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Utah Jazz vs. Detroit Pistons
The Utah Jazz and the Detroit Pistons will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Jazz as -1.5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 238.
Last time out for Detroit, they were a 130-124 loser as they battled the Hawks on the road. The Pistons covered in the match as a +11.5-point underdog, while 254 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Utah was a 124-116 loser in its last match on the road against the Cavaliers. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 240 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Utah:
Team record: 10-18 SU,14-14 ATS
Utah is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games
Utah is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit:
Team record: 2-25 SU,9-17-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 24 straight games.
Detroit is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Next up:
Utah at Toronto Saturday, December 23
Detroit at Brooklyn Saturday, December 23