The Philadelphia 76ers (7-1) and Detroit Pistons (6-1), the top two teams in the Eastern Conference, face off Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Philadelphia has won four straight, most recently a 126-107 victory over Chicago on Monday, while Detroit has won three straight, including a 124-91 win over Charlotte on Monday.
Detroit has won six consecutive meetings against the 76ers, including a 2.5-point favorite in the latest odds with an over/under of 219.5 points. The money line lists Detroit at -135 and Philadelphia at +120.
A projection model simulating the game 10,000 times favors the over on the total, projecting 220 combined points. Both teams displayed high-scoring offense in their last outings, and the over has hit in 11 of the last 16 meetings in Detroit. With Pistons center Jalen Duren sidelined, three 76ers players are forecast to reach 20 points, while four Detroit starters are projected to exceed their scoring averages.
The model also indicates one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations. Detailed spread picks are available through the projection service.
