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Detroit Pistons vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Detroit Pistons will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Sunday when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -5.5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
The Trail Blazers were a 128-115 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Pelicans. They failed to cover the +5.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (243) made winners of OVER bettors.
Detroit lost its last outing, a 126-106 result against the Bucks on February 20. The Pistons failed to cover in that game as a +13-point underdog, while the 232 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Detroit:
Team record: 19-39 SU,21-35-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Portland:
Team record: 25-32 SU,23-32-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Next up:
Detroit at Denver Tuesday, February 25
Portland home to Boston Tuesday, February 25