We need to pick spots carefully if looking against the Pistons, who ended another long win streak (the Knicks' 8-gamer) on Friday. Yet we've been riding the Hornets for almost the entirety of their current nine-game surge so no reason to jump off of the Charlotte bandwagon now. Not with almost all hands still on deck save just-added G Coby White, who won't make his Hornets debut until after the All-Star break. In the meantime, four different leading scorers (Brandon Miller, LaMelo ball, Kon Knueppel, and Miles Bridges) across the past four win is testament to Charlotte depth. Meanwhile, if there is a chink in Detroit's armor, perhaps it is road form (7-9 vs. spread last sixteen away). Play Hornets

FanDuel at -122. This line reads as too high for Lamelo Ball tonight. With Miles Bridges, Brandon Miller and Kon Knueppel all healthy, Ball is under this combined points and assists line in 19/31 games. Narrowing that sample down to games against top 15 defenses, and Ball stays under in 12/15. The Pistons aren’t just any defense - they rank second overall. Reigning defensive player of the month Ausar Thompson likely matches up against the point guard, and the Pistons as a team allow the fewest points plus assists to the position. I’d bet this down to under 26.5.