Oklahoma City Thunder vs Detroit Pistons 4/16/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Oklahoma City Thunder will challenge the Detroit Pistons in the NBA East versus West showdown at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Friday, April 16, 2021, at 7:00 PM ET. This will be a match between two of the worst teams in the NBA today. Oklahoma City is in 13th place at 20-35 of the Western Conference with 21 games behind and occupied 4th place in the Northwest Division with a team percentage of 0.364. The Oklahoma City Thunder bowed to the Golden State Warriors at 109-147 in their recent duel on Wednesday. Power Forward Darius Bazley led the Thunder with 22 points while Center Moses Brown scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to complete his double-double scoring in the loss. Point Guard Theo Maledon distributed 5 assists on top of his 11 points in the losing effort.

Oklahoma City recorded an average of 105.3 points per match (ranked 28th) as one of the worst scoring offenses in the NBA this season. The Thunder connected 44.5% shooting from the field that ranked 27th and 34.8% from the three-point range that ranked 24th in the NBA. The Oklahoma City Thunder hold the most draft picks and currently in the middle of a massive restructuring of their line-up. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored an average of 23.7 points per outing and dispensed an average of 5.9 assists per contest.

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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Detroit Pistons Predictions 4/16/2021

The Detroit Pistons dropped to 15th place at 16-39 in the Eastern Conference with 22 games behind and took 5th place in the Central Division with 19 games behind and a 0.291 team percentage. The Pistons kneeled to the Los Angeles Clippers to a score of 98-100 in their recent battle on Wednesday. Power Forward Jerami Grant scored 28 points in leading Detroit while Small Forward Saddiq Bey added 17 points in the losing effort. Center Mason Plumlee pulled down 9 rebounds with 11 points while PG/SG Killian Hayes dished out 6 assists in the losing effort for the Pistons.

On the Piston’s side, the team struggled on the offensive side with an average of 107.7 PPG that ranked 25th in the NBA. Detroit ranked 22nd from the long-range with a 35.7% shooting percentage and even worse in their scoring from the paint that ranked 25th in the league at 44.9%. Power Forward Jerami Grant led his team with an average of 22.6 points per match

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Detroit Pistons. The NBA Pick for this outing is Detroit -7. Oklahoma City will be missing their top scorer and Canadian Point Guard Shai Gilgeous Alexander in this match while the Thunder lost eight games in a row and nine of their last 10 outings. The Pistons struggled much this season but Detroit will have their chance on this one against the undermanned Oklahoma City who has just lost a game by 38 points on their home court. Final score prediction, Detroit Pistons will win and cover the spread at 119-110.

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