After two days off, the Brooklyn Nets (14-11) will visit the Detroit Pistons (5-18) Tuesday night for an Eastern Conference showdown. Tip-off will be at 7 p.m. ET at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Below, we analyze the Nets-Pistons NBA odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Nets at Pistons: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:10 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Nets -275 (bet $275 to win $100) | Pistons +220 (bet $100 to win $220)
- Against the spread/ATS: Nets -6.5 (-110) | Pistons +6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 229.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Nets at Pistons: Key injuries
Nets
- SF Kevin Durant (health and safety protocols) out
- SG Iman Shumpert (hamstring) out
- PG Kyrie Irving (finger) probable
Pistons
- C Jahlil Okafor (knee) out
- SG Wayne Ellington (calf) questionable
- PG Dennis Smith Jr. (health and safety protocols) questionable
- PG Delon Wright (ankle) questionable
- PG Killian Hayes (hip) out
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Nets at Pistons: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Nets 123, Pistons 112
Money line (ML)
The Nets are struggling of late, dropping three of their last four games. Durant missed their last game against the Philadelphia 76ers, a 124-108 loss, but they also fell to the Raptors the night before. Irving and SG James Harden were available for that game while Durant started late and was lifted in the third quarter for COVID protocols.
That being said, even without Durant Tuesday night, the Nets should have no trouble with the Pistons. Detroit has lost four in a row and eight of its last 10.
Take the NETS (-275) to win outright.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The spread has bounced between 6.5 and 7.5 points in the Nets’ favor, and either way, I like them to cover. The Pistons don’t have the scorers to keep up with the Nets’ top-ranked offense, which has averaged 121.5 points per game this season.
With Irving probable to play and Harden also set to be in the lineup, the NETS -6.5 (-110) should cover fairly easily Tuesday night.
Over/Under (O/U)
In the Nets’ last 19 games, the total has gone Over 17 times. Even as poorly as the Pistons have played of late, the Over is still 8-4 in their last 12 games.
The Nets will get back on track Tuesday night after dropping two straight and help push the total OVER 229.5 (-110) against the Pistons, who will also take advantage of Brooklyn’s struggling defense (29th in PPG).
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Also see:
- Nets vs. Pistons: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Tuesday (Nets Wire)
- Phil Jackson again has the best winning percentage in history among NBA coaches (Hoops Hype)
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