Detroit @ Boston Picks & Props

The Detroit Pistons rank as the 3rd-least aggressive offense in the NBA this year when it comes to three-point attempts. The Pistons will likely suffer a drop-off in possessions today from competing against the most sluggish pace offense in the NBA this year (the Celtics).

The Celtics are expected to see a rise in possessions in this game from facing the 8th-quickest pace-of-play road team in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Detroit Pistons). Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and bring about further chances for scoring and assists, and the Celtics rank 3rd-best in in the NBA while on their home court with 12.6 offensive boards per game over the last 10 games.

The Detroit Pistons rank as the 3rd-least aggressive offense in the NBA this year when it comes to three-point attempts. The Pistons will likely suffer a drop-off in possessions today from competing against the most sluggish pace offense in the NBA this year (the Celtics). This year, the opposition's starting PGs have attempted 2.3 foul shots per game (lowest in the NBA) against the Celtics, facing an uphill battle to get to the foul line.

The slowest tempo offense in the league this year has been the Celtics. As a team, the Celtics have been bad at getting to the free-throw line: worst in the league this year, totaling a measly 18.8 foul shot attempts per game.

The Detroit Pistons rank as the 3rd-least aggressive offense in the NBA this year when it comes to three-point attempts. The matchup against the Boston Celtics is a hard one; they have given up the 2nd-least points per game in the NBA to the opposing team's starting PFs this year (14.5). The Pistons will likely suffer a drop-off in possessions today from competing against the most sluggish pace offense in the NBA this year (the Celtics).

The Celtics are expected to see a rise in possessions in this game from facing the 8th-quickest pace-of-play road team in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Detroit Pistons). Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and bring about further chances for scoring and assists, and the Celtics rank 3rd-best in in the NBA while on their home court with 12.6 offensive boards per game over the last 10 games.

The Detroit Pistons rank as the 3rd-least aggressive offense in the NBA this year when it comes to three-point attempts. The Pistons will likely suffer a drop-off in possessions today from competing against the most sluggish pace offense in the NBA this year (the Celtics). Over the last 10 games when they are the visiting team, the other team's starting SFs have attempted 2.6 free throws per game (4th-lowest in the NBA) against the Boston Celtics, facing an uphill battle to get to the foul line.

The Detroit Pistons rank as the 3rd-least aggressive offense in the NBA this year when it comes to three-point attempts. The Pistons will likely suffer a drop-off in possessions today from competing against the most sluggish pace offense in the NBA this year (the Celtics).

The matchup against Boston is a strong one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; when the Celtics are on their home court, the other team's starting SGs have averaged the 4th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (6.8). The Pistons have played at the 8th-quickest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games as the road team. Offensive rebounds save possession and bring about bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Pistons grade out 3rd-best in in the league with 13.5 offensive rebounds per game over the last 25 games.

The Celtics are expected to see a rise in possessions in this game from facing the 8th-quickest pace-of-play road team in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Detroit Pistons). Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and bring about further chances for scoring and assists, and the Celtics rank 3rd-best in in the NBA while on their home court with 12.6 offensive boards per game over the last 10 games. Over the last 10 games, the opposing team's starting SGs have attempted 4.8 foul shots per game (2nd-highest in the league) against the Detroit Pistons, making it fairly effortless to get to the charity stripe.

This year when they are on their home court, the opposition's starting PGs have shot 37.4% on shots from the field (2nd-lowest in the league) against the Pistons, marking this as a hard matchup. The slowest tempo offense in the league this year has been the Celtics. As a team, the Celtics have been bad at getting to the free-throw line: worst in the league this year, totaling a measly 18.8 foul shot attempts per game.

Jordan Walsh has posted 15.2 points per game over the last 5 games, 7.5 more than he's posted overall this year. The Celtics are expected to see a rise in possessions in this game from facing the 8th-quickest pace-of-play road team in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Detroit Pistons). Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and bring about further chances for scoring and assists, and the Celtics rank 3rd-best in in the NBA while on their home court with 12.6 offensive boards per game over the last 10 games. Over the last 10 games, the opposition's starting PFs have attempted 5.0 free throws per game (6th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Pistons, finding it easy to draw fouls.

Sam Hauser has gone over 6.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Caris LeVert has gone over 7.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Josh Minott has gone over 5.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Ronald Holland II has gone over 6.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Jaden Ivey has gone over 6.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.