Pelicans vs. Pistons Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for November 2

Pelicans vs. Pistons Game Info

• Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• Venue: Smoothie King Center -- New Orleans, Louisiana
• Coverage: BSNO and BSDET

The New Orleans Pelicans (3-1) take the court against the Detroit Pistons (2-3) as 4.5-point favorites on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET on BSNO and BSDET. The point total is set at 215 in the matchup.

Pelicans vs. Pistons Odds & Spread

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Pelicans vs. Pistons Prediction & Pick

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Pelicans vs. Pistons Betting Trends

• The Pelicans won 36 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover or pushing 40 times.
• Against the spread, as underdogs of 4.5 points or more, the Pistons went 27-35-2 last year.
• Last season, the combined scoring went over the point total 36 times in Pelicans games.
• Last season, 39 of the Pistons' 82 games hit the over.
• New Orleans covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games last season. NOLA covered 23 times in 39 opportunities at home, and it covered 13 times in 37 opportunities on the road.
• Last season, Detroit was 14-22-2 at home against the spread (.368 winning percentage). On the road, it was 18-20-0 ATS (.474).

Pelicans Leaders

• CJ McCollum recorded 20.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists last year. He also drained 43.7% of his shots from the floor and 38.8% from beyond the arc, with 2.8 triples per game.
• Last season, Jonas Valanciunas recorded an average of 14.1 points, 10.2 boards and 1.8 assists per game.
• Herbert Jones posted 9.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He also drained 46.9% of his shots from the floor.
• Zion Williamson's numbers last season were 26.0 points, 7.0 boards and 4.6 assists per game. He made 60.8% of his shots from the field.
• Larry Nance Jr. collected 6.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest, plus 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks.

Pistons Leaders

• Jalen Duren's numbers on the season are 18.0 points, 15.3 boards and 4.0 assists per contest. He is also sinking 80.0% of his shots from the floor (fourth in league).
• The Pistons get 22.3 points per game from Cade Cunningham, plus 3.0 boards and 8.3 assists.
• Ausar Thompson's numbers on the season are 6.3 points, 10.7 boards and 4.7 assists per game. He is making 26.1% of his shots from the floor.
• The Pistons are receiving 14.3 points, 10.0 boards and 1.0 assists per game from Isaiah Stewart.
• The Pistons are receiving 16.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game from Alec Burks.

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