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Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -7-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 226.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 103-99 result against the Kings on December 21. The Lakers covered in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 202 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Detroit won its last outing, a 133-125 result against the Suns on December 21. The Pistons covered in that game as a +5.5-point underdog, while the 258 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Detroit:
Team record: 12-17 SU,14-14-1 ATS
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 16-12 SU,13-15 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
LA Lakers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Next up:
Detroit at Sacramento Thursday, December 26
Los Angeles at Golden State Wednesday, December 25