NBA: Toronto vs Detroit Prediction
The Detroit Pistons host the Toronto Raptors on Friday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Raptors come to town with the best record in the Eastern Conference, while the Pistons are near the bottom of the standings, and are riding their worst single-season home losing streak in nearly 50 years.
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Toronto Raptors (20-6) at Detroit Pistons (5-21)
Date: Friday, December 19, 2014
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Venue: The Palace of Auburn Hills
City: Detroit, Michigan
NBA Gambling O/U Odds: 199.5
NBA Gambling Spread: Raptors -7.5
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The Pistons have lost 11 in a row on their home court, and will be looking to break that slide against a Raptors club that will visit riding a four-game winning streak. Toronto knocked off the division rival Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, claiming a 105-89 victory.
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Star point guard Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 12 assists in that game, while center Jonas Valanciunas racked up 16 points and 10 rebounds, as the Raptors reached the 20-win mark quicker than any squad in franchise history.
Things didn’t go quite so well for the Pistons in their last contest. Detroit fell by a score of 117-106 to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday in what was their 11th consecutive loss at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The last time they lost that many consecutive games at home was 1966-67.
Point guard Brandon Jennings scored 13 points against the Mavericks after averaging 4.7 points per game over a seven-game stretch, failing to reach double digits in any of those contests. In the month of December, he’s shooting 24.1 percent from the floor – the lowest mark among players with at least 50 attempts.
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The battle between these two point guards should be a fun one to watch.
Jennings averaged 21.0 points in three meetings with the Raptors last season, and Lowry averaged 22.7 points and 7.3 assists in those three games against the Pistons.
Pistons center Andre Drummond also fared well in those matchups, averaging 12.0 points and 14.0 rebounds.
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The Raptors are in much better for than the Pistons, and given Detroit’s struggles at home, that home-court advantage is practically nil at the moment.
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Toronto figures to a cruise to a double-digit victory. Additionally, both sides figure to get their points in this one, as his often been the case when these divisions face off.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Raptors are 4-1 ATS in their last five games overall, and 6-2 ATS in their last eight road games.
- The Raptors are 7-1 ATS in the last eight meetings between these teams, and 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings in Detroit.
- The over is 5-1 in the Raptors’ last six road games, and it is 15-5 in the Pistons’ last 20 against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The over is also 8-3 in the Raptors’ last 11 games against Central Division opponents, and it is 7-1 in the Pistons’ last eight games against Atlantic Division opponents.
The 4* FREE play: Raptors -7.5, Over 199.5
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