The Toronto Raptors put a five-game winning streak on the line when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. The Eastern Conference-leading Raps own a two-game lead over the Boston Celtics for the top spot in the conference and possess the best home record in the NBA at 27-5 SU but are a solid 19-12 SU and 18-13 ATS away from Canada. The Raps have gone 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 trips to Detroit.
Sportsbook opened the Pistons as 5.5-point home underdogs with a total of 212.5.
- The Pistons are 1-5 ATS in their last six games at home.
- The total has gone OVER in eight of the Raptors’ last 11 games on the road against teams with losing records.
- The Raptors are 4-1 ATS in their last five games.
The Pistons have lost three straight for the third time in less than a month and are spiraling down the standings as a result. Detroit sits 4 1/2 games behind eighth-place Miami with 18 left and will have to play 10 of them on the road. The Pistons are getting solid contributions from Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond but need some form of secondary scoring to step up against the red-hot Raps.
Toronto has scored at least 101 points in 16 straight games, which is tied for the franchise record. The Dinos easily topped Detroit 123-94 in the last meeting between the clubs on February 26, with Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan contributing a team-high 20 points in the win. The Raps are playing in the second half of a back-to-back set after beating Atlanta 106-90 on Tuesday.
Toronto keeps winning outright and covering the spread in games it’s supposed to win. In the Raptors’ last nine games vs teams with losing records, they’ve gone 9-0 SU and 8-1 ATS.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Detroit Pistons were listed earlier as 5-point underdogs on the betting oddsboard at Sportsbook. Those betting on the total OVER/UNDER for points scored have seen that line set at 215 for Wednesday at shops such as Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 113-97 result in favor of the Raptors. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Toronto Raptors vs Detroit Pistons Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Detroit Pistons sport a record of 29-35 and 27-35-2 ATS heading into this matchup, while the Toronto Raptors sit at 46-17 and 36-27 ATS on the NBA season. The OVER/UNDER totals betting records are 27-35-2 for the Pistons and 31-31-1 for the Raptors. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Detroit vs Toronto injuries news.
This game pits the Pistons, currently No. 25 in the OddsShark NBA Power Rankings, against the Raptors, who rate No. 2 in the most recent survey update.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively the game matches up Detroit's No. 24-ranked offense (102.89 PPG) against a Toronto defense that ranks No. 6 at 103.11 PPG. The Pistons have averaged 44.78% from the field per game, less than the Raptors have managed so far this NBA season (47.02% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Toronto earned a 106-90 victory over Atlanta on Tuesday, getting 25 points from DeMar DeRozan at Air Canada Centre.
The Pistons were blown out by Cleveland on Monday, losing by a 112-90 final at Quicken Loans Arena in basketball betting action.
- Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
- Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
- Detroit is 1-11 ATS in its last 12 games
- Detroit is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games
- Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Toronto home to Houston, Friday, March 9
Detroit home to Chicago, Friday, March 9
