Detroit Pistons vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/06/2023

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Friday, January 6, 2023

Venue:  AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX

Where to Watch:  BSSW

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Pistons +1, Spurs -1; Over/Under:  233 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Pistons +1, Spurs -1; Over/Under:  233 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Pistons +1, Spurs -1; Over/Under:  233 points

 

Detroit Pistons:  11-30 (5th place, Central Division)

San Antonio Spurs:  12-26 (4th place, Southwest Division)

 

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Detroit Pistons:  3-7 last 10

San Antonio Spurs:  3-7 last 10

 

The Pistons are coming into this game with an 11-30 record overall and they are 6-17 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Golden State Warriors in their last game. Bojan Bogdanović led the team in points in that game with 29 while Jalen Duren was next on the team with 18 points. Killian Hayes led the team in assists in that game with 13 while Jalen Duren led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 48.9% from the field, 44.4% from 3-point range, and 69.6% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 111.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 118.9 PPG against them. The Pistons have an ATS record of 19-19-3 this season and their O/U record is 24-16-1.

 

 

 

The Spurs are coming into this game with a 12-26 record overall and they are 7-13 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 3 game losing streak with losses coming against the Dallas Mavericks, the Brooklyn Nets, and the New York Knicks in their last game. Keldon Johnson led the team in points in that game with 26 while Josh Richardson was next on the team with 20 points. Tre Jones led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Jakob Poeltl led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 50% from the field, 39.3% from 3-point range, and 80.8% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 111.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 120.9 PPG against them. The Spurs have an ATS record of 17-21 this season and their O/U record is 22-15-1.

The current betting odds have the Spurs listed as a 1 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Spurs have been having a terrible season with one of the worst records in the NBA and they are coming into this one with 3 losses in a row now. They haven't even been very good at home either with just a 7-13 home record all season, but after losing 3 games in a row they should be looking to bounce back here at home and they are getting a team that has been playing just as bad as they have been all year. The Pistons also have one of the worst records in the NBA this season and they have been a terrible road team too with a 6-17 record in road games. They managed to get a win in their last game against the Warriors which was also on the road but it is not often that they string wins together and this should be a letdown spot beating a team like the Warriors on the road even though they were very banged up and missing players. The Spurs are going to look at this game like they have a really good chance to win and they will not waste their opportunity here at home against another bad team to break their losing streak. The best way to place a bet here is on the Spurs to cover the spread in this game.

 

Pistons Spurs Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Friday, January 6, 2023 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Spurs 127 Pistons 121.

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Detroit Pistons: 9-0 ATS after a close win by 3 points or less. 14-6 ATS after 3 consecutive non-conference games. 9-2 OVER when the total is greater than or equal to 230.

San Antonio Spurs: 8-14 ATS off a cover where the team lost the game straight up as an underdog. 10-18 ATS after 3 straight games - allowing a shooting pct. of 47% or higher. 22-14 OVER when the total is greater than or equal to 220.

 

 

Detroit Pistons:  M. Bagley III (PF) Late Feb - Finger. I. Livers (PF) Mid Jan - Shoulder. C. Cunningham (PG) out for season - Shin.

San Antonio Spurs:  K. Bates-Diop (SF) Ques Fri - Illness. D. Vassell (SG) Ques Fri - Knee. B. Wesley (SG) Out indefinitely - Knee.

 

 

 

“It was tough, I don’t even remember I kind of blacked out a little bit. I had one second so I didn’t have that much time to think, so I had to shoot it so I’m just grateful it went in.” - Saddiq Bey on his game winning shot in their win against the Warriors on Wednesday.

 

 

“He’s got it all. He’s got the skill, but he’s got the toughness. He’s got the basketball IQ to go with it. Just a hell of a competitor.” - Gregg Popovich on Jalen Brunson after his team’s loss against the Knicks in their game on Wednesday.

 

 

 

PG Killian Hayes

SG Jaden Ivey

SF Bojan Bogdanovic

PF Isaiah Stewart

C Jalen Duren

 

PG Tre Jones

SG Devin Vassell

SF Keldon Johnson

PF Jeremy Sochan

C Jakob Poeltl 

 

 

PPG: B. Bogdanovic (21.1)

APG: C. Cunningham (6)

Reb/G: J. Duren (8.5)

 

PPG: K. Johnson (21.6)

APG: T. Jones (6.5)

Reb/G: J. Poeltl (9.3)

 

Coaches:

Detroit Pistons: Dwane Casey (5th season)

San Antonio Spurs: Gregg Popovich (27th season)