New Orleans Pelicans vs Detroit Pistons, NBA 2024-25 Season, Today Match Prediction

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New Orleans Pelicans currently stand at 14th place in the Western Conference and hold a 18-50 win-loss record. They are coming on the back of a 119-115 loss against the San Antonio Spurs, a closely contested game, where the Pelicans lost the momentum in the closing minutes of the game. 

Cj McCollum was the top scorer with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, shooting 10-22 from the field and 5-12 from 3-point range. Trey Murphy III continues to have an impressive run where he scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, which is also the fifth game where he has scored 20 or more points in his last seven outings. 

Zion Williamson missed the game against the Spurs due to personal reasons and he is expected to make his return against the Pistons, Williamson has scored 20 or more points in 9 of the last 10 games. Despite his recent rise in form, the Pelicans haven't been able to close out games, where they lost two of the last five games by a margin of 5 or less points. 

New Orleans Pelicans are averaging 110.8 points per game and allowed 119 points per game, in both the offensive and defensive metrics they are ranked in the bottom five. The Pelicans average 43.5 rebounds,  25.6 assists and 5.4 blocks per game. 

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Detroit Pistons currently stand at 6th place in the Eastern Conference, with a 37-31 win-loss record. The Pistons are in with for a top six spot but they will need to maintain their consistency and win as many games as possible in the final half of the regular season. 

The Pistons lost their last two games, with the recent one coming against the Oklahoma City Thunder (107-113). The Pistons held the Thunder to a one point lead at half time, but the Thunder went on a 23-36 run in the 3rd quarter, which ultimately proved to be decisive in the outcome of the game. 

Cade Cunningham was held to just 11 points, which is the first time he has scored under 25 points in the last 7 games. Tobias Harris scored 18 points, Dennis Schroder coming of the bench dropped a 17 point, 11 rebound double-double. Malik Beasley also scored 15 points in 28 minutes off the bench. 

The Pistons on average score 114.8 points per game and concede 113.2 points per game, in both the metrics they are ranked in the top 15, while the Pistons have been good with their rebounding averaging 45.3 rebounds per game and a top 10 ranked in shot blocking with 5.2 shots blocked per game. 

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New Orleans Pelicans vs Detroit Pistons Starting Lineups

Position	Player Name
PG	CJ McCollum
SG	Bruce Brown
SF	Trey Murphy III
PF	Zion Williamson
C	Karlo Matkovic

Position	Player Name
PG	Cade Cunningham
SG	Tim Hardaway Jr
SF	Ausar Thompson
PF	Tobias Harris
C	Jalen Duren