Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Clippers Predictions, Tips and Preview

Steffen Schmidt - November 16, 2022

Los Angeles Clippers will have a nice chance to rebound from the defeat to Dallas as they play host to Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.

• The Pistons are 0-7 on the road this season
• The Clippers have grown in both form and confidence of late
• The Clippers have the second-best defensive ratings in the league

Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Clippers Tips

• Los Angeles Clippers -13.5 @ -110 (1.90)

• Detroit Pistons Under 104.5 points @ -110 (1.90)

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Analysis and Reason for Predictions

The Pistons are at the foot of the Eastern Conference standings

Detroit Pistons continued their dismal campaign on Monday night when they suffered a 111-115 defeat to Toronto Raptors.

It was the fourth successive loss for Dwane Casesy’s men who sit at the very foot of the Eastern Conference standings with a 3-12 record.

All of Detroit’s three wins have come on the home floor this season. They are 0-7 on the road and there is nothing to suggest the potential maiden win on Thursday against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Pistons sit in the bottom four in the league in both defensive and offensive ratings. They have the worst defense in the competition with 117.3 points allowed per match.

The Clippers won three of the last five outings

Los Angeles Clippers are slowly finding their right form after a sloppy start to the season. They were on the brink of a big road win over Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday at American Airlines Center.

Nonetheless, Luka Doncic notched the shocking late three-pointer to give the Mavs the victory and help them maintain the perfect record on the home floor this season.

The Clippers have three wins in the last five games and they will have the best opportunity possible to immediately return on winning track after the mentioned loss at Dallas.

They own the second-best defensive record in the NBA and we can easily see the hosts limiting the struggling Pistons to fewer than 100 points at Crypto.com Arena.

The Pistons are not pulling up any trees at the start of the season

Detroit Pistons are obviously tanking this season, hoping to catch the No 1 draft pick and land Victor Wembanyama as a new franchise player. They are on a four-loss streak and have nothing to hope for against Lois Angeles Clippers who have just found the right momentum and chemistry of late and who could potentially even have Kawhi Leonard back in the team for this game. We will take the Clippers to win in -13.5 points at the -110 odds, while you can also take the same odds for backing Detroit Pistons to score Under 104.5 points here.