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The Detroit Pistons will take on the Brooklyn Nets at 7 p.m. ET on Friday at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit is 12-31 overall and 7-12 at home, while Brooklyn is 30-15 overall and 13-9 on the road. The teams have split their first two meetings this season. 

Brooklyn is favored by 5.5 points in the latest Pistons vs. Nets odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 219.5. Before entering any Nets 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 it has returned more than $9,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks over the past two-plus seasons. The model is up almost $1,200 on its top-rated picks this season, and dating back to last year, it enters Week 14 of the 2020-21 NBA schedule on a stunning 91-53 roll on top-rated NBA picks against the spread. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Pistons vs. Nets. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Nets vs. Pistons:

  • Pistons vs. Nets spread: Pistons +5.5
  • Pistons vs. Nets over-under: 219.5 points

What you need to know about the Pistons

The Pistons lost 116-111 to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. Jerami Grant had 29 points along with six rebounds. Detroit has lost six of its past eight games. The Pistons have the worst record in the Eastern Conference. 

Saddiq Bey and Wayne Ellington scored 16 points each on Wednesday. The Pistons committed 15 turnovers vs. the Pacers, nine in the second quarter. They remained within six points at halftime, though, and had a chance to tie or go ahead in the final minute but could not get ahead of Indiana. Hamidou Diallo, who had been out with a groin injury, will make his Detroit debut on Friday. 

What you need to know about the Nets

The Nets were thumped by the Jazz on Wednesday, 118-88. Brooklyn is 2-2 in its last four games after winning six in a row. The Nets went down big early as they trailed by 21 points in the first quarter. James Harden missed the game with a sore neck, and Kyrie Irving was out due to personal reasons. Kevin Durant remained out with a hamstring injury. 

Harden is questionable for Friday's game, while Irving and Durant will be out. Landry Shamet (ankle) is also out. Alize Johnson, who was signed to a 10-day contract by the Nets on Monday, double-doubled on 23 points and 15 rebounds on Wednesday. The Nets had won a franchise record nine consecutive road games before losing at Utah. 

How to make Pistons vs. Nets picks

The model has simulated Pistons vs. Nets 10,000 times and the results are in. It is leaning over on the total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Pistons vs. Nets? And which side of the spread hits in over 50 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Pistons vs. Nets spread to jump on Friday, all from the model that is on an incredible 91-53 roll.