Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/23/2021

The Philadelphia 76ers (11-5) are 6.5-point favorites as they are set to hit the court against the Detroit Pistons (3-12) on January 23, 2021. A point total of 216 is set for the game.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: FS-DET

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76ers vs. Pistons Betting Data

76ers Betting Data

• Philadelphia beat the spread more often than not this season, going 10-3 against the spread.
• Philadelphia routinely hits the over, eclipsing the point total in 15 of 16 games (93.8%).

Pistons Betting Data

• Against the spread this season, Detroit is under .500: 3-12.
• Detroit hit the over in a majority of its games this season: 15 of 15 games (100%).

Point Total Insights

• Philadelphia's games this season have resulted in a higher total score than Saturday's matchup over/under (216 points) in 41 out of 16 opportunities (256.2% of matchups).
• Nine Detroit games this year (60% of its matchups) finished with a final total greater than Saturday's over/under of 216 points.
• The total for the game of 216 is 7.2 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the 76ers (114.3 points per game) and the Pistons (108.9 points per game).
• The 223.7 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 7.7 more than the 216 total in this contest.
• This season, the average total for 76ers games is 224.6 points, 8.6 more than the over/under of 216 points for this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 6.4 points fewer than the average over/under in Pistons' games this season (222.4 points).

Previous Matchups

Philadelphia has a 9-1 record against Detroit over the last 10 matchups, while the 76ers also maintain a 2-0 advantage covering the spread against the Pistons.

76ers Players to Watch

• The scoring and rebounding leader for the 76ers is Joel Embiid, who puts up 27.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game.
• Ben Simmons leads Philadelphia in assists, averaging 8.2 per game while also scoring 12.4 points per contest.
• Seth Curry makes more threes per game than any other member of the 76ers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.1 per contest.
• Simmons and Embiid lead Philadelphia on the defensive end, with Simmons leading the team in steals averaging 1.6 per game and Embiid in blocks averaging 1.3 per contest.

Pistons Players to Watch

• Jerami Grant is at the top of the Pistons scoring leaderboard with 25.1 points per game. He also collects 6.2 rebounds and dishes out 2.7 assists per game.
• Mason Plumlee puts up a stat line of 8.7 rebounds, 8.3 points and 3.4 assists per game for Detroit to take the top rebound spot on the team. Derrick Rose has the top spot for assists with 4.6 per game, adding 14.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per matchup.
• Wayne Ellington makes 3.0 three-pointers per game, the most on the Pistons.
• Detroit's leader in steals is Plumlee with 1.3 per game, and its leader in blocks is Grant with 1.3 per game.

Injury Report

76ers: Joel Embiid: Day To Day (Back), Mike Scott: Out (Knee), Vincent Poirier: Out (Health and Safety Protocols)

Pistons: Blake Griffin: Out (Injury management), Derrick Rose: Out (Knee), Killian Hayes: Out (Hip)