Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons 1/14/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Toronto Raptors look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Detroit Pistons on Friday. Toronto is 20-18 and third in the Atlantic division five games behind the first-place Brooklyn Nets. Toronto was defeated by the Phoenix Suns 99-95 on Tuesday, which snapped a six-game winning streak for the Raptors. OG Anunoby was the leading scorer for Toronto with 25 points. Toronto shot only 40.4% overall and 21.6% from 3-point territory.

Fred VanVleet is leading Toronto in scoring and assists with averages of 22.0 points and 6.6 assists per game, while Pascal Siakam is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 20.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Toronto has five players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Raptors are scoring an average of 107.8 points per game while shooting 44.0% overall and 34.3% from 3-point territory.

Detroit looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting Toronto on Friday. The Pistons are 9-31 and last in the Central Division 18 ½ games behind the first-place Chicago Bulls. Detroit was defeated by the Bulls on Tuesday 133-87. Josh Jackson was the leading scorer for Detroit in the loss with 16 points. Detroit was outscored in the second half by Chicago 72-35.

Cade Cunningham is the leading scorer and leader in assists for Detroit with averages of 15.4 points and 5.4 assists per game, while Isaiah Stewart is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.2 rebounds per game. Detroit has five players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Pistons are scoring an average of 101.2 points per game. Detroit is shooting 41.5% overall and 31.3% from 3-point territory.