The Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors will take the court on Friday at Scotiabank Arena. Tip-off from Toronto is at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Detroit (16-57 SU and 30-40-3 ATS) was defeated by Atlanta on Tuesday. The Pistons are 1-4 straight-up in their past five games.
Toronto (35-38 SU and 37-36 ATS) fell to Indiana on Wednesday. The Raptors are 3-2 straight-up in their past five games.
Toronto defeated Detroit in all three previous matchups this season. In the most recent meeting on February 25, the Raptors earned a four-point road win despite an off-shooting night (37.5 FG%). The Pistons outshot Toronto and boasted a 62-46 rebounding advantage (including 17 offensive) but committed too many turnovers (16).
Detroit has dropped 14 of its last 15 games since its last game versus Toronto. In their most recent loss, the Pistons shot 40.7 percent from the field and were outrebounded 61-35, as Atlanta collected 21 offensive rebounds. The Hawks also boasted a +12 scoring advantage in the point and added another 20 points off Detroit turnovers. They led by as many as 29 and only trailed by three.
Bojan Bogdanovic leads Detroit in scoring this season. He averages 21.6 points on 48.8 percent shooting and has not suited up since March 1st (Achilles). The Pistons also miss Cade Cunningham (19.9 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 6.0 APG), who suffered a lower leg injury that has kept him out for most of the season. Isaiah Stewart (11.3 PPG and 8.1 RPG) and Hamidou Diallo (9.3 PPG) are likely out for the rest of the season, too. Alec Burks (12.8 PPG) is out indefinitely with a foot injury, and Jalen Duren (8.7 PPG and 8.7 RPG) and Isaiah Livers (6.3 PPG) are questionable for Friday's game.
A few players to watch when Detroit takes the court on Thursday are Jaden Ivey (15.4 PPG and 4.9 APG), James Wiseman (9.6 PPG and 5.8 RPG), Marvin Bagley III (11.9 PPG and 6.6 RPG), Cade Cunningham0 (9.9 PPG and 6.2 APG), and Cade Cunningham1 (6.1 PPG).
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Detroit scores 110.8 points per game (28th) and shoots 45.4 percent (30th) with a 35.1 shooting percentage from three (21st). It converts 77.0 percent of its free throws (21st) and averages 42.5 rebounds (21st) with a -2.5 rebounding margin. The Pistons are 27th in adjusted offensive efficiency and 27th in effective field goal percentage (51.9 eFG%), per Cade Cunningham2.
Detroit surrenders 118.6 points per game on defense (29th), and its opponents shoot 49.0 percent from the field (27th), including 36.1 percent from three-point distance (16th). The Pistons are 28th in adjusted defensive efficiency, and their opponents shoot the sixth-highest effective field goal percentage in the league (55.8 eFG%).
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