Detroit Pistons vs Oklahoma City Thunder: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 4/16/2021

Detroit is as a 3-point favorite against Oklahoma City when Jerami Grant's Pistons (16-39) and the Shai Gilgeous-Alexander-led Thunder (20-35) take the court on April 16, 2021. The matchup features a point total of 216.5.

How to Watch

Time: 7:00 PM EST
TV Channel: BSDET

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Pistons vs. Thunder Betting Data

Pistons Betting Data

• Detroit covered the spread more often than not this season, going 27-24-3 against the spread.
• When they are at least 3-point favorites, the Pistons are 1-1 ATS.
• Detroit and its opponents have gone over the point total in half of their games, 27 out of 54 matchups.

Thunder Betting Data

• Against the spread this season, Oklahoma City is under .500: 25-29-1.
• When the Thunder are at least 3-point underdogs, they are 1-0 against the spread.
• Oklahoma City has failed to hit the over in a majority of their games this season, going over the point total in just 27 of 55 outings.

Point Total Insights

• Detroit and its opponents have gone over Friday's 216.5 total in 29 out of 55 games (52.7%) this season.
• 31 Oklahoma City games this year (56.4% of its matchups) finished with a final score greater than Friday's over/under of 216.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 213 points per game, 3.5 points fewer than the total of 216.5 for this game.
• This game's over/under is 9.2 fewer points than the 225.7 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020-21.
• The Pistons have seen a 219 average over/under in their games this season, 2.5 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 3.1 points fewer than the average over/under in Thunder's games this season (219.6 points).

Previous Matchups

In their last 10 matchups, Oklahoma City has an 8-2 record in games against Detroit, while the Pistons have covered the spread in all of their games against the Thunder.

Pistons Players to Watch

• The Pistons scoring leader is Grant, who averages 22.6 per contest to go with 4.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists.
• Mason Plumlee is Detroit's leading rebounder, pulling down 9.1 per game, while Killian Hayes is its best passer, distributing 3.7 assists in each contest.
• Wayne Ellington makes more threes per game than any other member of the Pistons, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.5 per contest.
• Dennis Smith Jr. is Detroit's leader in steals, averaging 1.0 steal per game, while Grant leads them in blocks with 1.1 per contest.

Thunder Players to Watch

• Gilgeous-Alexander's points (23.7 per game) and assists (5.9 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Thunder's leaderboards.
• Moses Brown grabs 8.7 rebounds per game (he also scores 9.0 points per game and adds 0.2 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Oklahoma City rebounding leaderboard.
• Ty Jerome is the top scorer from deep for the Thunder, hitting 2.1 threes per game.
• Oklahoma City's leader in steals is Theo Maledon (0.9 per game), and its leader in blocks is Brown (1.2 per game).

Injury Report

Pistons:

Rodney McGruder: Out (Elbow),

Hamidou Diallo: Day To Day (Knee),

Cory Joseph: Out (Ankle),

Wayne Ellington: Out (Rest),

Dennis Smith Jr.: Out (Knee),

Jerami Grant: Out (Knee),

Mason Plumlee: Out (Rest)

Thunder:

Gabriel Deck: Out (Not With Team),

Mike Muscala: Out (Ankle),

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Out (Foot),

Aleksej Pokusevski: Out (Arm),

Josh Hall: Out (Knee)