The Milwaukee Bucks will take on the Detroit Pistons for the second game in a row tonight. These two teams matched up two days ago, where Milwaukee was able to close out the Pistons with a score of 141-135.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Detroit Pistons Spread Set at 12.5, Over/Under 246.5 Points
The spread for tonight’s Eastern Conference matchup is set at 12.5 points in favor of Milwaukee. Milwaukee is 10-9 on the road this season with a 16-26 record against the spread. Detroit is 18-23-1 against the spread, but have a 4-39 record on the season and broke the record for most losses in a row for a single season.
The total points line is set at 246.5. These two teams cleared this number in their last matchup putting up 276 combined points and have gone over this line in 2 of the 3 games. Milwaukee is the second highest scoring team in the league putting up over 124.6 points per game and the Pistons have averaged 127 points in their last 3 games. There is value in the 246.5 points line going over in tonight’s matchup.
Damian Lillard Over 25.5 Points (-130 on FanDuel Sportsbook)
Damian Lillard, who dropped 45 points on Saturday versus Detroit is favored to go over his points line once again. Lillard is averaging 37.3 points per game versus the Pistons this season and has put up at least 27 points in 3 of his last 4 games. Detroit also gives up the most points in the NBA to opposing point guards.
Jalen Duren Over 12.5 Rebounds + Assists (-120 on FanDuel Sportsbook)
Jalen Duren in the win against the Wizards:
20 PTS
19 REB
4 AST
1 BLK
100% from the fieldAll in 26 minutes🤯 pic.twitter.com/L8GrHzDLdV
— Pistons Fleet🏁 (@PistonsFleet) January 15, 2024
Despite the rough season for Detroit so far, Jalen Duren has been one of the bright spots of this young team averaging 14 points and 11.4 rebounds. Duren was in foul trouble versus Milwaukee and only ended with 9 rebounds and 1 assist, but he has hit this line in 3 of the last 5 games and Milwaukee gives up just under 5 assists per game to opposing centers. There is value in Duren going over the 12.5 combined rebounds and assists line in tonight’s matchup.
Brook Lopez Over 13.5 Points (-120 on FanDuel Sportsbook)
Brook Lopez, who put up 19 points in Saturday’s win is favored to go over his points line for the second straight game. Detroit gives up over 24 points per game to opposing centers and Lopez is averaging 14 points per game in his last 10 starts.
Coverage for tonight’s game will begin at 7:00 PM Eastern time streaming live on NBA League Pass.
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