Toronto Raptors (12-19, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (2-29, 15th in the Eastern Conference)
Detroit; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Raptors -4.5; over/under is 230
BOTTOM LINE: Detroit looks to end its 14-game home slide with a victory over Toronto.
The Pistons have gone 2-20 against Eastern Conference opponents. Detroit is at the bottom of the Eastern Conference averaging 109.7 points per game.
The Raptors are 8-16 in Eastern Conference play. Toronto is 6-13 against opponents with a winning record.
The Pistons average 109.7 points per game, 4.8 fewer points than the 114.5 the Raptors give up. The Pistons average 113.2 points per game, 7.8 fewer points than the 121.0 the Pistons give up.
The teams play for the second time this season. The Raptors won the last matchup 142-113 on Nov. 19. Pascal Siakam scored 23 points to help lead the Raptors to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cade Cunningham is averaging 23.3 points and 7.1 assists for the Pistons. Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 19.2 points over the last 10 games for Detroit.
Siakam is averaging 21.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Raptors. Scottie Barnes is averaging 24.7 points and 10.0 rebounds while shooting 54.1% over the last 10 games for Toronto.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 0-10, averaging 111.5 points, 40.3 rebounds, 23.1 assists, 6.4 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 127.4 points per game.
Raptors: 3-7, averaging 118.3 points, 42.7 rebounds, 32.6 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 50.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.9 points.
INJURIES: Pistons: Isaiah Stewart: out (toe), Monte Morris: out (quad).
Raptors: Garrett Temple: day to day (ankle), Christian Koloko: out (respiratory).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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