The Detroit Pistons have endured a roller-coaster of a first half of the season, but the team is experiencing yet another slump right now ahead of Friday’s clash with the Washington Wizards.
Sportsbook opened the Wizards as 1-point road favorites with a total of 208.
- The total has gone UNDER in eight of the Pistons’ last nine games at home against teams with winning records.
- The Wizards are 4-1 ATS in their last five games against the Pistons.
- The Wizards are 9-0 SU in their last nine games after consecutive losses.
Detroit forced 20 turnovers against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday but still came away with a 96-91 road loss despite holding the Dinos to 42.5 percent shooting. The Pistons are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games since point guard Reggie Jackson went down with an ankle injury, as Ish Smith is struggling to get the job done in his place. The backup guard shot 1-for-12 from the floor in the setback to the Raps.
The Wizards aren’t exactly thriving on the defensive side of the ball right now in the wake of a 133-109 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday. Washington is allowing an average of 114.3 points during a six-game stretch, with the squad dropping four of those. The Wiz allowed Charlotte to score a franchise-record 77 points in the first half of that contest.
Washington has been a downright terrible wager of late, as the Wizards are on a seven-game losing skid against the spread.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Detroit Pistons opened as 1-point underdogs at online sportsbook Sportsbook, while the NBA total line was sitting around 207.5 at Sportsbook for those who prefer OVER/UNDER betting on the total amount of points scored.
A 110-103 result in favor of the Pistons is the prediction by the OddsShark handicapping pick engine. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Detroit battles the Washington Wizards, currently with a 25-20 mark (19-26 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals betting, are 18-25 for the Pistons and 18-26-1 for the Wizards. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Detroit vs Washington injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 19 (Detroit) and the No. 12 (Washington) teams in the league, according to our current NBA betting Power Rankings at OddsShark.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Detroit's No. 25-ranked offense averaging 102.12 PPG, against a Washington defense that ranks No. 13 at 105.27 PPG. The Pistons field-goal percentage has averaged 44.98% so far, less than the Wizards shooters have achieved on the year, 46.56% per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Washington was run off the court by the Hornets on Wednesday as Charlotte blasted them 133-109 at Spectrum Center.
The Pistons got a 25-point performance from Andre Drummond, who added 17 rebounds, but Toronto still ran past Detroit 96-91 on Wednesday at Air Canada Centre.
- Washington is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
- Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
- Washington is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
- Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
- Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Detroit's last 23 games
- Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Washington at Dallas, Monday, January 22
Detroit home to Brooklyn, Sunday, January 21
