The Wizards have covered just one of their past seven road games, and this is the right spot to back a Detroit team that's suffered some close, frustrating losses lately.

My numbers have the Pistons defeating the Wizards by five points Friday, and winning outright at least 63 percent of the time in simulations. The underdog has covered five straight in this series, and I'm banking on a sixth when they meet again Friday,

Friday the Pistons host the Washington Wizards in an Eastern Conference battle. Detroit will be aiming to end a three-game losing streak in a nationally televised game. One can expect the Wizards to come in with much more defensive aggression. In their latest loss against the Hornets, they surrendered 77 first-half points en route to a season high 133. Still, the value lies with the home Pistons who are 13-6 at home and worth the risk as the home underdog.