Portland Trail Blazers vs. Detroit Pistons odds, tips and betting trends | 2/8/2024

The Portland Trail Blazers (15-35) battle the Detroit Pistons (7-43) at 10:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 8, 2024. The matchup airs on ROOT Sports NW, ROOT Sports NW+, and BSDET.

The Trail Blazers take the court as 5.5-point favorites against the Pistons. The game’s point total is set at 228.

Trail Blazers vs. Pistons Betting Odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 11:29 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Spread: Portland -5.5
  • Total: 228
  • Moneyline: Portland -225, Detroit +183

Pistons at Trail Blazers odds, spread, & more

  • Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (- 5.5)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (228)

  • Prediction:
    Trail Blazers 118 – Pistons 112
  • Portland has come away with one wins in the four contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
  • Portland has yet to enter a game this year with shorter moneyline odds than -225.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies Portland has a 69.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • Detroit has won 13.3% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (6-39).
  • Detroit has a record of 3-34 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +183 or longer (8.1%).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, Detroit has an implied win probability of 35.3%.
  • The 108.4 points per game the Trail Blazers record are 13.9 fewer points than the Pistons allow (122.3).
  • Portland is 6-0 against the spread and 5-1 overall when scoring more than 122.3 points.
  • Detroit has put together a 13-2 ATS record and a 5-10 overall record in games it scores more than 116.6 points.
  • Portland’s record is 12-7 against the spread and 8-11 overall when it gives up fewer than 113 points.
  • The Trail Blazers are the league’s 29th-ranked scoring team (108.4 PPG), while the Pistons allow the rank 27th in points per game (122.3) in NBA action.
  • Detroit is the NBA’s 23rd-ranked offense (113 PPG), while Portland is the 17th-ranked defense (116.6).
  • The Trail Blazers have a negative point differential on the season (-413 total points, -8.2 per game), as do the Pistons (-463 total points, -9.3 per game).

Over/Under

  • The average implied total for Portland this year is 117.9 points, 0.9 more points than its implied total of 117 points in Thursday’s game.
  • So far this season, Portland has scored more than 117 points in 12 games.
  • The average implied point total on the year for Detroit (119.8) is 8.8 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (111).

How to watch Trail Blazers vs. Pistons

  • Game Day: Thursday, February 8, 2024
  • Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: ROOT Sports NW, ROOT Sports NW+, and BSDET
  • Location: Portland, Oregon
  • Arena: Moda Center
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
  • Live stream: Watch on Fubo!
  • NBA League Pass: The most live games plus NBA TV. Free trial

Watch the NBA on Fubo!


  
Read Full Article