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Pistons at Thunder

The Detroit Pistons head out on the road tonight to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in this matchup scheduled for an 8:00 PM ET tip-off.  In this article Mike Cortright breaks down the game and give a free pick on the over/under.

The sportsbooks opened tonight’s matchup with the Thunder being a 9 point favorite with a total set at 206.5. There has been some movement on the total with a few outlets moving up to 207 with the line still sitting at -9 on the Thunder.

The Detroit Pistons (23-42) enters this matchup tonight having some concerns on the defensive side of the ball. The Pistons have allowed 100 plus points in 8 of their last 9 games in which they are allowing 107.3 points per game. The offense for Detroit has actually played much better those last 9 games scoring over 100 points in 7 of those 9 games in which they are averaging 104.7 points per game the last 9 games. With the increase of offense and struggling defense the Pistons have seen 7 of the last 9 games go over the posted total. The over is 14-3 the last 17 games for Detroit against the Western Conference. The over is 6-1 the last 7 games for the Pistons after an ATS win. The over is 4-1 the last 5 for Detroit against teams that have a winning % above .600.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (40-23) enters tonight matchup playing very good basketball the last 5 games in which they are 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS. The Thunder’s recent success is coming from the strong offense of them in which they are averaging 111.4 points per game even though their defense is struggling allowing 104.6 points per game. The Thunder has seen 4 of those last 5 games go over the posted total and have seen the over go 21-10 this season at home. The over is 17-5 the last 22 games for the Thunder against teams with a road winning % below .400. The over is 20-5-1 the last 26 games as a home favorite of 5-10.5 points. The over is 7-2 the last 9 games for the Thunder following an ATS win.

Detroit is really struggling on the defensive side of the ball and now has to take on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that has been red hot on the offensive side of the ball. The Thunder has struggled this season on the defensive side of the ball. With the struggling defense from both teams and both offenses improving the past few games look for these two teams to play over the posted total.