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Detroit Pistons vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The Detroit Pistons will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -8-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
The Timberwolves were a 123-114 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Bucks. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (237) made winners of OVER bettors.
Detroit lost its last outing, a 132-118 result against the Bulls on December 30. The Pistons failed to cover in that game as a +7.5-point underdog, while the 250 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Detroit:
Team record: 8-26 SU,15-16-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 16-16 SU,13-19 ATS
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Next up:
Detroit at Portland Monday, January 2
Minnesota home to Denver Monday, January 2