San Antonio Spurs (14-20) vs. Detroit Pistons (5-28)
January 1, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Detroit Pistons 4.5; Over/Under: -
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The San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons meet Saturday in NBA action at the Little Caesars Arena. The San Antonio Spurs look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Detroit Pistons need a win after losing 10 of their last 11 games.
The San Antonio Spurs are averaging 111.5 points on 47.1 percent shooting and allowing 109.8 points on 46 percent shooting. Dejounte Murray is averaging 17.8 points and 8.4 rebounds, while Keldon Johnson is averaging 15.3 points and 1.7 assists. Derrick White is the third double-digit scorer and Jakob Poeltl is dishing 2.8 assists. The San Antonio Spurs are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 73 percent from the free throw line. The San Antonio Spurs are allowing 35.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.9 rebounds per game.
The Detroit Pistons are averaging 100.2 points on 41.3 percent shooting and allowing 110 points on 47.5 percent shooting. Jerami Grant is averaging 20.1 points and 4.8 rebounds, while Cade Cunningham is averaging 15.3 points and 5.2 assists. Saddiq Bey is the third double-digit scorer and Kelly Olynyk is grabbing 5.3 rebounds. The Detroit Pistons are shooting 31.2 percent from beyond the arc and 78.6 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Pistons are allowing 36.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.5 rebounds per game.
The Spurs are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Pistons are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 Saturday games and 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 2 days rest. The over is 8-3 in Spurs last 11 overall. The over is 4-1 in Pistons last 5 Saturday games. The Spurs are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Detroit and 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
The San Antonio Spurs are on the end of a back to back, but that probably doesn’t matter much. The Detroit Pistons don’t win, don’t cover numbers despite being underdogs every night, and they’re losing their last five games by an average of 10.2 points. The Pistons lose at home by an average of 6.8 points and as an underdog of 10.3 points. Backing the Pistons makes no sense until they show some sort of life. Give me the Spurs and the reasonable number.
