Pistons vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Monday, December 22
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers (12-16) host the Detroit Pistons (22-6) on Monday, December 22 at 10:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Pistons 110 – Trail Blazers 102. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Pistons a 65% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Trail Blazers are 5-6 at home and the Pistons are 9-4 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Trail Blazers and 7-3 for the Pistons (current streaks: Trail Blazers W3, Pistons W1).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Pistons, but the Trail Blazers have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Trail Blazers 114 – 119 Pistons, a margin of about 4.9 points in favor of the Pistons and a total around 233 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (-2.7 vs +4.5 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Pistons' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.6 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
DETPOR
Top performers
Pistons
Jalen DurenC · #026pts / game
Cade CunninghamG · #29assists
Ausar ThompsonG · #912reboundsTrail Blazers
Shaedon SharpeG · #1725pts / game
Deni AvdijaF · #89assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2310reboundsRecent form
DETPOR
POR
Team comparison
| DET | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 22-6 | Record | 12-16 |
| 117.9 | Points scored / game | 115.9 |
| 112.6 | Points allowed / game | 119.0 |
| +4.5 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.7 |
| W1 | Current streak | W3 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 9-4 road | Home / road record | 5-6 home |
| 44-38 (+1.9) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Pistons
Injury report Trail Blazers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.