If you read my October predictions for the Detroit Pistons, you’ll think the Detroit win-loss record won’t be much improved on the 20-46 record the team earned last season.
The NBA didn’t do the Pistons any favors opening the season with a tough stretch of games that sees the team playing the Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets twice, with games against other contending teams such as the Atlanta Hawks and NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks.
Detroit has a potential path to going 0-10…seriously. It’s the NBA and usually a team or two will take a night off so I don’t anticipate that happening, but the Pistons are going to be challenged right away.
That’s why it’s interesting to see the Pistons over/under at 24.5 wins for the entire season according to most sports books. Las Vegas knows, and this smells like a sure-fire trap, but this team has 2021 Detroit Tigers vibes written all over it, right?
The Detroit Pistons over/under seems about right
It’s the year the Pistons hopefully turn the corner and not only continue to show improvements with their competitive spirit, but add a few more W’s to the win column.
The 2020 rookie class had a true offseason to prepare for the season, small forward Saddiq Bey and center Isaiah Stewart were part of the USA Select team and they added the No. 1 overall pick in guard Cade Cunningham to the mix.
Add on the fact that they are creating a better-spaced floor with the free agent signings of forwards Trey Lyles and Kelly Olynyk and the team is playing a full 82 game schedule, and 4.5 more wins should be doable, right?
Like I said, Vegas knows what they’re doing, and the Pistons have shown some issues early on this preseason, most importantly, their rebounding. The team is undersized, and while they want to lean on their defense for success, the offseason moves to add more shooting to the roster didn’t exactly help that.
The team has also seen a rash of injuries early on and we haven’t even played a game that counts in the win-loss column yet.
So, with the good and bad in mind, how do you feel about the Detroit Pistons this season from a win-loss perspective. Are they better than the 20-46 record last season? Will they surpass the 24.5-win total?
Time will tell, but we’d love to hear what the fans have to say about how the numbers will sit at the end of the season. Leave us your predictions in the comments.