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Indiana Pacers vs. Detroit Pistons
The Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons will meet on the court at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Pistons as -3-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
Detroit won its last outing, a 124-119 result against the Knicks on January 13. The Pistons covered in that game as a +8.5-point underdog, while the 243 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Indiana was a 127-117 loser in its last match at home against the Cavaliers. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 244 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Indiana:
Team record: 22-19 SU,20-20-1 ATS
Indiana is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
Detroit:
Team record: 21-19 SU,21-18-1 ATS
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Next up:
Indiana home to Philadelphia Saturday, January 18
Detroit home to Phoenix Saturday, January 18