Pistons at Pelicans 12/9/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

On Monday, the Detroit Pistons look for their second straight victory when visiting the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pistons defeated the Indiana Pacers 108-101 on Friday and improved to 9-14. Blake Griffin hit a three-pointer with 41 seconds to play to break a tie game and led the Pistons with 25 points. Andre Drummond equaled Griffin with 25 points of his own and pulled down 22 rebounds.

Blake Griffin leads the Pistons in scoring with an average of 19.7 points per game. Andre Drummond is second in scoring and the leading rebounding with averages of 17.7 points and 17.0 rebounds per game. Derrick Rose is the leader in assists with an average of 5.7 assists per game. Six players are averaging double-figures in scoring for the Pistons.

New Orleans looks to snap an eight-game losing streak when hosting the Pistons on Monday. New Orleans fell to 6-17 following a 130-84 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. New Orleans trailed at the half 64-52 and was behind by double digits the entire second half. J.J. Redick scored 15 points to lead the Pelicans.

Brandon Ingram leads New Orleans in scoring with an average of 24.6 points per game and Ingram is leading in rebounds with an average of 7.0 per game, while Jrue Holiday is first in assists with an average of 6.7 per game. Five Pelicans’ players are averaging double-figures in scoring.