Detroit Pistons (21-21, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (28-13, second in the Western Conference)
Houston; Monday, 2 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -6.5; over/under is 228.5
BOTTOM LINE: Detroit takes on Houston for a non-conference matchup.
The Rockets are 14-6 on their home court. Houston is the Western Conference leader with 14.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Alperen Sengun averaging 3.4.
The Pistons are 11-10 in road games. Detroit ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference shooting 36.4% from 3-point range.
The Rockets average 12.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 fewer makes per game than the Pistons give up (14.0). The Pistons average 13.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 more made shot on average than the 12.5 per game the Rockets allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Green is averaging 21.6 points for the Rockets.
Cade Cunningham is averaging 24.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 9.4 assists for the Pistons.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 7-3, averaging 116.9 points, 45.3 rebounds, 22.5 assists, 10.9 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.5 points per game.
Pistons: 7-3, averaging 112.5 points, 45.7 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.4 points.
INJURIES: Rockets: Jock Landale: day to day (personal), Fred VanVleet: day to day (personal), Jabari Smith Jr.: out (hand), Amen Thompson: day to day (calf).
Pistons: Jaden Ivey: out (leg).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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