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Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers
A winning streak will be on the line for the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday when they battle the Detroit Pistons at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -14-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 217.5.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 114-93 result against the Nuggets on February 04. The Lakers covered in that game as a -5-point favorite, while the 207 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Pistons were a 109-92 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Suns. They failed to cover the +8-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (201) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Detroit:
Team record: 5-17 SU,10-10-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Detroit is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 17-6 SU,12-11 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Next up:
Detroit home to Brooklyn Tuesday, February 9
Los Angeles home to Oklahoma City Monday, February 8