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Detroit Pistons vs. Denver Nuggets
A winning streak will be on the line for the Detroit Pistons on Saturday when they battle the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -5.5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
Denver lost its last outing, a 149-135 result against the Cavaliers on December 27. The Nuggets failed to cover in that game as a +3-point underdog, while the 284 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Pistons were a 114-113 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Kings. They covered the +5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (227) made winners of PUSH bettors.
Detroit:
Team record: 14-17 SU,16-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Denver:
Team record: 16-13 SU,11-17-1 ATS
Denver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 6 games
Denver is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Detroit home to Orlando Wednesday, January 1
Denver at Utah Monday, December 30