The Washington Wizards will take on the Detroit Pistons at 7 p.m. ET on Monday at Capital One Arena. Washington is 1-4 overall and 0-2 at home, while Detroit is 3-4 overall and 1-2 on the road. The teams have performed very differently against the spread this season: the Wizards are 4-1 ATS and the Pistons are 3-4. The Wizards have dominated this series at home, winning eight straight matchups against the Pistons on their home court. Partly because of that, Washington is favored by 1.5 points in the latest Wizards vs. Pistons odds, while the over-under is set at 224.5. Before entering any Pistons vs. Wizards picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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Now, it has simulated Wizards vs. Pistons 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
The model has taken into account how weak the Wizards have been against the spread vs. Eastern Conference teams, as Washington has gone 0-6 ATS in its last six games against East teams. The model also knows that the total has gone over in seven of Detroit's last 10 games.
The 1-4 Wizards dropped their third straight game Saturday, losing 131-109 to the Minnesota Timberwolves -- their only double-digit loss this season. Guard Bradley Beal was strong in the defeat, scoring 30 points. Beal leads Washington in scoring with 27.4 points and 6.4 assists per game.
Detroit enters Monday's game on a high, downing Brooklyn 113-109 despite missing guards Reggie Jackson (back), Derrick Rose (hamstring), Tim Frazier (shoulder) and forward Blake Griffin (knee) to injury. Rose and Griffin could return to the lineup Monday night to accent center Andre Drummond, who posted a double-double -- 25 points and 20 rebounds -- along with six assists against the Nets.
The Wizards stumble into Monday's game allowing the third-most points per game in the NBA, giving up 121.4 on average. The Pistons allow opponents to shoot 47.9 percent from the floor, the fifth-highest shooting percentage allowed in the league.
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