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Detroit Pistons vs Washington Wizards: Can the Wizards beat anybody?

The Washington Wizards are hosting the Detroit Pistons today at Capital One Arena.

The Pistons are going in the right direction

The Detroit Pistons are seventh in the Eastern Conference with a 6-8 record, including 3-4 on the road. They have won 3 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 99-95 win over the Toronto Raptors. They are 17th in the league shooting 46.1% from the field and 22nd shooting 34.1% from three-point territory. Cade Cunningham leads the team averaging 23.2 points per game.

Is there any hope for the Wizards?

The Washington Wizards are 13th in the Eastern Conference with a 2-9 record, including 1-4 at home. They have lost the last seven games and are coming off a 129-117 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The Wizards are 21st in the league scoring 110.8 points per game and rank 25th shooting 44% from the field. Jordan Poole leads the team averaging 22.2 points per game.

Betting Trends

The Wizards are 0-7 SU in their last 7 games overall, 1-7 SU in their last 8 home games, and 16-2 SU in their last 18 games against the Pistons. They are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall. Washington have played over the total point line in 14 of their last 19 games overall, 9 of their last 12 games against teams from the Eastern Conference, and 4 of their last 6 games against teams from the Central Division. The Pistons are 7-13 SU in their last 20 games overall, 2-10 SU in their last 12 games against the Wizards, and 6-14 SU in their last 20 games against teams from the Eastern Conference. They are 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games played on Sunday. Detroit has played under the total point line in 11 of their last 16 games overall, 8 of their last 9 games on the road, and 11 of their last 15 games against teams from the Southeast Division.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Detroit Pistons are playing much better than last season, which is not the case with the Washington Wizards. It’s been three weeks since the last win for the team in the nation’s capital, and the Atlanta Hawks are the only team they have beaten this season. The Wizards are definitely under pressure going into this one, and if they cannot beat the Pistons, that will be a huge problem for them. Washington has won 16 of the previous 18 games against Detroit, and we believe they can at least be close to doing that tonight, so we go with the Wizards to cover the +4.5-point spread.