Free NBA Picks Today: Portland Trail Blazers vs Detroit Pistons 1/2/23

The Detroit Pistons (10-29, 5-16 Away) travel to face the Portland Trail Blazers (18-17, 8-6 Home), who will be looking to extend their home winning streak, on Monday. Detroit topped the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-104 at Target Center on Saturday.

Bojan Bogdanovic was a top performer with 28 points. The Pistons are the 15th seed in the Eastern Conference. Portland dropped their last game on Friday at Chase Center, falling to the Golden State Warriors 118-112. Damian Lillard had 34 points and eight rebounds in defeat to lead the team. The Trail Blazers are the eighth seed in the Western Conference.

The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Portland won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 119-115 triumph at Little Caesars Arena in March 2022, their fifth straight head-to-head victory. Brandon Williams led the Trail Blazers with 23 points and six rebounds.

Saddiq Bey had 25 points in the loss. Bogdanovic is averaging 20.8 points per game to lead the Pistons in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Jalen Duren is grabbing 8.4 rebounds per game, and Killian Hayes is dishing 5.3 assists. Anfernee Simons (22.4 ppg) and Jerami Grant (22.0) have powered the Blazers on offense.

Simons also has recorded 4.0 assists per game. Jusuf Nurkic has posted 9.9 rebounds per game. The Pistons have had little success at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter in recent seasons, losing eight of the last 10 trips. Portland is pursuing a fourth consecutive win at home this season.

Detroit is 3-7 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -5.8 (117.0-122.8). Portland has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 116.4 points per game on average while holding opponents to 114.2 (+2.2 margin).

PISTONS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Killian Hayes: 23.3 | 17.3 | +6.0
Assists per game:
Jaden Ivey: 5.2 | 4.1 | +1.1