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Detroit Pistons vs. Dallas Mavericks
A winning streak will be on the line for the Dallas Mavericks on Friday when they battle the Detroit Pistons at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -15.5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 218.5.
In their last action, Dallas was a 111-92 winner on the road against the Heat. They covered the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (203) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Detroit lost its last outing, a 127-105 result against the Bulls on April 11. The Pistons failed to cover in that game as a +11-point underdog, while the 232 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Detroit:
Team record: 13-67 SU,39-40-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
Dallas:
Team record: 50-30 SU,48-32 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Dallas's last 13 games
Next up:
Detroit at San Antonio Sunday, April 14
Dallas at Oklahoma City Sunday, April 14