[9:10 PM] Pistons @ Suns

Who will WIN this matchup?

Detroit Pistons (4-3)

@ Phoenix Suns (2-5)

 

Current odds:

Detroit Pistons: (-170)

Phoenix Suns: (+150)

 

• ESPN simulations have Detroit as XX% favorites to win the game.

• XX% of sports bets are currently on Phoenix to win as (TBD) favorites.

• The line for this game is Pistons by 4 points.

• The Detroit Pistons opened a four-game road trip with a putrid performance and attempt to bounce back when they visit the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. The Pistons dug themselves a 30-point halftime deficit Monday while being demolished 114-82 by the Los Angeles Clippers.

• Van Gundy’s postgame comments included this: “Nothing positive came out of this game. It’s like starting at ground zero again. They dismantled us.” Detroit trailed 33-15 after the first quarter and tallied just 17 in the second in an effort that also disappointed center Andre Drummond. “This game will bother me for a couple of days,” Drummond said. “You need to learn from a game like this and don’t brush it off. You don’t forget the embarrassment and you don’t want to feel like that again.”

• Point guard Eric Bledsoe has displayed early on that he is fully recovered from the knee injury that cut his campaign short after 31 games last season. He made 9-of-13 field-goal attempts against the Trail Blazers and has scored in double digits in all eight games while averaging 19.1 points. Bledsoe’s return has sent guard Brandon Knight to a reserve role and he scored 11 points against the Trail Blazers after having just two points on 1-of-8 shooting two nights earlier against the Los Angeles Lakers.

• The Pistons have won the past three meetings and five of the last seven.

• Phoenix C Tyson Chandler (personal problems) missed the Portland game and his status is unknown for Wednesday.

• The Detroit starting backcourt of PG Ish Smith and SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope combined for three points on 1-of-15 shooting against the Clippers.

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Detroit Pistons

Confidence: 5/10

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