Detroit Pistons (2-9) vs. Toronto Raptors (7-6)
November 13, 2021 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Toronto Raptors -8.5; Over/Under: -201.5
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The Toronto Raptors play host to the Detroit Pistons at the Scotiabank Arena on Saturday night.
The Detroit Pistons have been in a real slump as they’ve lost nine of their first 11 games and they will be looking to bounce back after getting routed by the Cavaliers in a 98-78 road loss last night. Jerami Grant led the team in scoring with 16 points, Frank Jackson added 12 points while Josh Jackson chipped in with 11 points, but no other player finished in double figures. As a team, the Pistons shot a miserable 36 percent from the field and nine of 30 from the 3-point line as they struggled right from the start, scoring just 18 points in the first quarter to fall behind early, before scoring just 11 points in a nightmare third quarter where they fell behind by as many as 27 points. Killian Hayes had a rough night as he scored just five points on two of nine shooting while Saddiq Bey scored just four points on one of 12 shooting.
Meanwhile, the Toronto Raptors will be looking to build some momentum after putting a halt to a three-game skid with a 115-109 road win over the shorthanded 76ers on Thursday. Fred VanVleet led the team with 32 points and seven assists, OG Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. each scored 20 points while Chris Boucher chipped in with 17 points off the bench. As a team, the Raptors shot 43 percent from the field and 14 of 33 from the 3-point line as they struggled to contain the 76ers and found themselves trailing by 10 points before climbing back into the contest and pulling away in the fourth quarter with a pivotal 8-2 run to escape with the hard-fought win. Precious Achiuwa had a rough shooting night as he finished with just four points on one of 10 shooting.
Looking at the betting trends, the Pistons are 2-7 ATS in their last nine road games, 1-7 ATS in their last eight games against a team with a winning record and 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games overall. The Raptors are 1-10-1 ATS in their last 12 home games and 6-2 ATS in their last eight games against a team below .400.
Head to head, the over is 6-2 in the last eight meetings overall and the Pistons are 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings in Toronto.
The Pistons haven’t been able to get anything going this season and their confidence took another hit last night after managing just 78 points in one of their worst losses of the season so far. The Raptors haven’t been red-hot themselves, but they were good enough to take down a shorthanded 76ers team on Thursday and they’re only going to improve with Pascal Siakam back in the lineup. The line seems a little hefty, but the Pistons are 1-7 ATS in their last eight games against a team with a winning record and I think that trend continues here as the Raptors roll to another win at home.
