The Philadelphia 76ers (7-1) and Detroit Pistons (6-1), the top two teams in the Eastern Conference, meet Wednesday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
The 76ers have won four straight, most recently a 126-107 victory over Chicago on Monday. The Pistons have won three straight, including a 124-91 win over Charlotte on Monday. Detroit has won six consecutive meetings against Philadelphia, including a 240-point combined total in their last matchup in Detroit on Oct. 25, which was Philadelphia's only loss this season.
Detroit is a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 219.5 points. The money line lists the Pistons at -135 and the 76ers at +120.
A projection model that simulates each game 10,000 times favors the over on the total, projecting 220 combined points. The model notes both teams displayed high-scoring offense in their last games, 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 of Detroit's five starters are projected to exceed their scoring averages.
The model also indicates one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations.
