San Antonio Spurs vs Detroit Pistons Prediction: the Spurs will be closer to victory in a productive game

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on February 22. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

San Antonio Spurs

Yesterday's game the Spurs played against Phoenix, indeed, Victor Vembanyama missed. The French big man's participation due to illness is also in question in the game against Detroit. However, the Suns could not take advantage of their opponent's potential problems, and San Antonio closed this game with a fairly confident victory - 120:109. Bismack Biyombo took Vembanyama's place in the starting five, but he didn't make the result - 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for D'Aron Fox, who joined the Spurs in the trade deadline.

Thus, San Antonio showed that they are a systematic team and don't depend so much on one player. In addition, the Spurs have moved closer to the Suns in the table, are currently 12th in the Western Conference with a 24-29 balance and are exactly 3.0 wins behind the play-in zone.

Detroit Pistons

The Pistons are still in the championship game after a break, but went into the break with a perfect streak of four straight wins. First, Detroit beat Philadelphia (125:112) and Charlotte (112:102) at home, and then defeated Chicago twice on the road - 132:92 and 128:110.

In the standings of the Eastern Conference, the team goes on the sixth line, that is, at the moment closing the play-in zone. The Pistons have a 29-26 positive win balance, something that hasn't happened to the franchise from Detroit in years.

H2H Meetings

The rivals have not met yet this season, and in the two championships prior to that, San Antonio beat Detroit in three out of four games.

Expert Betting Tips

San Antonio and Detroit are currently worthy opponents of each other. Yes, the Pistons are higher than the Spurs in the standings, but the Eastern Conference is much less dense and competitive than the Western Conference this season. We believe that San Antonio has a better chance to win than Detroit in the upcoming game, and we bet on the Spurs. Also, take TB points, as both teams have made a lot of progress in this championship in terms of offensive efficiency.

Total Over 236.5 for 1.91

Total Over 236.5 for 1.91

Handicap 1 (+4.5) for 1.68