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Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons
The Denver Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -9.5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
The Pistons were a 119-100 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Timberwolves. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (219) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Denver won its last outing, a 114-103 result against the Timberwolves on May 13. The Nuggets covered in that game as a -2-point favorite, while the 217 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Denver:
Team record: 46-24 SU,33-37 ATS
Denver is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Denver is 4-19 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit:
Team record: 20-50 SU,34-32-4 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Denver
Detroit is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Denver
Next up:
Denver at Portland Sunday, May 16
Detroit home to Miami Sunday, May 16