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Detroit Pistons vs. Atlanta Hawks
The fans at State Farm Arena will be treated to a game between the Detroit Pistons and the Atlanta Hawks when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Pistons as -2-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total opened at 228.
In their last action, Atlanta was a 121-120 winner on the road against the Spurs. They covered the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (241) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Detroit won its last outing, a 116-103 result against the Celtics on January 15. The Pistons covered in that game as a +9.5-point underdog, while the 219 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Detroit:
Team record: 15-27 SU,15-25-2 ATS
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Atlanta:
Team record: 10-32 SU,19-23 ATS
Atlanta is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Atlanta is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games
Atlanta is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Detroit at Washington Monday, January 20
Atlanta home to Toronto Monday, January 20