The Washington Wizards face the Detroit Pistons for a matinee matchup at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Pistons as 3.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 240 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Before making any Wizards vs. Pistons picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The model knows the Wizards have scored 1.19 points per possession in two games against the Pistons this season. Washington also has a sparkling 60.4% true shooting mark in those games, and the Wizards are in the top three of the NBA in fast break points (17.3 per game) and points in the paint (55.5 per game). Washington is also strongly above-average in generating assists (28.0 per game) and avoiding turnovers (13.2% of possessions). 

The model also knows the Pistons project to take advantage of Washington's defensive weaknesses. The Wizards have the second-worst defensive rating (120.5) in the NBA this season. Washington is also dead-last in the league in defensive rebound rate (66.5%), assists allowed (30.3 per game), and second-chance points allowed (17.4 per game). The Wizards also land in the bottmo three of the NBA in points allowed in the paint and opponent shooting percentage.

Now, it has set its sights on Wizards vs. Pistons. We can tell you the model is leaning Under the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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