The Eastern Conference leading Toronto Raptors battle the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday night. The game will kick-off ESPN’s Wednesday night coverage. Tip-off is set for 8 pm EST.
Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game’s total opened at 215. The line has held steady, but the total has dropped to 212.5.
Blake Griffin was supposed to lead the Detroit Pistons to the promised land. The blockbuster trade they made with the Los Angeles Clippershas failed to turn their season around. They have lost nine of their last 11 games. The team just got swept on a three-game road trip.
Detroit was a 112-90 loser in its last match on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 202 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Detroit fell apart in the second half at Cleveland on Monday. It resulted in a 112-90 loss. The Cavs outscored the Pistons 58-41 after halftime. Cleveland had such a big lead that their starters sat in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons shot 39.1 percent from the field and got outrebounded 53-40.
Pistons Can’t Put Full Game Together
They also lost over the weekend to pitiful Orlando in overtime. Then the Pistons came up empty in the late going to Miami. The Heat and Milwaukee now hold the last two playoff spots. Detroit is 5-games down at the moment.
Griffin has broken out of a bad shooting slump. He has averaged 28 points and 5.5 assists over the past two games. HIs teammates have not been too much help. Andre Drummond and Reggie Bullock are the only other players who have reached double figures in those losses.
Toronto stretched its winning streak to five games Tuesday by pulling away from Atlanta 106-90. Toronto has won 12 of its last 13 games. They haven’t lost more than two straight all season.
The Raptors pummeled the Pistons last week in Toronto, 123-94. They shot 52.4 percent and made 17 threes while outscoring Detroit in every quarter.
Recent Form
Name
Record
ATS
Offense
Defense
Diff
ATS Home
ATS Away
OU Record
OU Home
OU Away
Toronto
46-17
36-27
111.84
103.11
8.73
18-14
18-13
31-31-1
14-17-1
17-14
Detroit
29-35
27-35-2
102.89
104.14
-1.25
13-19-1
14-16-1
27-35-2
15-18
12-17-2
Power Stats
Assists Turnovers
Name
Assists
Turnovers
Ratio
TOR
23.65
12.67
1.87
DET
22.55
13.08
1.72
Rebounding
Name
Offense
Defense
Total
TOR
9.63
33.83
43.46
DET
10.31
32.83
43.14
ShootingPercentage
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
TOR
47.02
44.56
2.46
DET
44.78
46.28
-1.5
Team Records
Toronto Raptors
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
46-17
27-5
19-12
36-27
18-14
18-13
111.84
103.11
8.73
Last 10
9-1
5-1
4-0
7-3
3-3
4-0
114.30
100.40
13.90
vs Div
8-3
6-0
2-3
7-4
6-0
1-4
110.36
97.45
12.91
vs EAST
30-8
19-3
11-5
23-15
13-9
10-6
113.34
101.84
11.50
vs WEST
16-9
8-2
8-7
13-12
5-5
8-7
109.56
105.04
4.52
Detroit Pistons
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
29-35
20-13
9-22
27-35-2
13-19-1
14-16-1
102.89
104.14
-1.25
Last 10
2-8
2-2
0-6
1-9
1-3
0-6
101.40
110.00
-8.60
vs Div
6-7
5-1
1-6
7-5-1
5-1
2-4-1
103.62
103.15
0.47
vs EAST
18-25
13-7
5-18
15-27-1
7-13
8-14-1
102.98
105.00
-2.02
vs WEST
11-10
7-6
4-4
12-8-1
6-6-1
6-2
102.71
102.38
0.33
Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
111.84
4
104.14
9
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense
110.90
3
102.45
6
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed
41.71
22
42.70
17
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
102.89
24
103.11
6
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense
105.03
21
105.39
9
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed
44.79
10
43.42
11
Head To Head Summary
Team
record
ATS
O/U
AVG
AVG ½
FG%
REB
3PT
steals
Toronto
7-3
4-5-1
5-4-1
104.00
49.10
43.91
41.80
80/253
7.50
Detroit
3-7
5-4-1
5-4-1
97.30
51.20
47.53
42.90
90/238
6.80
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
away score
Home
home score
line
ATS
Total
O/U
FG% Edge
Reb Edge
3PT Edge
Away Half Score
Home Half Score
Away FG%
Home FG%
Away Rebounds
Home Rebounds
Away Three Pointers
Home Three Pointers
Away Steals
Home Steals
Feb 26, 2018
DET
94
TOR
123
-10
TOR
217
P
TOR
TOR
TOR
53
59
38.3
52.5
42
47
7/22
17/38
11
10
Jan 17, 2018
DET
91
TOR
96
-8.5
DET
212.5
U
TOR
TOR
TOR
51
54
42
42.5
42
49
10/28
11/31
14
6
Apr 5, 2017
TOR
105
DET
102
3
Push
201.5
O
DET
DET
TOR
46
56
47.1
52.5
35
45
10/30
7/21
8
5
Mar 17, 2017
TOR
87
DET
75
-3.5
TOR
201
U
TOR
TOR
TOR
40
38
38.5
34.9
53
49
9/27
3/20
5
5
Feb 12, 2017
DET
102
TOR
101
-7
DET
213
U
TOR
DET
Push
45
51
42.9
50.7
41
38
8/31
8/16
8
4
Oct 26, 2016
DET
91
TOR
109
-6.5
TOR
196.5
O
TOR
TOR
DET
46
58
41.7
47.7
40
51
4/22
3/18
8
8
Feb 28, 2016
TOR
101
DET
114
-1.5
DET
199
O
DET
DET
DET
52
52
48.8
57.7
32
38
10/21
12/23
5
2
Feb 8, 2016
TOR
103
DET
89
2
TOR
206
U
TOR
DET
TOR
49
43
55.7
45
36
39
11/20
8/28
11
7
Jan 30, 2016
DET
107
TOR
111
-7.5
DET
204.5
O
TOR
TOR
DET
47
55
44.3
46.2
40
45
9/29
4/14
10
9
Mar 24, 2015
TOR
104
DET
108
4
DET
204.5
O
TOR
TOR
DET
48
60
46.7
43
43
42
7/23
12/29
2
5
NBA Betting Trends
Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto’s last 12 games on the road
Toronto is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Detroit
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Toronto is 7-2-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Pistons
Detroit is 1-11 ATS in its last 12 games
Detroit is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit’s last 9 games
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit’s last 5 games at home
Detroit is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Detroit is 2-7-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Toronto
Detroit is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit’s last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto
Team Last 5 Games
Toronto Raptors
Date
Opponent
score
Result
line
Total
ATS Result
field goal percentage
free throw percentage
three pointers
Location
Mar 6, 2018
ATL
106-90
W
-12.5
217
W/U
38.64
84.85
10
H
Mar 4, 2018
CHR
103-98
W
-8.5
218
L/U
42.17
77.78
12
H
Mar 2, 2018
WAS
102-95
W
-3.5
216.5
W/U
46.15
62.50
10
A
Feb 28, 2018
ORL
117-104
W
-9
222
W/U
54.22
62.50
12
A
Feb 26, 2018
DET
123-94
W
-10
217
W/P
52.50
95.65
17
H
Detroit Pistons
Date
Opponent
score
Result
line
Total
ATS Result
field goal percentage
free throw percentage
three pointers
Location
Mar 5, 2018
CLE
90-112
L
6
220.5
L/U
39.08
66.67
12
A
Mar 3, 2018
MIA
96-105
L
5
203.5
L/U
41.57
71.43
7
A
Mar 2, 2018
ORL
106-115
L
-2.5
213.5
L/O
43.48
58.33
12
A
Feb 28, 2018
MIL
110-87
W
-1
210
W/U
44.21
77.27
9
H
Feb 26, 2018
TOR
94-123
L
10
217
L/P
38.30
75.00
7
A
Next up:
Toronto home to Houston Friday, March 9
Detroit home to Chicago Friday, March 9
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