Nets vs Pistons Odds, Spread & Picks (April 5)

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The Nets shot a dismal 43.3% from the field, spoiling a pretty solid performance from three-point range, where they went 13-for-35, a 37.1% clip.

The combination of Irving and KD were last on the court for Brooklyn on Feb 1, and both were dealt within the next 10 days. Since they’ve been gone, the Nets have gone 12-16, putting up 112.2 points per game. That would be the sixth-lowest output in the NBA.

They are shooting 45.6% from the field — which would prorate to a tie for 2nd-last, while shooting 36.5% from three-point range, which would slot them into 13th. More than anything else, it shows just how average they’ve been without major star power.

Detroit Betting Analysis

You know you’re bad when you allow the lowest-scoring team in the league to light you on fire. That’s what happened to the Pistons Tuesday night, getting shelled 118-105 by the Miami Heat, a team averaging 109.1 points per game on the year.

Detroit allowed the Heat to shoot 51.2% from the field, including 13-for-36 from three-point range.

That gives Detroit 10 straight losses and 21 L’s in the last 22.

Rookie Jaden Ivey was big for the Pistons, dropping a game-high 30 points, to go with four boards and seven assists, while Jalen Duren had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Reclamation project James Wiseman looked good in the loss, with 14 points and six rebounds.

As if they weren’t already struggling, the Pistons won’t have leading scorer Bojan Bogdanovic (Achilles), while foot injuries have sidelined both Rodney McGruder and Alec Burks. Marvin Bagley (concussion) is questionable.

Nets vs Pistons Betting Prediction

This will be the third and final meeting between these teams, each taking a win in the previous two matchups. Interestingly, Durant missed only one of those game, with Irving playing both.

Both are middle of the pack playing the second half of a back-to-back: Detroit is 7-6 against the spread, while the Nets are 6-7 ATS.

Despite their grim home record, the Pistons are outside the bottom five as a home bet, going 17-21-1 ATS. Brooklyn, meanwhile, has been a great wager of late on the road, running a 6-2 ATS mark in their last eight.

However, the Pistons have been the better bet in this head-to-head, going 4-1 ATS in the last five, while also going 4-1 ATS at home.

I have no doubt the Nets grab a win, but with a point differential of -1.5 since the trades, that’s too hefty a point spread to confidently pick the road team.