The San Antonio Spurs embark on a two-game road swing as they make their way to Little Sportsbook Arena to tip off against the Detroit Pistons. This game features teams trending in opposite directions as Detroit has dropped four of its last five games, while San Antonio is riding a four-game winning streak. The Spurs are 4-point favorites to extend that streak with the total Sportsbook at 214 points.
- The Spurs are 6-1 SU and 5-2 ATS in their last seven games vs the Pistons.
- The total has gone UNDER in the Spurs’ last five games vs the Pistons (avg. combined score: 183.2).
- The Spurs are 8-2 SU and 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games.
Spurs getting it done on both sides of the ball recently
San Antonio has been on an absolute tear that has seen it go from being three games under .500 to six games over, having won 12 of its last 15 games, including its last four. The Spurs have been finding success by clamping down defensively and shooting the ball extremely well. They lead the league with a point differential of 15.5 over their last 15 games while averaging the third-most points per game at 115.6 and surrendering the fewest ppg at 100.1.
Over this 15-game surge, San Antonio has been playing well as a team, with five different players scoring a team high in points and rebounds, and four different players recording the team high in assists. Additionally, the Spurs are leading the league with a 51.5 shooting percentage, including a league-best 42.7 percent from three-point range, although they take the third-fewest shots from the floor per game, making sure they get good open looks. Defensively, their opponents are shooting just 41.8 percent from the floor, the lowest percentage in the Association.
Scoring has gone silent for Pistons
Since December 3, Detroit is just 4-13 SU and more recently it has been victorious only once in its last five games. The biggest issue for the Pistons is that their offense has become virtually non-existent. Over this 17-game span, they have scored 110 or more points just three times, they were held to fewer than 100 points six times and they have averaged just 102.06 points per game. Additionally, they are having issues maintaining possession, turning the ball over an average of 15.9 times per game over their last 15 matches for the fourth-worst mark in the NBA.
Defensively, Detroit has been just OK over its last 15 games. It’s allowing 109.4 ppg to rank 14th in that span, but opponents are shooting 47.4 percent, the eighth-highest percentage in the league. However, the Pistons have done a good job defending long-distance shots as their foes are averaging just 8.8 three-pointers per game, the fewest in the NBA, and shooting at a 32.4 percent clip from beyond the arc, which is the third-lowest average.
Is the UNDER the bet to make?
The UNDER has been a solid play recently for both San Antonio and Detroit and Sportsbook has tonight’s total Sportsbook at 214 points. The total has gone UNDER in nine of San Antonio’s last 14 games with an average combined score of 212.36, while Detroit has gone UNDER in nine of its last 14 games with an average combined score also of 212.36. Meanwhile, the total has gone UNDER in the Spurs’ last five vs the Pistons with an average combined score of 183.2. Lastly, San Antonio is surrendering the fewest points per game over its last 15 games, while Detroit has scored the fifth-fewest ppg in its last 15. You should be on the UNDER.
My take on San Antonio vs Detroit
I like the Spurs to cover the 4-point spread. San Antonio is 8-2 SU and 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games with an average winning margin of 19.75, winning just two games by fewer than 10 points. Meanwhile, Detroit is 2-6 SU and ATS in its last eight games with an average losing margin of 14. The Pistons are scoring the fifth-fewest points per game in their last 15 games, while the Spurs are surrendering the fewest ppg over that span while scoring the third-most ppg. Lastly, Detroit is shooting just 43.8 percent from the floor over its last 15 games while San Antonio has limited opponents to 41.8 percent shooting from the field.
