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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Detroit Pistons will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -9.5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 220.5.
Detroit lost its last outing, a 122-107 result against the Cavaliers on January 27. The Pistons failed to cover in that game as a +2-point underdog, while the 229 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 107-106 result against the 76ers on January 27. The Lakers failed to cover in that game as a -4-point favorite, while the 213 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 14-5 SU,10-9 ATS
LA Lakers is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
LA Lakers is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Lakers's last 17 games
Detroit:
Team record: 4-14 SU,9-8-1 ATS
Detroit is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Boston Saturday, January 30
Detroit at Golden State Saturday, January 30