Dallas-Detroit Lines Odds

The Dallas Mavericks and the Detroit Pistons will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Oddsmakers currently have the Pistons listed as 4-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mavericks were defeated 133-99 by the Bucks last time out, as 1.5-point favorites. That game's combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 202.5. Dirk Nowitzki dropped 30 points to go with five rebounds in the loss. The Pistons revved it up in the second half and ripped through the Raptors 95-76 on Wednesday. The Pistons easily covered the 5.5-point spread, while the 171 points went UNDER the posted total of 179. Tayshaun Prince went for a game-high 25 points, and Rodney Stuckey added 17 in the win. Current streak: Detroit has won 2 straight games. Team records: Dallas: 24-18 SU, 18-24 ATS Detroit: 24-17 SU, 18-23 ATS Dallas most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Boston are 7-3 After playing Milwaukee are 7-3 After a loss are 7-3 Detroit most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Houston are 8-2 After playing Toronto are 5-5 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit Dallas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Dallas Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games Next up: Dallas at Boston, Sunday, January 25 Detroit home to Houston, Sunday, January 25