Detroit Pistons vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction NBA Picks 11/3/24

The Detroit Pistons and the Brooklyn Nets collide at the Barclays Center on Sunday afternoon. Here’s a Detroit Pistons vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction. This article will include a Detroit Pistons vs Brooklyn Nets Pick.

The Detroit Pistons have really been doing it tough as they’ve lost five of their first six games overall and they will be hoping for a better effort after getting thrashed by the Knicks in a 128-98 home loss on Friday. Cade Cunningham led the team with 22 points, six rebounds and six assists on 10 of 19 shooting, Tobias Harris added 13 points with eight rebounds and three assists while Jaden Ivey chipped in with 10 points. As a team, the Pistons shot 50 percent from the field and 11 of 34 from the 3-point line which sounds like decent shooting stats, but this game was mostly garbage time with the Pistons trailing by 26 points by the end of the first quarter. The Pistons will meet the Lakers, Hornets, and Hawks after this game.

Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Nets have been in decent shape as they’ve won three of their last four games overall and they will be aiming for a third straight victory after taking down the Bulls in a 120-112 home win on Friday.  Cam Thomas led the team with 32 points on 11 of 23 shooting, Cam Johnson added 14 points with six rebounds and five assists while Nic Claxton and Keon Johnson each scored 12 points. As a team, the Nets shot 52 percent from the field and 11 of 36 from the 3-point line as they set the tone with 37 points in the first quarter to take an early 17-point lead, but they wasted the lead and had to close the final 4:13 on a 14-6 run to escape with the gritty win at home. The Nets are 3-1 after the opening two losses of the seasons to the Hawks and Magic.

Why the Brooklyn Nets will win

• The Pistons have lost each of their last eight-day games on the first leg of a back-to-back.
• The Nets have won 14 of their last 15 home games against Eastern Conference opponents that held a losing record.
• The Nets have covered the spread in each of their last six games as home favorites against opponents who are on the first leg of a back-to-back.
• The Pistons have failed to cover the spread in each of their last seven Sunday games as road underdogs.

The Pistons are still a little shorthanded with Ausar Thompson out with an illness, while the Nets are again missing Bojan Bogdanovic and they are keeping an eye on Ben Simmons who is questionable. The Pistons have struggled to get going this season and their confidence took another gut shot with a big loss to the Knicks in their last outing, while the Nets have quietly been a team on the rise recently and I think they represent decent value with the line so short in this one. This could be a close one, but in the end, I have the Nets continuing their form with another win and cover here.