The Charlotte Hornets (31-33) travel to meet the Detroit Pistons (19-46) Tuesday at Little Caesars Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Hornets-Pistons odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.
The Hornets are looking to bounce back after a 121-111 home loss to the Miami Heat Sunday. Their only win and cover in the past four outings was a 107-94 victory over the visiting Pistons Saturday.
The Pistons lost and failed to cover the spread in three straight games. They dropped six of their past seven games while going 1-5 against the spread across their past six contests. The Under is 4-2 in the previous six, too.
Hornets at Pistons: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:25 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Hornets -285 (bet $285 to win $100) | Pistons +230 (bet $100 to win $230)
- Against the spread/ATS: Hornets -7.5 (-105) | Pistons +7.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 215.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Hornets at Pistons: Key injuries
Hornets
- PG Devonte’ Graham (knee) out
- SF Gordon Hayward (foot) out
Pistons
- SF Jerami Grant (knee) questionable
- PG Cory Joseph (ankle) questionable
- C Jahlil Okafor (personal) questionable
- PG Dennis Smith Jr. (knee) out
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Hornets at Pistons: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Hornets 112, Pistons 101
Money line (ML)
The Hornets (-285) are too expensive to play straight up, as they will cost you nearly three times your potential return.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The HORNETS -7.5 (-105) cashed in Saturday’s meeting in Charlotte, and they’ll do so again in this battle in Detroit.
The Hornets are 6-0 ATS in their past six games as road favorites, and 8-2 ATS in their past 10 overall as favorites. The Pistons are 1-5 ATS in their past six games, and 2-5 ATS in their past seven when working on no rest.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 215.5 (-110) is the lean and is worth playing lightly. The Under is a perfect 4-0 in Charlotte’s past four games as a favorite, and 7-1-1 in its past nine contests against losing teams.
The Under is 3-1-1 in Detroit’s past five at home, 7-3-1 in its past 11 overall, and also 9-1-1 in the last 11 meetings in this series.
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