The Detroit Pistons (3-29, 13-19 ATS, 20-12 O/U) take on the Houston Rockets (15-15, 18-11-1 ATS, 12-18 O/U) in an inter-conference bout on Monday night. The Pistons ended the losing streak with a home win against the Raptors on Saturday. The Rockets were hit with a home loss by the 76ers in their previous bout. The Rockets went 2-0 against the Pistons last season.
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The Detroit Pistons have ended the slide. The squad finally put an end to the historic losing streak of 29 consecutive games. They have been involved in some close decisions recently. Detroit had a 15-point lead ahead of the Nets last week but ended up losing that one by six points. On Thursday, they were 17-point dogs in a 128-122 overtime road loss to the Celtics. They were four-point dogs in a 129-127 home win against the Raptors on Saturday. The Pistons have covered in three of their last five bouts.
Cade Cunningham continues to produce. The 22-year-old point guard has scored at least 28 points in four of his last five games including 31 points against the Celtics. He is averaging a solid 23.5 PPG on the season. Bojan Bogdanovic continues to be inconsistent, shooting below 40% in three of his last five games. The 34-year-old small forward scored 19 points on Saturday and has recorded an average of 19.6 PPG. Ausar Thompson has not been receiving a lot of playing time which comes as a bit of a surprise. The rookie forward has scored double-digits just twice this month due to his playing time. He is averaging 9.2 PPG and 7.3 RPG.
Cade finds Kevin at the rim…#DetroitBasketball pic.twitter.com/lZDtKzwakx
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) December 31, 2023
The Pistons last road win occurred in late October against the Hornets. They have covered the spread in two of their last five road bouts, occurring against the Nets and Celtics. Detroit is scoring an average of 110.3 points, ranking them 27th. The defense continues to be exploited. They are conceding an average of 121.2 points, placing them 25th.