee injury. D. Lillard (PG) Late March - Abdominal injury. J. Ingles (SF) out for season - Knee injury. J. Nurkic (C) Late March - Foot injury. E. Bledsoe (PG) Out indefinitely - Achilles injury. D. Louzada (PG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. N. Little (SF) out for season - Shoulder injury.

Detroit Pistons:  H. Diallo (PG) Out indefinitely - Finger injury. C. Smith (SF) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. K. Hayes (PG) Ques Mon - Head injury. F. Jackson (PG) Out indefinitely - Back injury.

 

 

 

"We just couldn't get a basket at the start of the fourth quarter. They go on that 10-0 run I think and that really hurt us." - Chauncey Billups on his team’s loss against the Nets on Friday night.

 

 

"I was feeling it, but it really didn't mean nothing because we didn't get the win. Once Kevin Love got hot, they got a lot of confidence and you could feel it. Honestly, I live for games like this because it reminds me of the playoff environment." - Jerami Grant after their loss against the Cavaliers on Saturday night.

 

 

 

PG     Brandon Williams

SG     Josh Hart

SF     Elijah Hughes

PF     Trendon Watford

C      Drew Eubanks

 

PG     Cory Joseph

SG     Cade Cunningham

SF     Saddiq Bey

PF     Jerami Grant

C     Isaiah Stewart

 

 

PPG: D. Lillard (24)

APG: D. Lillard (7.3)

Reb/G: J. Nurkic (11.1)

 

PPG: J. Grant (19.5)

APG: C. Cunningham (5.4)

Reb/G: I. Stewart (8.5)

 

Coaches:

Portland Trail Blazers: Chauncey Billups (1st season)

Detroit Pistons: Dwane Casey (4th season)