Detroit, MI
Detroit Pistons vs. Houston Rockets Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 1-1-2024
The Detroit Pistons (3-29, 13-19 ATS, 20-12 O/U) take on the Houston Rockets (15-15, 18-11-1 ATS, 12-18 O/U) in an inter-conference bout on Monday night. The Pistons ended the losing streak with a home win against the Raptors on Saturday. The Rockets were hit with a home loss by the 76ers in their previous bout. The Rockets went 2-0 against the Pistons last season.
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Pistons End Losing Streak
The Detroit Pistons have ended the slide. The squad finally put an end to the historic losing streak of 29 consecutive games. They have been involved in some close decisions recently. Detroit had a 15-point lead ahead of the Nets last week but ended up losing that one by six points. On Thursday, they were 17-point dogs in a 128-122 overtime road loss to the Celtics. They were four-point dogs in a 129-127 home win against the Raptors on Saturday. The Pistons have covered in three of their last five bouts.
Cade Cunningham continues to produce. The 22-year-old point guard has scored at least 28 points in four of his last five games including 31 points against the Celtics. He is averaging a solid 23.5 PPG on the season. Bojan Bogdanovic continues to be inconsistent, shooting below 40% in three of his last five games. The 34-year-old small forward scored 19 points on Saturday and has recorded an average of 19.6 PPG. Ausar Thompson has not been receiving a lot of playing time which comes as a bit of a surprise. The rookie forward has scored double-digits just twice this month due to his playing time. He is averaging 9.2 PPG and 7.3 RPG.
Cade finds Kevin at the rim…#DetroitBasketball pic.twitter.com/lZDtKzwakx
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) December 31, 2023
The Pistons last road win occurred in late October against the Hornets. They have covered the spread in two of their last five road bouts, occurring against the Nets and Celtics. Detroit is scoring an average of 110.3 points, ranking them 27th. The defense continues to be exploited. They are conceding an average of 121.2 points, placing them 25th.
Rockets Dealt Another Defeat
The Houston Rockets continue a long homestand. Houston has been shaky recently. They have dropped three consecutive games due primarily to poor defense. The squad was a three-point dog in a 129-113 home loss to the Suns on Wednesday and was a 1.5-point dog in a 131-127 home loss against the 76ers on Friday. They have dipped to 10th in the conference. The Rockets have covered in just two of their last five clashes.
Alperen Sengun continues to shine, collecting at least 24 points in four consecutive games. The 21-year-old center netted 28 points on Friday and is having an outstanding year, sporting an average of 21.1 PPG and 9.2 RPG on the season. Fred VanVleet has shot below 40% in four of his last five bouts. The veteran point guard is posting an average of 17.4 PPG and 8.5 APG. Jalen Green scored 23 points against the Suns and 31 points on Friday. The 21-year-old shooting guard struggled for a good portion of December and is now averaging 17.4 PPG on 40.5% shooting.
patience is a virtue 😌@JalenGreen | @alperennsengun pic.twitter.com/o0fuQY1B3c
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) December 30, 2023
The Rockets have been inconsistent at home, dropping three straight home clashes to dip to 1-4 in their last five home games, covering the spread just once in that span. Houston is scoring an average of 112.3 points on the season, marking them 23rd. They are holding opponents to 109.8 points, good for second.
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The Detroit Pistons are playing hard and have finally won a game. They led the Nets by double digits in a narrow loss on Tuesday and took the potent Celtics to overtime on Thursday night before winning on Saturday. The Houston Rockets are stumbling. They have only won two of their last eight games.
Furthermore, Detroit has been decent in the offensive end. They are only averaging five fewer points per 100 possessions than the Rockets. The Rockets’ defense is usually a strength but has not been as sharp recently, conceding 123 or more points in three straight games. Detroit has averaged a decent 117.8 points in its last five games.
Prediction: Detroit Pistons +7.5
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I expect plenty of scoring. The Pistons are weak defensively and rarely keep opponents in check. They have squandered at least 124 points in eight of their last ten games. They also rank 7th in pace which leads to more points given up.
In addition, the Rockets are generating points, netting at least 119 points in five of their last eight games. As mentioned, the Rockets’ defense has not been nearly as sharp, especially at home. They have allowed at least 123 points in four of their last five home games. The over is a convincing 4-0 in the Pistons last four games.
Prediction: Over 226.5
Detroit, MI
Detroit shines red for ALS kickoff & lighting ceremony
DETROIT, MICH (WXYZ) — In partnership with The ALS Association, downtown Detroit parks will shine red May 10–16 in recognition of ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) Awareness month.
A special kickoff event will take place from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, in Campus Martius Park. The event will allow families impacted by ALS to connect, learn about upcoming initiatives, and take part in a meaningful “END ALS” photo moment under the illuminated park lights.
You can reserve you spot by visiting:
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Detroit Tigers lose fifth straight, Kerry Carpenter injured
Detroit Tigers blow lead, lose to Kansas City Royals on walk-off hit.
The Tigers lost, 4-3, to the Royals on Kyle Isbel’s walk-off single in the ninth inning.
Kansas City, Mo. — The losing streak is now five games. The road record is now an MLB-worst 6-16.
The Kansas City Royals prolonged the Tigers’ misery Saturday night with a relatively breezy 5-1 win at Kauffman Stadium.
Oh, and the Tigers might’ve lost another player in the process.
Right fielder Kerry Carpenter left the game in the third inning. He banged his left shoulder running into the side wall chasing Bobby Witt Jr.’s first-inning, two-run, inside-the-park home run.
Witt, a right-handed hitter, sliced a drive inside the bag at first. Carpenter chased it toward the side wall, but the ball caromed past him. Witt never stopped running.
Carpenter stayed in the game and even rolled an infield single in the second inning. But he was replaced by Wenceel Perez when the Royals came to bat in the third inning.
BOX SCORE: Royals 5, Tigers 1
He was being evaluated during the game.
The two-run homer by Witt ended up being more than the Tigers’ sputtering offense could overcome. But, for good measure, Michael Massey added a three-run home run off Ty Madden in the fourth inning.
Madden ended up being one of the few bright spots in the game for the Tigers. He pitched six innings and allowed just one other hit. He set down the last 11 hitters he faced.
He entered in the third inning after opener Burch Smith and lefty Tyler Holton worked one time through the Royals’ batting order.
Holton made a nifty escape in the first inning. With runners at second and third and one out, and two runs already in, Jac Caglianone hit a hard ground ball to second baseman Zach McKinstry, who was playing in on the grass.
McKinstry got the out at first. The runner at second, Carter Jensen, mistakenly broke for third where Vinnie Pasquantino was holding.
Spencer Torkelson threw to shortstop Kevin McGonigle who threw to catcher Jake Rogers once Pasquantino broke for home — your basic 4-3-6-2 double-play.
Not much else went the Tigers’ way.
Royals right-hander Michael Wacha snuffed out the few scoring opportunities the Tigers mustered.
He worked around an error and a McKinstry stolen base in the third innings. He got Jake Rogers to pop to shallow right field with runners at first and third and one out and then got Matt Vierling to ground out with the bases loaded in the fifth.
Wacha allowed two hits in seven innings. The Tigers put 18 balls in play against him with a soft average exit velocity of 84.4 mph.
The Tigers broke through in the eighth against lefty reliever Matt Strahm. And it was left-handed hitters who did the dirty work. Riley Greene, who extended his career-high on-base streak to 20 games, doubled home McGonigle.
This season is a long way from over but Tigers, 18-22, are in serious need a course correction.
Chris.McCosky@detroitnews.com
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Detroit, MI
Patchy dense fog turns to stronger thunderstorms for Metro Detroit to start the weekend
4Warn Weather – SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy skies. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. A few storms could be strong with gusty winds and hail. High: 71.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies, becoming partly cloudy skies late. Low: 45.
SUNDAY (MOTHER’S DAY): Mix of sunshine and clouds, cooler temperatures. High: 61.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy skies. Another chilly night. Low: 41.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny skies, remaining chilly. High: 58.
After a beautiful end to the week on Friday with sunshine and a little cloud cover, with warmer temperatures moving into the region as well, some of us are waking up to some patchy dense fog on Saturday morning. Some places south of M-59 are seeing reduced visibilities down to around a mile. If you do run into some patchy dense fog, be sure to use your low beams.
That warming trend continues into the start of the weekend on Saturday, but it also brings a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Another cold front will work through the region by Saturday afternoon and early Saturday evening and that will bring our thunderstorm chance. High temperature is warming into low 70s by Saturday afternoon.
The Storm Prediction Center has placed most of the region under a Marginal Risk (1 out of 5) on our severe weather scale for the start of the weekend. Gusty winds and hail are the primary threats as we work through the start of the weekend, but this will not be a widespread threat for severe thunderstorms.
Behind that cold front for the end of the weekend on Sunday, we will keep a mixture of sunshine and clouds into the forecast. High temperatures running about 10 to 15° cooler to end the weekend. Expect high to warm into the upper 50s to lower 60s by Sunday afternoon.
Drier weather sticks around for the start of next week, before another chance of rain moves into the region by the time we get to Tuesday. The cooler-than-average temperatures will continue into the start of next week as well. Expect high temperatures to remain in the 50s for Monday and Tuesday.
Temperature start to warm up by the middle of next week, and Drier weather moves back in by Wednesday behind another cold front moving into the region. Expect high temperatures into the lower 60s on Wednesday to warm into the upper 60s by the time we get to Thursday. Above average temperatures move back into the region as we look ahead into the end of the week, expect high temperatures back into the lower 70s by the time we get to Friday.
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