The Pistons are going to be sellers ahead of next month’s NBA trade deadline. Centre Andre Drummond is a goner because he can hit unrestricted free agency this summer. The Pistons are going nowhere fast and are holding out for a first-round pick for Drummond – the Raptors have been mentioned as a possible trade partner. Drummond is the NBA’s best rebounder and can block shots, but his game is rather out of date in the modern NBA because Drummond is worthless outside the paint. Derrick Rose also seems likely to be dealt. Detroit has been without Blake Griffin since late December due to a knee surgery and his season is over. Time to rebuild – again – in Motown.

Brooklyn, meanwhile, currently holds down the final playoff spot in the East and making the playoffs is the team’s 100 per =cent focus. The Nets continue to say that Kevin Durant will not play this season, but you never know if they happen to reach the post-season.

NBA Point Spread and Betting Analysis

It’s the third of four regular-season meetings between the teams. The have split two games in Detroit, most recently a 121-111 overtime Nets victory on Saturday. Rose tied it on a layup with 1.9 seconds left in regulation and finished with 27 points. Kyrie Irving missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer but more than made up for it with 45 points. Drummond had 20 points and 21 rebounds. He has an NBA-high eight games with 20 or more points and rebounds this season and 40 in his career, tying Bob Lanier’s Pistons record.

The Nets are 14-6 against the spread in the past 20 meetings.

Detroit Pistons

Detroit lost a third in a row – all by double digits and all at home – on Monday, 115-100 against Cleveland, which entered on a seven-game losing streak and is one of the East’s worst teams. The Cavs had not won by double digits since a 108-87 victory at the Knicks on Nov. 10. Drummond had 15 points and eight rebounds and Reggie Jackson 16 points. Rose (knee soreness), Luke Kennard (knee tendinitis) and Tony Snell (illness) all sat out; Kennard won’t play Wednesday but the other two could. Both Langston Galloway and Thon Maker suffered injuries during the game but returned. The Pistons are 3-8 ATS in their past 11.

Brooklyn Nets

The Nets come off a loss Sunday at the New York Knicks, 110-97. Irving didn’t play because he was so distraught after learning of friend Kobe Bryant’s shocking death. Irving should be back in there Wednesday. Spencer Dinwiddie returned to the starting lineup with Irving out and had 23 points. He was the No. 38 overall pick in the 2014 draft by the Pistons, who clearly didn’t know what they had because Dinwiddie barely played his two years there. He’s having an All-Star calibre season. Centre DeAndre Jordan was out Sunday, his fifth in a row on the bench due to a finger injury. Brooklyn is 1-6 ATS in its past seven.

Who Will Win Pistons vs. Nets?

Injuries

Detroit

Christian Wood (PF)

day-to-day Virus - 14 / 03 / 20

Bruce Brown (PG)

day-to-day Ankle - 10 / 03 / 20

Bruce Brown (PG)

Prob Sun Thumb - 08 / 03 / 20

John Henson (PF)

day-to-day Ankle - 08 / 03 / 20

Brandon Knight (PG)

Prob Wed Hamstring - 08 / 03 / 20

Brandon Knight (PG)

Prob Sast Knee - 06 / 03 / 20

Sekou Doumbouya (PF)

Prob Wed Leg - 03 / 03 / 20

Christian Wood (PF)

Prob Wed Foot - 03 / 03 / 20

Derrick Rose (PG)

day-to-day Ankle - 01 / 03 / 20

Brandon Knight (PG)

Prob Wed Quadricep - 01 / 03 / 20

Brooklyn

Joe Harris (SG)

Out indefinitely Personal - 19 / 08 / 20

Donta Hall (PF)

Prob Mon Ankle - 12 / 08 / 20

Chris Chiozza (PG)

Prob Mon Groin - 11 / 08 / 20

Jarrett Allen (C)

Prob Thurs Ankle - 10 / 08 / 20

Joe Harris (SG)

Prob Thurs Groin - 10 / 08 / 20

Caris LeVert (SG)

Prob Thurs Thigh - 10 / 08 / 20

Garrett Temple (SG)

Out Tues Rest - 10 / 08 / 20

Jarrett Allen (C)

day-to-day Ankle - 08 / 08 / 20

Joe Harris (SG)

day-to-day Groin - 08 / 08 / 20

Caris LeVert (SG)

Doub Sun Rest - 08 / 08 / 20

Injuries

Detroit

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Christian Wood (PF)	day-to-day	Virus - 14 / 03 / 20	-	-	+ -
Wood has tested positive the COVID-19 virus, and it is unknown if he will be available when the league returns to action.
Bruce Brown (PG)	day-to-day	Ankle - 10 / 03 / 20	-	-	+ -
Brown is tending to a right ankle sprain, and it is unknown if he will return once the league commences play.
Bruce Brown (PG)	Prob Sun	Thumb - 08 / 03 / 20	-	-	+ -
Brown is managing a right thumb sprain but is expected to play against the Knicks on Sunday.
John Henson (PF)	day-to-day	Ankle - 08 / 03 / 20	-	-	+ -
Henson is sidelined with a left ankle sprain. It is up in the air if he will be ready when the league declared itself good to go.
Brandon Knight (PG)	Prob Wed	Hamstring - 08 / 03 / 20	-	-	+ -
Knight missed the previous game due to a strained right hamstring, but it is likely that he will be in action Wednesday against the 76ers.
Brandon Knight (PG)	Prob Sast	Knee - 06 / 03 / 20	-	-	+ -
Knight is managing a knee issue, but will likely be available for Saturday's game with the Jazz.
Sekou Doumbouya (PF)	Prob Wed	Leg - 03 / 03 / 20	-	-	+ -
Doumboya is expected to take the court against the Thunder on Wednesday despite right lower-leg soreness.
Christian Wood (PF)	Prob Wed	Foot - 03 / 03 / 20	-	-	+ -
Wood is projected to be active Wednesday against the Thunder despite a right foot sprain.
Derrick Rose (PG)	day-to-day	Ankle - 01 / 03 / 20	-	-	+ -
Rose is out of action due to a right ankle sprain. His status is clouded for when the league resumes play.
Brandon Knight (PG)	Prob Wed	Quadricep - 01 / 03 / 20	-	-	+ -
Knight departed the last game with a right quadriceps strain, but it is anticipated that he will be in Wednesday's lineup versus the Thunder.

Brooklyn

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Joe Harris (SG)	Out indefinitely	Personal - 19 / 08 / 20	1-2	1-2	+ -
Harris is away from the team due to a personal matter, and there is no timetable for return.
Donta Hall (PF)	Prob Mon	Ankle - 12 / 08 / 20	3-2	2-3	+ -
Hall is nursing a sprained right ankle, but it is expected that he will take on the Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round.
Chris Chiozza (PG)	Prob Mon	Groin - 11 / 08 / 20	4-2	3-3	+ -
Chiozza is experiencing tightness in his right adductor, but he is expected to take the court for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round versus the Raptors.
Jarrett Allen (C)	Prob Thurs	Ankle - 10 / 08 / 20	5-2	3-4	+ -
Allen missed the last game with a left ankle sprain, but it is likely that he will suit up against the Trail Blazers on Thursday.
Joe Harris (SG)	Prob Thurs	Groin - 10 / 08 / 20	5-2	3-4	+ -
Harris was absent from the lineup in the last game due to a left groin contusion, but it is anticipated that he will be available for Thursday's tilt with the Trail Blazers.
Caris LeVert (SG)	Prob Thurs	Thigh - 10 / 08 / 20	5-2	3-4	+ -
LeVert was held out of the previous contest due to a left thigh contusion, but it is expected that he will face the Trail Blazers on Thursday.
Garrett Temple (SG)	Out Tues	Rest - 10 / 08 / 20	5-2	3-4	+ -
Temple will not play Tuesday against the Magic due to a day of rest.
Jarrett Allen (C)	day-to-day	Ankle - 08 / 08 / 20	5-2	3-4	+ -
Allen is hobbled by a sprained left ankle, but he is expected to be available to face the Clippers on Sunday.
Joe Harris (SG)	day-to-day	Groin - 08 / 08 / 20	5-2	3-4	+ -
Harris is managing a left groin contusion, but he is expected to take the court versus the Clippers on Sunday.
Caris LeVert (SG)	Doub Sun	Rest - 08 / 08 / 20	5-2	3-4	+ -
LeVert is not expected to line up against the Clippers on Sunday as he will be rested.