The Toronto Raptors VS Detroit Pistons matchup will kick off the NBA’s Saturday matchday. These two teams have taken completely different roads throughout the campaign but share a common goal: to end the season with flying colours.
In the first two matches these teams played this season, the Raptors emerged winners, however with those games decided by 4 points or lower, today’s game promises to be one of the most thrilling ones fans will watch.
As always, MatchPlug has the betting preview for this game between Raptors and Pistons, including the best Betting Tips Today, NBA Predictions Tonight and of course, a deep analysis of what to expect from both sides in the match.
Predictions and Betting Preview for Toronto Raptors VS Detroit Pistons
- Venue: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
- When: Saturday, February 25, 2023
- Time: 9:00 GMT
- Teams to play: Raptors and Pistons
- NBA Picks: Under 226.5
Odds as seen on 1XBet and BetMGM.
Betting On The Toronto Raptors
Regular Season Record: 28-31
- 1XBet Spread: -6.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 1.39
- 1XBet Over/Under: Under 226.5
Even with a negative record, the Raptors feel good entering this game with six wins in their past seven games, a positive stretch that established them in the play-in positions. But to keep improving their position in the standings, then they must win this match.
This means Toronto must overcome the problems they’ve struggled with this campaign, where they have a poor 10-18 record, even if they’ve made fairly balanced numbers with 113.0 points scored and 113.9 points allowed per game.
Maybe with a defense that is a bit more effective, they can start putting out good results at away games, as this line has been their main weapon this season, with an average of 112.5 points allowed per game.
Betting On The Detroit Pistons
Regular Season Record: 15-44
- 1XBet Spread: +6.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 3.54
- 1XBet Over/Under: Over 226.5
The Detroit Pistons have had a pretty forgettable season, as they grace the last position in the Eastern Conference, with only the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets presently having a worse record than them. It’s hard to say anything positive about the Pistons with their 15 wins in 59 games. They’ve come out with only two wins in their last 10 games and 3 successive losses.
Detroit has been a mess in every area this season: they boast the 6th worse offense in the NBA with an average of only 112.3 points scored and 45.5% shooting from the field. Their defense is 2nd worst with an average of 119.9 points allowed per game.
At home the Pistons perform a bit better in offense, averaging 114.3 points scored, Detroit hasn’t been able to utilise this because of a defense that allowed an average of 120.3 points in front of their home crowd. Due to this, it is not surprising that they have just one more win at home than they do on the road.
MatchPlug Prediction
While their offensive numbers aren’t the best, Toronto is known to put on an entertaining game, particularly when they are playing away, where they have covered Over in 17 of their 28 appearances, something they’ll recreate Today because they’ll face one of the worst defenses in the NBA.
The Pistons have the same performance at home, where their offense hasn’t put up a good fight too, but they’ve covered Over 16 of their 29 games.
These teams have covered the Over in their games this season. Considering what has been mentioned already, they are expected to run with this trend and bring a high-scoring match.
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