Portland Trail Blazers vs. Detroit Pistons odds, tips and betting trends

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06 March 2023

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Detroit Pistons odds, tips and betting trends

The Detroit Pistons (15-49) will be looking to break a seven-game losing skid when hosting the Portland Trail Blazers (30-34) on Monday, March 6, 2023 at Little Caesars Arena. It airs at 7:00 PM ET on BSDET and ROOT Sports NW.

The Trail Blazers are a 5.5-point favorite against the Pistons when the Trail Blazers and the Pistons square off. The matchup features a point total of 229.5.

Trail Blazers vs. Pistons Betting Odds

Spread: Portland -5.5
Total: 229.5
Moneyline: Portland -217, Detroit +180

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Trail Blazers at Pistons odds, spread, & more

Prediction

Pick ATS: Pistons (+ 5.5)
Pick OU:
Over (229.5)
Prediction:
Trail Blazers 117 – Pistons 114

Portland has come away with 18 wins in the 31 contests it has been listed as the favorite in this season.
This season, Portland has come away with a win six times in eight chances when named as a favorite of at least -217 or better on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies Portland has a 68.5% chance of walking away with the win.

Detroit has won 21.7% of the games this season it was the underdog on the moneyline (13-47).
Detroit has gone 8-39 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +180 or longer (17%).
The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives Detroit a 35.7% chance to win.

The 115.0 points per game the Trail Blazers record are just 4.1 fewer points than the Pistons give up (119.1).
Portland is 18-5 against the spread and 19-4 overall when scoring more than 119.1 points.
When Detroit gives up fewer than 115.0 points, it is 15-6-1 against the spread and 8-14 overall.
The Pistons average only 4.4 fewer points per game (111.4) than the Trail Blazers give up to opponents (115.8).
When it scores more than 115.8 points, Detroit is 15-6 against the spread and 12-9 overall.
Portland has an ATS record of 13-8-1 and a 14-8 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 111.4 points.
The Trail Blazers are the league’s 13th-ranked scoring team (115.0 PPG), while the Pistons allow the rank 29th in points per game (119.1) in NBA play.
The 27th-ranked scoring NBA team (111.4 PPG) is Detroit, while the Portland squad ranks 19th in the league defensively (115.8 PPG).
The Trail Blazers have a negative point differential on the season (-53 total points, -0.8 per game), as do the Pistons (-491 total points, -7.7 per game).

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Portland’s average implied point total this season is 0.8 fewer points than its implied total in Monday’s game (117.2 implied points on average compared to 118 implied points in this game).
So far this season, Portland has scored more than 118 points in 23 games.
Detroit’s average implied point total on the year (117.9 points) is 5.9 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (112 points).

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