Grizzlies vs Pistons Game Breakdown & Projections – Mon, Apr 1st 2024

Bear with me, folks, as we gear into the engine of another rip-roaring NBA evening, where the Memphis Grizzlies, who’ve been clawing their way through the Western conference, 21 games back, are set to duke it out in the Motor City against the Detroit Pistons, who’ve been misfiring a bit this season, trailing 33 games back in the East. Our stage? The Little Caesars Arena. The time? 7PM sharp, Eastern time. The Grizzlies, fresh off a bruising 88-118 defeat against Orlando, are pitted against the Pistons who are revving up after a 96-87 victory over Washington. The betting lines are drawn, with the over/under parked at 216.5, the Grizzlies at 3.0, and Pistons at -3.0. So, buckle up, sports fanatics, because when the Pistons meet the Grizzlies, it’s not just a game, it’s a survival of the fittest in the urban jungle.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 01, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Vegas Odds

	MEM ML	DET ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+125	-145	213.5	3.0/-3.0
Recent	+105	-125	216.5	2.0/-2.0
Difference	-20	+20	+3.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

15W-21L

48.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

7W-31L

51.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/06/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	31	21	30	34	116	Over
12/06/23	Detroit Pistons DET	29	27	28	18	102	Over
12/09/22	Detroit Pistons DET	27	26	25	25	103	Over
12/09/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	34	27	37	16	114	Over
12/04/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	40	29	32	21	122	Over
12/04/22	Detroit Pistons DET	26	31	26	29	112	Over
02/10/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	41	24	30	37	132	Over
02/10/22	Detroit Pistons DET	19	31	30	27	107	Over
01/06/22	Detroit Pistons DET	18	28	22	20	88	Under
01/06/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	32	30	28	28	118	Under

Grizzlies Vs Over/Under

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Grizzlies Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/30	vs ORL	88-118L	45	25	19	86
03/27	@ LAL	124-136L	39	30	14	97
03/25	vs DEN	103-128L	40	25	14	94
03/22	vs SAS	99-99L	51	18	17	82
03/20	vs GSW	116-137L	45	29	10	96
03/18	vs SAC	111-121L	49	22	12	98
03/16	@ OKL	112-118L	36	34	14	82
03/13	@ CHA	98-110L	46	24	21	85
03/12	@ WAS	109-86W	53	27	17	89
03/10	vs OKL	93-124L	39	21	16	79

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/29	vs WAS	96-87W	47	19	13	90
03/27	vs MIN	91-106L	41	15	12	81
03/25	vs NYK	99-124L	37	22	12	88
03/24	@ NOP	101-114L	46	20	16	79
03/22	@ BOS	102-129L	42	25	18	83
03/20	@ IND	103-122L	46	23	15	90
03/18	vs BOS	94-119L	43	21	12	84
03/17	@ MIA	101-104L	44	24	12	83
03/15	@ MIA	95-110L	48	27	17	85
03/13	@ TOR	113-104W	58	27	21	88

Starting Lineups

Memphis Grizzlies	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Santi Aldama PF	23.2	34.1	26.8	90%	26.9
Gregory Jackson SF	26.8	27.2	24.9	33%	31.6
Jaren Jackson Jr. C	39.8	34.5	40.0	93%	40.6
Luke Kennard SG	31.1	24.9	21.6	63%	24.7
Scotty Pippen Jr. PG	27.3	26.7	19.3	39%	26.2

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	45.0	43.0	40.1	93%	40.7
Jalen Duren C	39.5	31.4	33.9	93%	34.3
Tosan Evbuomwan SF	19.6	15.2	11.1	36%	14.7
Jaden Ivey SG	29.5	25.4	27.5	93%	27.7
Chimezie Metu PF	19.0	20.5	13.3	20%	21.9

Grizzlies Notable Injuries

Desmond Bane (SG): Avg: 23.4pts, 4.3reb, 5.5ast, 34.5 minutes. Last game: 03/27/24. Impact: 6.2
DeJon Jarreau (SG): Avg: 4.8pts, 4.9reb, 2.9ast, 16.6 minutes. Last game: 03/27/24. Impact: 2.4
John Konchar (PG/SG): Avg: 4.3pts, 4.5reb, 2.0ast, 21.3 minutes. Last game: 03/22/24. Impact: 3.7

Pistons Notable Injuries

Isaiah Stewart (C): Avg: 10.7pts, 6.6reb, 1.5ast, 30.9 minutes. Last game: 03/18/24. Impact: 3.7
Simone Fontecchio (SF/PF): Avg: 10.6pts, 3.8reb, 1.6ast, 25.1 minutes. Last game: 03/17/24. Impact: 4.7
Stanley Umude (SF): Avg: 5.3pts, 2.1reb, 0.5ast, 12.8 minutes. Last game: 03/20/24. Impact: 1.8
Taj Gibson (C): Avg: 1.1pts, 1.8reb, 0.5ast, 10.1 minutes. Last game: 03/18/24. Impact: 0.8

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Luke Kennard	MEM	Pts	11.5	15.5	+4.0	40%	40%	47%	47%	DET	+2.8	#27
Scotty Pippen Jr.	MEM	Pts	10.5	11.9	+1.4	80%	70%	53%	53%	DET	+2.8	#27
Jalen Duren	DET	Reb	12.5	13.4	+0.9	20%	40%	33%	33%	MEM	+0.6	#23

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Grizzlies Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#19	#23	#29	#27	7.9%
PF	#15	#27	#19	#25	5.5%
PG	#19	#8	#24	#26	12.1%
SF	#17	#8	#28	#19	5.4%
SG	#22	#21	#14	#22	4.3%

Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#15	#14	#23	#25	7.1%
PF	#19	#16	#20	#17	2.9%
PG	#3	#26	#2	#1	-31.7%
SF	#13	#6	#15	#9	-12.1%
SG	#27	#6	#28	#26	8.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

104.7

103.5

Rebounds per Game

45.0

45.3

Assists per Game

24.6

23.4

Steals per Game

9.1

6.9

Blocks per Game

6.5

3.7

Shots per Game

87.1

86.6

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.3

9.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

47.0

52.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.8

29.5

Turnovers per Game

15.9

14.9

Fouls per Game

18.4

19.1

Recent Trends

Cade Cunningham (PG/SG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Troy Brown Jr. (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.4% to 24.7, 18.5 min average previous 3 games.
Malachi Flynn (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 35.1% to 21.0, 15.5 min average previous 3 games.