In a matchup featuring one of the hottest teams in the NBA, the New Orleans Pelicans (43-27, 8-2 in their last 10) battle the Detroit Pistons (12-58) at Little Caesars Arena on March 24, 2024. The Pelicans are favorites by 12 points. The matchup’s point total is set at 217.
If you are aiming to make an informed wager on Sunday’s game, dig into the best bets available in this matchup, in the article below (according to our computer predictions).
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Spread: Pelicans (-12) to Cover
- Both DraftKings and the model expect the Pelicans to walk away with the victory, but the model spread (13.2) is 1.2 points further in their direction.
- New Orleans has gone 40-28-2 ATS this season.
- The Pelicans have covered the spread three times this season (3-1 ATS) when playing as at least 12-point favorites.
- Detroit is 34-35-1 against the spread this season.
- The Pistons are 11-9 ATS this year when playing as at least 12-point underdogs.
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Total: Over 217
- The model predicts a total (229.0 points) much higher than the one set by DraftKings for this game (217 points). Take the over.
- New Orleans’ games have had more than 217 points scored on 51 occasions this season.
- So far this season, 53 Detroit’s games have featured over 217 points scored.
- Pelicans games have gone over the point total 30 out of 70 times this season.
- The Pistons and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 34 out of 70 times this season.
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Moneyline Winner: Pelicans (-700)
- Prediction: Pelicans 121, Pistons 108
- New Orleans has entered the game as favorites 44 times this season and won 29, or 65.9%, of those games.
- Detroit has been victorious in nine, or 14.3%, of the 63 contests it has been chosen as an underdog in this season.
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Jonas Valančiūnas Points Prop: Over 9.5
- Jonas Valanciunas puts up 12.5 points, 9.2 boards and 2.1 assists per contest, shooting 56.3% from the field.
- Sunday’s over/under for Valanciunas is 9.5. That is 3.0 less than his season average.
- So far this season, Valanciunas is 29-for-66 at hitting the over on the total set for his points prop.
- On offense the Pistons are the 24th-ranked squad in the NBA (111.4 points per game). On defense they are fifth-worst (120.2 points allowed per game).
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Cade Cunningham Rebounds Prop: Under 4.5
- On a per-game basis, Cade Cunningham gives the Pistons 22.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 7.6 assists. He also averages 0.9 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
- His rebounding average — 4.3 — is 0.2 lower than his over/under on Sunday.
- He has collected more boards than the over/under set for him by oddsmakers 31 times this season in 61 games with that prop available.
- The Pelicans are grabbing 44.6 rebounds per game (seventh-ranked in NBA) this year, while allowing 42.2 rebounds per contest (seventh-ranked).
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