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Charlotte Hornets vs. Detroit Pistons
The Charlotte Hornets will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Pistons as -6-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 214.5.
Detroit won its last outing, a 105-96 result against the Magic on January 01. The Pistons covered in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 201 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Charlotte was a 115-108 loser at home against the Bulls. They failed to cover the +4-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (223) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Charlotte:
Team record: 7-25 SU,16-16 ATS
Current Streak: lost 8 straight games.
Charlotte is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Charlotte is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games
Detroit:
Team record: 15-18 SU,17-15-1 ATS
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 8 of Detroit's last 11 games
Next up:
Charlotte at Cleveland Sunday, January 5
Detroit home to Minnesota Saturday, January 4