Pistons vs. Blazers GameThread: Dame Time, TV, Odds, and More

After a thrilling shockingly easy victory over the Sacramento Kings, we now return you to our regularly scheduled program. The Detroit Pistons appear seriously overmatched tonight against the Portland Trail Blazers. Playing on the road, on the second night of a back-to-back, without Jerami Grant or probably Mason Plumlee. And to make matters worse, the Blazers are coming off two disappointing losses against the Clippers and Jazz and looking for someone to take it out on. Enter your Detroit Pistons. Perhaps my reverse jinx will work twice in a row.

Game Vitals

When: 10 p.m. EST
Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
Watch: Bally Sports Detroit
Odds: Pistons +12

Projected Lineups

Detroit Pistons (16-36)

Dennis Smith Jr., Cory Joseph, Josh Jackson, Saddiq Bey, Isaiah Stewart

Portland Trail Blazers (30-21)

Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, Norman Powell, Robert Covington, Enes Kanter

Pregame Reading

• Pistons mailbag: Who should Detroit take if it gets the No. 2 pick? — Detroit News
• ‘We get put away’: Portland Trail Blazers running out of time to solve issues against top-tier teams — Oregon Live
• Damian Lillard says Trail Blazers need to ‘look in the mirror’: Examining their problems and potential solutions — The Athletic