Nets vs. Pistons Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Wednesday, April 5, 2023

The Detroit Pistons (16-63) will need a huge game out of leading scorer Jaden Ivey (16 ppg) if they want to stay with the favored Brooklyn Nets (43-36). Mikal Bridges and the Nets are double-digit favorites (-11) against the Pistons on April 5, 2023. A point total of 218 has been set for the game.

Nets vs. Pistons Odds

• Nets odds to win: -567
• Pistons odds to win: +420
• Spread: Nets (-11)
• Total: 218

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Game Time and Information

• When: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
• Where: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan
• TV: BSDET and YES

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Nets and Pistons Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

The Nets are 1-2 against the spread when favored by 11 points or more this season.

The Pistons have a 10-12-1 record against the spread this season when an underdog by 11 points or more.

These teams average 224.1 points per game combined, 6.1 more than the over/under of 218.

Brooklyn and Detroit have seen its opponents average a combined 13.3 more points per game than the point total of 218 set in this matchup.

The average over/under the Nets have had in their games this year is 8.1 more points than this particular game’s point total.

The average point total for Detroit this season is 11.3 points higher than this game’s over/under.

Brooklyn’s ATS record is 41-38-0 this season.

So far this year, the Pistons have compiled a 35-43-1 record against the spread.

Nets Stats & Insights

The Nets average 113.5 points per game (18th in the league) while allowing 112.6 per outing (11th in the NBA). They have a +67 scoring differential overall.

The Nets lose the rebound battle by 4.6 boards on average. They record 40.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 28th in the league, while their opponents grab 45.1 per contest.

Brooklyn makes 12.8 three-pointers per game (ninth-most in the league), while its opponents have made 11.8 on average.

The Nets’ 114.5 points per 100 possessions on offense rank seventh in the NBA, and the 112.4 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 18th in the league.

The Nets have scored at the exact same rate at home as away from home in the 2022-23 season (113.5 PPG regardless of venue), but have given up fewer points at home than on the road (110.1 opponent points per home game versus 115.1 on the road).

Pistons Stats & Insights

The Pistons have a -644 scoring differential, falling short by 8.1 points per game. They’re putting up 110.6 points per game, 29th in the league, and are allowing 118.7 per contest to rank 27th in the NBA.

The 42.3 rebounds per game Detroit accumulates rank 21st in the league, 2.5 fewer than the 44.8 its opponents grab.

The Pistons knock down 11.4 three-pointers per game (20th in the league) at a 35% rate (23rd in NBA), compared to the 12 their opponents make, shooting 36.1% from deep.

The Pistons rank 28th in the NBA with 108 points scored per 100 possessions, and 27th defensively with 116.2 points conceded per 100 possessions.

Detroit is scoring more points at home (112.4 per game) than on the road (108.6).

Nets Key Players to Watch

The Nets active scoring leader is Bridges, who averages 20.3 per contest to go with 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists.

Spencer Dinwiddie contributes with 17.6 points, 6.3 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game, and Nicolas Claxton adds 12.5 points, 1.9 assists and 9.2 rebounds per outing.

The Nets get 2.4 three-pointers per game out of Dinwiddie.

Bridges averages 1.1 steals per game, while Claxton swats 2.5 shots per contest.

Pistons Key Players to Watch

Ivey puts up 16 points per game. He also adds 3.9 rebounds per outing and 5.1 assists per contest.

This season, Jalen Duren has a statline of 9.1 points, 1.1 assists and 8.7 rebounds per game.

Ivey makes 1.6 treys per game.

The Pistons’ defensive efforts get a boost from Killian Hayes (1.4 steals per game) and Duren (0.9 blocks per game).

Nets vs. Pistons Prediction

• Pick ATS: Pistons (+ 11)
• Pick OU:

  Over (218)
  

• Prediction:
  Nets 118 – Pistons 110

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