Utah visits Detroit after Cunningham's 43-point performance
Thu, Dec 21, 2023
NBA News (AP)
Utah Jazz (10-18, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (2-25, 15th in the Eastern Conference)
Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Jazz -1.5; over/under is 238
BOTTOM LINE: Detroit takes on the Utah Jazz after Cade Cunningham scored 43 points in the Detroit Pistons' 130-124 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
The Pistons are 1-12 in home games. Detroit allows 120.8 points and has been outscored by 11.9 points per game.
The Jazz are 2-13 in road games. Utah is 2-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Pistons are shooting 46.3% from the field this season, 2.0 percentage points lower than the 48.3% the Jazz allow to opponents. The Jazz's 45.3% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.5 percentage points lower than the Pistons have given up to their opponents (48.8%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Cunningham is averaging 22.2 points and seven assists for the Pistons. Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Detroit.
John Collins is averaging 14.4 points and 8.2 rebounds for the Jazz. Collin Sexton is averaging 20.7 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 50.4% over the past 10 games for Utah.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 0-10, averaging 107.7 points, 38.9 rebounds, 23.8 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 126.0 points per game.
Jazz: 4-6, averaging 111.2 points, 45.5 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 6.9 steals and 6.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.6 points.
INJURIES: Pistons: Killian Hayes: day to day (illness), Isaiah Stewart: day to day (shoulder), Jalen Duren: out (ankle), Monte Morris: out (quad).
Jazz: Jordan Clarkson: out (thigh), Omer Yurtseven: day to day (illness), Keyonte George: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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