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The Detroit Pistons will host the Los Angeles Clippers in a cross-conference matchup on Friday's NBA schedule. Detroit is 6-41 overall and 4-21 at home, while Los Angeles is 31-15 overall and 12-11 on the road. This is the first meeting of the season between the teams, but Los Angeles has won each of the last eight matchups. The Pistons are 23-24 against the spread in the 2023-24 NBA season, while the Clippers are 26-20 versus the number.

Tip-off is at 7 p.m. ET at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Los Angeles is favored by 11.5 points in the latest Pistons vs. Clippers odds, per SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 237.5 points. Before entering any Clippers vs. Pistons picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past five-plus seasons. The model enters Week 15 of the 2023-24 NBA season on a sizzling 48-30 roll on all top-rated NBA picks this season, returning over $1,700. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

The model has set its sights on Los Angeles vs. Detroit. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA odds and betting lines for Clippers vs. Pistons:

• Pistons vs. Clippers spread: Pistons +11.5
• Pistons vs. Clippers over/under: 237.5 points
• Pistons vs. Clippers money line: Pistons: +468, Clippers: -649
• Pistons vs. Clippers picks: See picks at SportsLine

What you need to know about the Pistons

The Pistons traveled a rocky road last season, and unfortunately for them the road hasn't gotten any smoother. They took a 128-121 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for the Pistons in their matchups with the Cavaliers: they've now lost eight in a row.

Despite the loss, Detroit did manage to cover, and it is 8-1 against the spread over its last nine contests. Jalen Duren has been dominating the glass since coming back from injury in late December as he's averaging 15.1 points and 12.4 rebounds on 64.7% shooting over his last 18 games. Veteran Danilo Gallinari has also given the team a boost since being acquired in a trade on Jan. 14 as he scored 20 points in the loss to Cleveland, which is his most points since the last game of the 2021-22 season. Isaiah Stewart (ankle) is out for Detroit on Friday. See which team to pick here.

What you need to know about the Clippers

Meanwhile, Los Angeles didn't have too much trouble with the Washington Wizards on the road on Wednesday as it won 125-109. The Clippers pushed the score to 106-79 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wizards cut but never quite recovered from. The Clippers' success was spearheaded by the efforts of James Harden, who had 25 points and nine rebounds, and Kawhi Leonard, who had 31 points and nine rebounds.

L.A. is on its own impressive spread run as it has covered in six of its last seven games. Leonard was just named to his sixth All-Star team, while Paul George will be going to his ninth All-Star Game. The Clippers lead the NBA in 3-point percentage (39.3%) while also ranking fourth with 8.0 steals per game. Starting center Ivica Zubac (calf) remains out for Los Angeles. See which team to pick here.

Key Betting Info

Leonard will likely loom large in the final result, win or lose. For the season, he has averaged 23.9 points and 1.7 steals while shooting 44.8% from the three point line per game.

Some of the betting trends to consider are:

• The Pistons are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 games when the spread was between +10 to +13.
• The Clippers are 10-5 against the spread in their last 15 games when favored on the road.
• The Clippers are 23-13 against the spread in their last 36 games when favored.

How to make Pistons vs. Clippers picks

The model has simulated Clippers vs. Pistons 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Pistons vs. Clippers, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Clippers vs. Pistons spread you need to jump on, all from the model on a 48-30 roll on top-rated NBA picks this season, and find out.

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