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Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks
The Detroit Pistons will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -11.5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 222.
New York won its last outing, a 125-101 result against the Hornets on December 05. The Knicks covered in that game as a -14.5-point favorite, while the 226 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Detroit was a 130-120 loser in its last match on the road against the Celtics. They covered the +12-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 250 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Detroit:
Team record: 9-15 SU,11-12-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Detroit is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
New York:
Team record: 14-8 SU,11-10-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
Next up:
Detroit at Boston Thursday, December 12
New York at Toronto Monday, December 9