Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers 03/11/20 NBA Betting Odds and Preview

The Detroit Pistons play the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night.

The Pistons have struggled because of injuries. They are without their two best players in Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose plus they are without Luke Kennard. Detroit has won just once since the All-Star break and they have dropped four straight games heading to this contest. The Sixers are also dealing with injuries. Philly has played without Joel Embiid for the last five games while Ben Simmons has played just once since the All-Star break. The Sixers are also without Josh Richardson and they are just 2-4 in their last six games played.

Struggling Pistons

The struggling Detroit Pistons have lost four straight games and have only one win in their last 12 assignments. The Pistons have been plagued by injuries to their key players with Blake Griffin, Derrick Rose, and Luke Kennard still nursing injuries. In their last game- a loss to the lowly New York Knicks, John Henson left the game in the 4th quarter with a sore knee.

Christian Wood led the Pistons with 22 points and 8 rebounds while Bruce Brown scored 16 points and issued six assists. But other than them, no other Pistons player scored in double digits against the Knicks. Detroit scored only 37 points in the second half including a measly 13 in the payoff period where the Knicks pulled away.

Detroit ranks 24th in the league in scoring at 107.3 points per game this season. They have the 16th best scoring defense in the NBA at 110.6 points per game allowed. The Pistons are 28th in rebounding at 41.9 boards grabbed per contest and are 15th in passing at 24.1 assists per game.

Plagued by Injuries

The Philadelphia 76ers continue to be plagued by injuries. The teams are still without Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and Josh Richardson and they are coming off a road loss to the Golden State Warriors. The Sixers though are going home for this Wednesday game where they are a league-best 28-2 this season.

Tobias Harris led the Sixers with 24 points while Al Horford had a great all-around game with 22 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists but Philly still lost to the short-handed Golden State Warriors team 114-118 last Saturday. Embiid missed his fifth straight game while Simmons has played only one game since the All-Star break.

The Sixers are 21st in the NBA in scoring at 109.4 points per game this season. They are 11th in rebounding at 45.4 boards grabbed per contest and are 9th in passing at 25.8 assists per game. Philadelphia is 8th overall in scoring defense at 107.4 opponents points per game allowed.

Who Wins?

The Pistons are 1-11 SU in their last 12 games played. Detroit is 1-9 SU in their last 10 games played on the road. The Sixers are 2-4 SU in their last six games played. Philadelphia is 14-0 SU in their last 14 games played at home. Head to head, the Pistons are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games played against the Sixers.

Detroit is hoping to avoid a fifth straight defeat. The struggling Pistons have won just nine out of 32 road games played this season. In their last game, the Pistons missed 15 out of 19 shots in the fourth period and lost 84-96 to the woeful New York Knicks. They have lost 11 out of 12 games since the All-Star break.

The Sixers are a Jekyll and Hyde team this season. Philadelphia has the best home record in the league at 28-2 but they are only 10-24 on the road. The good thing for them is that this game is played at home so even without Joel Embiid, they should be confident of taking care of business against a struggling team.

The Sixers are coming off a loss to the Warriors but that was on the road. They go back to play at home on Wednesday night where they are nearly unbeatable. Embiid, Simmons, and Richardson are still expected to be out but Philly has more than enough to beat the equally depleted Pistons team.

Prediction: Philadelphia 76ers

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Detroit is 4-1 ATS in their last five games played. The Pistons are 4-2 ATS in their last six games played on the road. Philadelphia is 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games played. The Sixers are 4-0 ATS in their last four games played at home, and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games against the Eastern Conference. Head to head, the Sixers are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games played against the Pistons. Philadelphia is also 4-1 ATS in their last five home games against Detroit.

Philadelphia is hoping that Embiid returns in this game as he has been listed as questionable for this Wednesday contest. But even if the Sixers don’t get their big man back, they won’t be at a disadvantage because Detroit is also short-handed minus Griffin, Rose, Kennard, and Knight. The Pistons have also been in terrible form as of late. The Sixers have covered the last five meetings between these two teams. They should make it six in a row.

Prediction: Sixers -10.5

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The over is 5-4-1 in the last 10 games played by the Pistons. The total has gone over in six out of the last nine Wednesday games played by the Pistons. The total has gone over in each of the last five games played by the Sixers. The over is 3-1 in Philly’s last four games played at home. Head to head, the total has gone over in five out of the last seven meetings between these two teams.

The Sixers’ offense has picked up in recent weeks. The Sixers have scored 114 or more points in four out of their last five assignments and all five games hit the over. The total has also gone over in all but one of their last seven home games played. Detroit is offensively challenged with the injuries they have suffered but their lack of defense has resulted in the total hitting over in three out of their last five assignments. I think that the Sixers are going to score plenty of points against the struggling Detroit defense and they will help push the scores go over the total.

Prediction: Over 215.5

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