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Houston Rockets vs. Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Houston Rockets at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -8.5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 229.
Last time out for Detroit, they were a 130-108 loser as they battled the Spurs at home. The Pistons failed to cover in the match as a +3-point underdog, while 238 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Houston lost its last outing, a 124-119 result against the Bulls on January 10. The Rockets failed to cover in that game as a +4-point underdog, while the 243 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Houston:
Team record: 18-18 SU,20-14-2 ATS
Houston is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Houston is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games
Detroit:
Team record: 3-35 SU,14-23-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Detroit is 7-15-1 ATS in its last 23 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games
Next up:
Houston at Boston Saturday, January 13
Detroit at Washington Monday, January 15