Portland at Detroit

This is a tough situational spot for the home team. Detroit is #19 in the NBA in scoring, #28 in field goal shooting, and dead last from the free throw line (64.7%). They had to play last night at New York, a 102-89 defeat. The Pistons shot 39.1 percent from the floor on Saturday while allowing the Knicks to go off at 53.2 percent. Detroit has lost two in a row, scoring 89 and 81 points, and is on a 4-7 SU/ATS run. The Pistons have played four of the last six contests on the road. Portland is rested and has won 14 of 18 games, part of a 13-5 ATS run, while ranked #8 in the NBA in scoring. Damian Lillard joined Golden State star Stephen Curry as the only two players in the league with multiple 50-point performances this season when he went off for 50 at Toronto the last game. Lillard has scored at least 30 points in nine of the last 11 games to spark Portland's surge up the standings. The Blazers are 20-8 ATS when their opponent allows 100+ points in their previous game, plus they are 11-4 ATS in the last 15 meetings in Detroit. Play Portland.