Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, Tips and Odds – Dec. 12, 2022 00:00 CET
Old rivals meet in Detroit, the local Pistons welcome the Los Angeles Lakers. Both teams are not playing nearly as well as expected this season, especially the Lakers who are on a 3-game losing streak.
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Detroit Pistons Team News
The Detroit Pistons team has garnered a lot of sympathy from all basketball fans. Although they belong to the lower echelon of the Eastern Conference, they play very appealing and attractive basketball. It is a young team with a lot of potentials. Although they are by far the weakest team in the East as far as the score is concerned, their domain in the future is large, especially since they have a large base of young players, who will be future All-Star players.
They work on the drive of the guard duo Cade – Ivey, who have worked well together since the first game. However, in this match, the Pistons will play without Cade, while Ivey is questionable. They are very potent offensively. and they have great width in shooting from the field, especially in the form of Bojan Bogdanović and Sadiq Bey, who when they get into a shooting rhythm can cause problems for everyone. The Croatian national team member Bojan Bogdanovič, who has been the leader in points since Cade was injured, has been playing especially well in the last couple of games.
In the last two games, they were defeated away from home, first by the Pelicans and then by the Grizzlies. But they showed everyone in the league that even though they are young, they are very tough. So it will be very difficult for the Lakers against them.
Los Angeles Lakers Team News
The Lakers are playing quite badly this season, as their results show, they are in 13th place in the West with almost 10-15, and they are not yet in the play-in zone, and they urgently need a win to catch the rhythm and get closer to the play-in group. They have a roster and players for the very top and that is clear to everyone, they just need to find the right rhythm.
Davis has finally found his rhythm and is healthy. When he is healthy and playing at 100%, the Lakers are among the favorites in the West. AD’s form is particularly fascinating, in the last few games, he played monstrous games and led the Lakers to victory. In the victory against the Wizards, he scored 55 points and added 17 rebounds, while he scored 44 points for the Bucks. The Lakers are in a series of three defeats and with this match, they end their tour in the East. We expect that Davis and Lebron will be in the lineup and that they will end this losing streak against the Pistons.
The Lakers lack width and need bench players to join and contribute to the offense. Westbrook is slowly waking up, but he is still quite irrational, while much is expected from Dennis Schrooder, who dominated the Eurobasket in the German jersey.
H2H
09.11.22 – Los Angele Lakers : Detroit Pistons – 128:121
29.11.21 – Los Angele Lakers : Detroit Pistons – 110:106
22.11.21 – Detroit Pistons : Los Angeles Lakers – 86:103
07.02.21 – Los Angele Lakers : Detroit Pistons – 135:129
Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers Prediction
We expect the Lakers to do their best and break the streak of three defeats and join the fight for the Play-in, and that Lebron and Davis will also be in the lineup, and with them, the Lakers will gain enormous width. Detroit is the ideal opponent to end that streak, especially since the team’s best player, Cade Cunningham, is not in the lineup.
There is still no Cunningham for the Pistons, there is no Toscano-Anderson for the Lakers, while James and Davis are questionable every match.
Tip-off Time: Monday, 12.12.2022, 00:00 CET
Prediction: Lakers -2.5
Odds: 1,71
Sportsbook: Bet365
