Detroit Pistons (7-28) vs. Charlotte Hornets (19-19)
January 5, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Charlotte Hornets -10; Over/Under: +225
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The Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets meet Wednesday in NBA action at the Spectrum Center. The Detroit Pistons need a win after losing 10 of their last 13 games. The Charlotte Hornets need a win after losing five of their last eight games.
The Detroit Pistons are averaging 100.7 points on 41.2 percent shooting and allowing 110.2 points on 47.3 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 percent from beyond the arc and 78.6 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Pistons are allowing 36.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.1 rebounds per game.
The Charlotte Hornets are averaging 115.2 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 116.1 points on 46.7 percent shooting. Miles Bridges is averaging 19.7 points and 3.7 assists, while LaMelo Ball is averaging 19.7 points and 7.6 rebounds. Terry Rozier is the third double-digit scorer and Gordon Hayward is dishing 3.7 assists. The Charlotte Hornets are shooting 37.9 percent from beyond the arc and 74.7 percent from the free throw line. The Charlotte Hornets are allowing 35.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game.
The Pistons are 17-35-2 ATS in their last 54 games following a ATS win. The Hornets are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 home games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Wednesday games. The over is 18-8 in Pistons last 26 Wednesday games. The under is 5-1 in Hornets last 6 overall. The Pistons are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Charlotte and 2-7 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
The Detroit Pistons aren’t a team I’m running to the window to back, but they did just beat the Bucks outright as 17-point underdogs, and that’s worth paying attention to. The Charlotte Hornets are head and shoulders the better team, but they have yet to put it together since getting healthy, and they only win at home by an average of 1.9 points. This is a lot of points to lay with an inconsistent Charlotte club. It’s Pistons or pass for me.
