The Portland Trail Blazers (30-34) battle the Detroit Pistons (15-49) Monday. Tip from Little Caesars Arena is set for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Trail Blazers vs. Pistons odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Trail Blazers beat Detroit 135-106 on Jan. 2, covering as 9.5-point home favorites in the teams’ lone matchup so far this season. The Over (231.5) connected.
Portland beat the Orlando Magic 122-119 Sunday, covering as a 2.5-point road underdog. It is 2-5 straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS) over its last 7 games. The Trail Blazers are 31-32-1 ATS and 30-33-1 O/U on the season.
The Pistons lost 114-90 to the Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday, failing to cover as 16.5-point road underdogs. They are 4-3 ATS over their last 7 games despite having lost all 7 SU. Detroit is 28-33-3 ATS and 33-30-1 O/U.
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Trail Blazers at Pistons odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:22 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Trail Blazers -220 (bet $220 to win $100) | Pistons +190 (bet $100 to win $190)
- Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers -5.5 (-112) | Pistons +5.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 230.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Trail Blazers at Pistons key injuries
Trail Blazers
- F Bojan Bogdanovic (Achilles) out
- G Cade Cunningham (tibia) out
- C Jalen Duren (ankle) out
- G Killian Hayes (hand) questionable
- C Isaiah Stewart (hip) out
- C James Wiseman (knee) questionable
Pistons
- Not yet submitted
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Trail Blazers at Pistons picks and predictions
Prediction
Trail Blazers 116, Pistons 111
Moneyline
AVOID.
While the home underdog could be enticing, the Pistons are 1-3 straight up over their last 4 road games and have lost 9 of their last 10. Similarly, Portland (-24) is too pricey to back even though it should win.
Against the spread
LEAN PISTONS +5.5 (-108).
The Pistons have lost 9 of their last 10, but they are 5-5 ATS in that span. They have covered 3 straight games at home despite having lost 2 in a row there.
The Trail Blazers are 1-3 ATS over their last 4 road games and are just 15-17 ATS on the road this season.
For a partial unit given the trends, lean PISTONS +5.5 (-108).
Over/Under
BET UNDER 230.5 (-115).
The Pistons are 1-4 O/U in their last 5 games, and 4 of their last 7 scorers, including their top 2 scoring options, will be sidelined. That has hurt their production as they’ve put up fewer than 100 points in 2 of their last 4 games and fewer than 107 in 4 of their last 5.
The Blazers are 1-3 O/U in their last 4 games as well and have scored 111 points or fewer in 3 of the 4. Ultimately, back the UNDER 230.5 (-115).
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