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Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks
The fans at Madison Square Garden will be treated to a game between the Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -12-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 222.5.
New York won its last outing, a 115-91 result against the Hornets on November 28. The Knicks covered in that game as a -11.5-point favorite, while the 206 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Last time out for Detroit, they were a 133-107 loser as they battled the Lakers at home. The Pistons failed to cover in the match as a +7-point underdog, while 240 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Detroit:
Team record: 2-16 SU,7-11 ATS
Current Streak: lost 15 straight games.
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games
New York:
Team record: 10-7 SU,10-6-1 ATS
New York is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
New York is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Detroit home to Cleveland Saturday, December 2
New York at Toronto Friday, December 1