Sure, the Los Angeles Lakers can beat Detroit by 20+ points if they want to, but why bother to do more than just enough to get the W? The Lakers are coming off a 113-93 win over Denver but they are only 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.

The Pistons have only five straight up wins on the season, and they have pretty much no shot at winning this one outright. They are however 11-9-1 ATS on the season and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. I also think we'll see a bit of a reaction after losing by 17 points at Phoenix last night.

Pistons are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

8* play on Detroit.