The Pistons will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Knicks in New York at Madison Square Garden on Saturday in NBA action.

This season the Knicks are 23-25 overall and 23-25 ATS against the number, while the Pistons are 16-31 and 23-23-1 ATS. As for the totals, New York is 18-30 on the OU, and Detroit is 26-21.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 13 (Knicks) and the No. 28 (Pistons) teams in the league, according to our current NBA Power Rankings at Odds Shark. A 97-89 result in favor of the Knicks is predicted by handicapping models.



How They Match Up:
In rebounding, the battle of the boards features New York's No. 16-rated squad against Detroit's No. 27-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, New York rates No. 10 in the league with 7 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 26 with 4.5 per outing.

Defensively, the Pistons feature the league's No. 19-rated defense on the road, allowing 98.7 points per game. New York, meanwhile, comes in at No. 10 in the league in scoring at home.

Detroit was an 88-73 loser in its last match at home against the Heat. They failed to cover the 9-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 161 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Pistons endured an 88-73 loss at the hands of the Heat on Friday, despite an 18 -point effort from Brandon Knight at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

The Knicks were a 96-79 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Raptors. They failed to cover the 5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (175) made winners of UNDER bettors. The Knicks endured a 96-79 loss at the hands of the Raptors on Friday, despite a 17-point effort from Amar'e Stoudemire at Air Canada Centre.


Detroit Pistons Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Washington are 4-6
After playing Miami are 0-10
After a loss are 4-6

New York Knicks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Milwaukee are 2-8
After playing Toronto are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Pistons at Knicks trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Detroit's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Detroit's last 18 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing New York
New York is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit


Next up:
Detroit at Washington, Monday, March 26
New York home to Milwaukee, Monday, March 26