Detroit Pistons at San Antonio Spurs Preview & Picks – Spurs To Down Detroit In NBA

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  • Detroit Pistons at San Antonio Spurs picks for Thursday, March 5
  • Game is taking place at Frost Bank Center
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Detroit Pistons at San Antonio Spurs Preview & Picks

San Antonio are tipped to cover as they take down Eastern Conference leaders Detroit.

The Spurs are on a roll at home, are in great form overall, and they powered past the Pistons on the road when the two teams met a couple of weeks ago. 

  • San Antonio Spurs are 12-1 in their last 13 games
  • San Antonio Spurs are 5-0 in their last 5 home games
  • San Antonio Spurs won by 11 points in Detroit on February 23
  • The Over has not cashed in any of the previous 5 meetings

Head To Head

  • San Antonio Spurs lead the all-time series 70-42
  • San Antonio Spurs won 114-103 when the two teams last met on February 23

Detroit Pistons Form

Detroit head to Texas on the back of a defeat but on a strong run of form, having won 10 of their 13 games since the start of February.

The Pistons began last month with home wins against Brooklyn, 130-77, and Denver, 124-121, and then responded to a 126-117 defeat to Washington with a five-game win streak.

They beat New York 118-80 at home, and then followed that up on the road as they downed Charlotte 110-104, Toronto 113-95, New York 126-111 and Chicago 126-110.

Detroit failed to make it six-in-a-row as they lost 114-103 to San Antonio, only to rebound with home successes against Oklahoma State, 124-116, and Cleveland, 122-119 in overtime.

The Pistons then went out on the road to down Orlando 107-92, but saw their winning run end on Tuesday as they fell to Cleveland, 113-109.

San Antonio Spurs Form

San Antonio have been the model of consistency since the start of February, winning 12 of their last 13 games.

The Spurs began last month with a 112-103 victory at home to Orlando, and that proved to be the start of a season-best 11-game win streak.

They downed Oklahoma City 116-106, won back-to-back meetings with Dallas, 135-123 and 138-125, and then went out on the road to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-108 and Golden State 126-113.

San Antonio then downed Phoenix and Sacramento at home, 121-94 and 139-122 respectively, before reeling off three straight road wins, beating Detroit 114-103, Toronto 110-107 and Brooklyn 126-110.

The Spurs’ run was finally ended by a 114-89 defeat in New York last Sunday, but they issued an immediate response in a 131-91 blowout of the 76ers in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Verdict

Both teams enter this matchup in good form, but we give San Antonio the edge in this one.

San Antonio had too much for the Pistons in Detroit, and now they are back at home where they have been on a tear.

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