Houston Rockets vs Detroit Pistons 12/18/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

The Detroit Pistons are hosting the Houston Rockets at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at 12:00 ET in this matchup between two of the bottom-three squads of each conference. The Pistons have 13 consecutive losses, while the Rockets are 1-4 in their previous five matches.

The Pistons have a 4-23 record so far this season and are sitting in the last place both of the East and of the whole league. They are 13-14 against the spread and 14-12-1 in over/under. They are coming off a home defeat against the Indiana Pacers with a 113-122 score, beating the odds.

They had six players in double digit scoring, led by Saddiq Bey with 28 points, 5 assists and a team-high 10 rebounds. Cade Cunningham added 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Jerami Grant leads the team in scoring with 20.1 ppg, adding 4.8 rebounds per game but he is out with an injury. Cade Cunningham follows with 15.9 ppg, 6.2 rebounds and a team-high 4.5 assists per game.

The Pistons have the second-worse offense in the league with 100.1 ppg while allowing 109.9 ppg defensively. They have the worse field goal percentage with 41.2% and the second-worse 3-point percentage with 31.3%.

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Houston Rockets vs Detroit Pistons Predictions 12/18/2021

The Rockets have a 9-20 record so far this season and sitting in the third to last place of the West. They are 15-13-1 against the spread and 14-15 in over/under.

They are coming off a home defeat against the New York Knicks with a 103-116 score, not beating the odds, even though they shot better than their opponents from the field (50% to 47%). Daniel Theis led the team both in scoring with 22 points and in rebounding with 10, while Ja’Sean Tate added 20 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Christian Wood leads the team both in scoring with 16.5 ppg and in rebounding with 11.1 per game. Eric Gordon follows with 14.7 ppg and 3.1 assists per game.

The Rockets average 106.1 ppg offensively and have the third-worse defense in the league, allowing 113.1 ppg. They have a 44.7% field goal percentage and a 34% 3-point percentage.

In their previous meeting earlier this season, the Pistons won on the road with a 104-112 score. They are 8-1 against the spread in their previous nine meetings. Under is 3-1 in their previous four meetings.

The Pistons have a 2-11 home record this season, while the Rockets are 2-13 on the road. The Rockets are playing without three of their starters, so I’m going to pick the Pistons to beat the odds at home today.

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