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Pistons play the Nuggets, seek 4th straight victory

Detroit Pistons (14-17, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (16-13, seventh in the Western Conference)

Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -6; over/under is 230.5

BOTTOM LINE: Detroit will try to continue its three-game win streak with a victory over Denver.

The Nuggets are 8-5 in home games. Denver is the NBA leader with 31.1 assists per game led by Nikola Jokic averaging 9.5.

The Pistons have gone 9-9 away from home. Detroit averages 15.2 turnovers per game and is 6-5 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

The Nuggets make 49.8% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.6 percentage points higher than the Pistons have allowed to their opponents (47.2%). The Nuggets average 111.9 points per game, 5.3 fewer points than the 117.2 the Nuggets allow to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jokic is averaging 30.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 9.5 assists and 1.7 steals for the Nuggets.

Cade Cunningham is averaging 24.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 9.7 assists for the Pistons.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 5-5, averaging 122.6 points, 46.5 rebounds, 32.6 assists, 9.0 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 52.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.0 points per game.

Pistons: 5-5, averaging 115.0 points, 41.0 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 9.1 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.5 points.

INJURIES: Nuggets: Aaron Gordon: day to day (calf), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).

Pistons: Isaiah Stewart: day to day (knee).

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