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Detroit Pistons vs. Toronto Raptors
The Detroit Pistons and the Toronto Raptors will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -8.5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
In their last action, Toronto was a 109-108 winner at home against the Nets. They failed to cover the -7.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (217) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Detroit lost its last outing, a 116-113 result against the Wizards on March 01. The Pistons earned a push in that game as a +3-point underdog, while the 229 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Detroit:
Team record: 15-47 SU,30-31-1 ATS
Detroit is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Toronto:
Team record: 34-27 SU,34-26-1 ATS
Toronto is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
Next up:
Detroit home to Indiana Friday, March 4
Toronto home to Orlando Friday, March 4