Brooklyn Nets (18-8) vs. Detroit Pistons (4-21)
December 12, 2021 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Detroit Pistons 9.5; Over/Under: -211.5
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The Brooklyn Nets and Detroit Pistons meet Sunday in NBA action at the Little Caesars Arena. The Brooklyn Nets look for a win after winning seven of their last 10 games. The Detroit Pistons look to snap an 11-game losing streak.
The Brooklyn Nets are averaging 109.1 points on 46.5 percent shooting and allowing 105.8 points on 42.9 percent shooting. Kevin Durant is averaging 28.5 points and 5.4 assists, while James Harden is averaging 20.8 points and 7.9 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge is the third double-digit scorer and Patty Mills is grabbing 1.7 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets are shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc and 81.2 percent from the free throw line. The Brooklyn Nets are allowing 30.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.7 rebounds per game.
The Detroit Pistons are averaging 99.5 points on 40.9 percent shooting and allowing 109.2 points on 47.8 percent shooting. Jerami Grant is averaging 20.1 points and 4.8 rebounds, while Cade Cunningham is averaging 15.3 points and 4.5 assists. Kelly Olynyk is the third double-digit scorer and Saddiq Bey is grabbing 6 rebounds. The Detroit Pistons are shooting 31.1 percent from beyond the arc and 79.1 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Pistons are allowing 38 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.4 rebounds per game.
The Nets are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Sunday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Pistons are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest. The under is 5-0 in Nets last 5 overall. The over is 4-1 in Pistons last 5 home games. The Nets are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Detroit and 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
I don’t ant to get behind the Detroit Pistons as much as the next guy, but this is a lot of points to lay with the Nets. While winning, the Brooklyn Nets aren’t covering numbers, and they’re actually winning their last five games by an average of just 0.4 points. Harden will sit out this contest, and it’s the last game of a four-game road trip. The Nets won’t be excited to blow the doors off here. Win and get out. Give me the points with the Pistons.
