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Philadelphia plays Detroit and tries to overcome the skid on the road

Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers (3-14, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (9-12, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Detroit; Saturday, 7pm EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Piston -1.5; Over/Under is 218

BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia goes on the road against Detroit looking to break its six-game road streak.

The Pistons are 8-10 in conference play. Detroit averages 15.6 turnovers per game and is 3-3 when winning turnover battles.

The 76ers are 3-7 in conference games. Philadelphia is 1-1 in one-possession games.

The Pistons’ 13.0 made 3-pointers per game this season are an average of just 0.2 more made shots than the 12.8 per game given up by the 76ers. The 76ers’ shooting percentage from the field this season is 42.9%, 2.8 percentage points lower than what the Pistons have allowed their opponents to shoot (45.7%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Cade Cunningham is averaging 23.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and nine assists for the Pistons.

Jared McCain scores 16.5 points per game and averages 2.4 rebounds for the 76ers.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 5-5, averaging 114.2 points, 47.0 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 6.6 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.0 points per game.

76ers: 2-8, averaging 103.1 points, 40.1 rebounds, 22.6 assists, 9.7 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.2 points.

INJURIES: Pistons: Bobi Klintman: out (calf).

76ers: Kyle Lowry: out (hip), Paul George: day-to-day (knee), Caleb Martin: day-to-day (back), Joel Embiid: out (knee).

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The Associated Press produced this story using technology and data from Sportradar provided by Data Skrive.


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