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Little Caesars Arena will have the NBA spotlight on Saturday afternoon. The Detroit Pistons welcome the Toronto Raptors to town for a matinee standalone clash, and the Pistons are 15-45 overall with an 8-21 mark at home. Toronto is 29-31 overall, including six wins in the last seven games, and the Raptors are 10-18 on the road. Fred VanVleet (personal) and Otto Porter Jr. (foot) are out for Toronto. Cade Cunningham (tibia) and Jalen Duren (ankle) are out for Detroit.

Caesars Sportsbook lists Toronto as a 7-point road favorite for this noon ET tip. The total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, or the over/under, is 228 in the latest Raptors vs. Pistons odds. Before making any Pistons vs. Raptors picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

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Now, the model has set its sights on Raptors vs. Pistons and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several NBA odds and betting lines for Pistons vs. Raptors:

  • Raptors vs. Pistons spread: Raptors -7
  • Raptors vs. Pistons over/under: 228 points
  • Raptors vs. Pistons money line: Raptors -285, Pistons +228
  • TOR: The Raptors are 12-16 against the spread in away games
  • DET The Pistons are 11-16-1 against the spread in home games
  • Raptors vs. Pistons picks: See picks at SportsLine

Why the Raptors can cover

Toronto's defense creates havoc in an effective way. The Raptors are No. 1 in the NBA with 11.9 steals per game and Toronto also produces 16.6 turnovers per contest, second-most in the league. Toronto blocks 5.3 shots per game, and the Raptors are facing a Pistons team that scores only 110.6 points per 100 possessions. 

On the offensive end, Pascal Siakam headlines the attack for Toronto, averaging 25.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.1 assists per contest. The Raptors are scoring almost 1.15 points per possession in 2022-23, and Toronto is leading the NBA with a 12% turnover rate. The Raptors use the offensive glass to boost efficiency, securing 31.6% of missed shots and producing 16.9 second-chance points per game. With Toronto also producing 18.2 fast break points per game in transition and facing a vulnerable Detroit defense, the Raptors can enter this matchup with confidence.

Why the Pistons can cover

Detroit is led by a pair of intriguing offensive options in Bojan Bogdanovic and Jaden Ivey. Bogdanovic is averaging 21.5 points per game and shooting 40.5% from 3-point range this season. Ivey has scored in double figures in 21 straight games, averaging 16.0 points and 5.5 assists per game over that stretch. The Pistons lead the NBA in free throw attempts (27.0 per game), and Detroit is in the top 10 of the league in generating 14.9 second-chance points per game.

Detroit also secures 28.8% of available rebounds on the offensive glass, and the Raptors are below-average in opponent shooting on defense, yielding 49.0% from the field and 37.2% from 3-point range. Detroit's defense is also opportunistic, producing 7.2 steals per game, and the Pistons are facing a Raptors team that is in the bottom five of the NBA in field goal percentage, 3-point percentage and 2-point percentage.

How to make Pistons vs. Raptors picks

SportsLine's model is leaning Over on the total, projecting the teams to combine for 231 points. The model also says one side of the spread has all the value. You can only get the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Raptors vs. Pistons? And which side has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks, and find out.