The Detroit Pistons will have plenty of former Pistons on hand when the New York Knicks visit on Wednesday. Here are betting odds, DFS tips and a preview.
The Detroit Pistons (3-5) are dealing with the injury bug and are coming home off a bad loss to the Washington Wizards. The New York Knicks (1-6) have three former Pistons returning to Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday.
Gameday information
Tip-off: 7 p.m. ET
TV: Fox Sports Detroit
Radio: 950 AM
Streams: FUBO.TV or Fox Sports Go
Last time out: Pistons lost 115-99 to Washington. Knicks lost 113-92 to Sacramento.
Lines: Pistons -4, according to The Action Network.
Over/under: 206, according to The Action Network.
Moneylines: Knicks +151 and Pistons -175, according to The Action Network.
Injury report
It will be the Bruce Brown report, again, on Wednesday as point guards Reggie Jackson, Derrick Rose and Tim Frazier are all listed as out on the latest injury report. In two games as a starter, and the lone point guard, Brown has averaged 18 points, 7 assists and 2 steals per game. He will be in a good spot, despite a price increase, on DraftKings and FanDuel.
To nobody’s surprise, Blake Griffin remains out.
Point guards Elfrid Payton and Dennis Smith Jr. are out for the Knicks, leaving Frank Ntilikina, a potential Pistons trade target, and Allonzo Trier as the lone point guards.
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-Former Pistons Marcus Morris, Wayne Ellington and Reggie Bullock return to Detroit on Wednesday. Morris has been particularly good in his last two contests, scoring 57 points in those two contests and he’s in another good spot against a depleted Pistons frontcourt.
–Andre Drummond became the first Pistons player to record four straight 15-point, 20-rebound games. He’s the first NBA player to accomplish the feat since Kevin Willis in February of 1992.
-New York is one of two teams averaging less than 100 points per game this season, scoring 99.6 per contest. They’re giving 108.7 per contest.
-Detroit is getting a good look at a potential backcourt of the future with Brown and Luke Kennard. The third-year wing from Duke is 17.4 points and 3.9 assists per game. For more on how they’ve played, read here.
-The Knicks are 4-3 against the spread while the Pistons are 3-5.