Detroit at Washington

The Washington Wizards have struggled for many years. They woke up to a pair of 50+ win seasons (including playoff wins) in consecutive seasons, but have taken a turn down once again. They were a .500 team last season, and are fighting to even be that this year at 10-14. They are off a win, but have only put together back-to-back wins one time all season. Detroit endured seven straight losing seasons of their own until last year and are a game over .500 to this point, despite some key injuries. Since breaking a four-game losing streak, the Pistons have gotten things going at 8-4 over their last 12 games. The difference has been holding 12 of their last 14 opponents to under 100 points, while getting to the 100-point mark seven times themselves. The eye opener is the eight wins in their last 12 have come by a total of 146 points or 17.5 points per game. It is hard to go against that, so play on Detroit.