NBA FREE Pick: 529 Portland Trailblazers @ 530 Detroit Pistons
Rating: 2 Units – Regular Play
Pick: 530 Detroit Pistons (-3)
Price: -105 / 1.95 on Bookmaker
Write Up:
Portland will play their third and final game of this Eastern road trip tonight and they are coming from a hard fought battle against Toronto where they achieved their first win of the season. I believe this will be a bad spot for them and also a poor matchup for them against this Detroit team. Toronto scored 22 fast break points and 60 points in the paint against them, however that didn’t prevent Portland from winning the game as Toronto shot an incredibly poor 4-29 3pts.
Detroit has been a very physical team and they once again won their boards battle against Oklahoma City in the team’s last game. However, the Pistons were unable to stop Shai-Gilgeous Alexander but today their task will be easier against rookie Scoot Henderson, who has been having a rough season so far. I get that Duren being out is a blow for the Pistons, but their bench has been very solid and Monty Williams has been able to make all his players play hard no matter what. I expect Detroit to have a considerable physical edge on this matchup with Cade Cunningham having a good matchup against Portland’s guards.