Detroit Pistons vs Brooklyn Nets: Free NBA Spread Pick, 1–10–2018
Free NBA Pick by Dennis Mathews of BetSheet.com
Detroit Pistons vs Brooklyn Nets
Odds: Nets +2, 204
Time: January 10, 7:30 PM EST
Detroit Pistons
(21–18)
The Detroit Pistons look to pick up a much needed road win as they take on the Brooklyn Nets, Wednesday night at 7:30 pm. Detroit lost for the third time in four games as they fell 112–109 to New Orleans on the road Monday night.
The Pistons are 2-point favorites and can put an end to a five-game road losing streak with a win tonight. The game’s Over/Under (O/U) opened at 204.
Detroit has not played well on the road this season, going 8–13 on the road compared to 13–5 at home. The Pistons have been decent against the spread this season going 22–15–2 ATS.
Looking at the betting trends, the Pistons are 1–4 ATS in their last five road games, 1–5 ATS in their last six games against a team with a losing record and 1–5 ATS in their last six against the Eastern Conference.
Brooklyn Nets
(15–25)
The Brooklyn Nets aim to defend their home court at the Barkley’s Center where they are (8–11) on the season. The Nets have split their last six games but they will be hoping to avoid a third straight defeat after falling to the Raptors in a 114–113 overtime loss on Monday.
The Nets are 11th in the league in scoring offense with 106.6 points per game and this team really rebounds well, ranking 4th in the NBA collecting 46 rebounds per game. Like any young team, the Nets do not defend well allowing 108.8 points a game.
D’Angelo Russell leads the team with 20 PPG but he went down with a knee injury at the end of December and isn’t due back until mid January. Since his departure, the Nets have lost 6 of their last 10 games.
The Nets are 6–0 ATS their last 6 games and 7–0 ATS their last 7 games vs the Eastern Conference.
Pistons vs Nets Prediction
What is Dennis Mathews Predicting?
Head to head, the home team is 6–1 ATS in the last seven meetings, the Pistons are 2–9 ATS in the last 11 meetings overall and 0–6 ATS in the last six meetings in Brooklyn. On paper, the Pistons are the better team and a team that should sneak into the playoffs. However, it’s hard to ignore their road woes this season. Expect the public to back the Pistons but the trends indicate the Nets should cover this game. Take the points and back the Nets at home.
Detroit Pistons vs Brooklyn Nets Pick: Nets +2
