Trail Blazers Vs Pistons: NBA Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 2, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 1, 2023

The Portland Trail Blazers (18-17) will be looking to build on a three-game home winning streak when taking on the Detroit Pistons (10-29) on January 2, 2023 at Moda Center.

This article references odds valid as of January 2, 2023 at 10:01 PM ET. Find all the current odds for this game in the table in this article and click here to claim your free sports bet (up to $1,001) at Caesars!

Trail Blazers Vs Pistons Betting Odds

Injury Report as of January 2

Trail Blazers: Greg Brown: Questionable (Illness), Keon Johnson: Questionable (Illness), Jusuf Nurkic: Questionable (Illness), Justise Winslow: Out (Ankle), Nassir Little: Out (Hip), Olivier Sarr: Out (Wrist)

Pistons: Killian Hayes: Out (Suspension), Isaiah Livers: Out (Shoulder), Cade Cunningham: Out (Shin)

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Trail Blazers (-9)
Total Pick Under (231.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Trail Blazers Vs Pistons Stat Rankings

Trail Blazers Avg. (Rank) Pistons Avg. (Rank)
112.3 (19th) Points Scored 111.7 (23rd)
112.2 (12th) Points Allowed 118.5 (29th)
43.3 (14th) Rebounds 43.2 (15th)
10.8 (14th) Off. Rebounds 11.4 (12th)
12.8 (9th) 3pt Made 11.7 (16th)
24.2 (19th) Assists 22.3 (27th)
14.5 (20th) Turnovers 14.1 (16th)

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Trail Blazers Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Damian Lillard 23 27.8 4.0 7.1 0.8 0.3 4.2
Anfernee Simons 33 22.4 3.0 4.0 0.8 0.2 3.9
Jerami Grant 33 22.0 4.4 2.8 0.8 0.8 2.6
Jusuf Nurkic 30 14.8 9.9 3.0 0.8 1.0 0.9
Josh Hart 33 9.9 8.5 4.0 1.2 0.1 0.7

Pistons Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Bojan Bogdanovic 38 20.8 3.7 2.6 0.6 0.1 2.4
Jaden Ivey 35 15.1 4.0 4.1 1.0 0.3 1.3
Alec Burks 26 14.0 2.9 2.0 0.8 0.2 2.1
Saddiq Bey 35 13.9 4.2 1.5 0.9 0.2 1.7
Isaiah Stewart 32 11.7 7.9 1.2 0.4 0.7 1.5

Betting Trends

  • The Trail Blazers have beaten the spread 20 times in 35 games.
  • Out of 35 Trail Blazers games so far this season, 16 have hit the over.
  • Portland’s games have finished with more than 231.5 points 11 times so far this year.
  • The over/under in this game is 231.5 points, 7.0 higher than the average total in Trail Blazers games this season.
  • Against the spread, the Pistons are 18-18-3 this season.
  • Detroit has an ATS record of 8-4-1 as a 9-point underdog or greater.
  • Out of 39 Pistons games so far this season, 22 have gone over the total.
  • There have been 20 Detroit’s games this year with more than 231.5 points scored.
  • Pistons games average 230.2 total points, 1.3 fewer than the total for this matchup.
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