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The Detroit Pistons will take on the Toronto Raptors at 7:30 p.m. ET Thursday at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto is 34-27 overall and 17-13 at home, while the Pistons are 15-47 overall and 6-26 on the road. Detroit has won five straight meetings between these teams, including a 103-87 victory in January. 

Toronto is favored by 8.5 points in the latest Raptors vs. Pistons odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under is set at 217.5. Before entering any Pistons vs. Raptors 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 three-plus seasons. The model enters Week 19 of the 2021-22 NBA season on a stunning 71-44 roll on all top-rated NBA picks, returning over $2,100. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

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

  • Raptors vs. Pistons spread: Raptors -8.5
  • Raptors vs. Pistons over-under: 217.5 points

What you need to know about the Raptors

Toronto opened the month of March on a positive note, sneaking past Brooklyn in a 109-108 final on Tuesday. The Raptors were playing in the second leg of a back-to-back with the Nets, as they won the first meeting in a 133-97 decision on Monday. They were without OG Anunoby (finger) and Fred VanVleet (knee) for both games, but Gary Trent Jr. stepped up with a team-high 24 points on Tuesday. 

VanVleet, who is the team's leading scorer with 21.4 points per game, is listed as questionable for Thursday's game. Anunoby, who is fourth in scoring, is also questionable. Toronto has won five of its last six home games and has no attendance limits for the first time since Dec. 11 after COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed. 

What you need to know about the Pistons

Detroit has an opportunity to sweep Toronto for the second consecutive season. The Pistons were eight-point underdogs in their win in November and were 9.5-point underdogs in their win in December. They swept all three games last season and have a chance to sweep the Raptors two seasons in a row for the first time. 

The Pistons have won three of their last five games, squeaking past Boston, Cleveland and Charlotte by a combined five points. Jerami Grant leads Detroit with 19.1 points per game, while Cade Cunningham is adding 16.1 points. The Pistons have covered the spread in eight of their last 11 trips to Toronto. New acquisition Marvin Bagley III (ankle) is doubtful, while guard Frank Jackson (back) is questionable.

How to make Pistons vs. Raptors picks

The model has simulated Raptors 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 almost 70 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Pistons vs. Raptors? And which side covers almost 70 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks.