THis is an 8* play on the PISTONS.

Under normal circumstances, the Pistons would not be a great bet in this price range, on the road, against the Lakers. But this is not a normal circumstance. The Lakers are playing without LeBron James and as we've seen that hasn't gone too well for them. Since James injured his groin Christmas Night against Golden State, LA is just 2-5 straight up. One of the two wins did come Monday, as 7.5-point dogs, in Dallas. But before that, they'd lost at home to the Knicks and gotten blown out in Minnesota. Now you need not tell me that Detroit has been floundering itself recently, but they'll come out highly motivated here to win a national TV game against a wounded foe. The Lakers are a poor 11-16 ATS when favored and 3-9 ATS vs. the Eastern Conference and remember most of those games were played with LeBron in the lineup. The Pistons aren't a great shooting team, but neither are the Lakers since LeBron went down. Play on DETROIT

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