Detroit plays Chicago on 4-game road skid

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Detroit Pistons (9-48, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (27-30, ninth in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

: Bulls -11.5; over/under is 226.5

BOTTOM LINE: Detroit will look to break its four-game road slide when the Pistons take on Chicago.

The Bulls are 3-7 against opponents in the Central Division. Chicago is 9-14 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Pistons are 1-11 against opponents in the Central Division. Detroit is fifth in the Eastern Conference with 11.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Jalen Duren averaging 5.0.

The Bulls are shooting 46.7% from the field this season, 2.7 percentage points lower than the 49.4% the Pistons allow to opponents. The Pistons average 112.8 points per game, 0.3 fewer than the 113.1 the Bulls allow.

The teams square off for the third time this season. The Bulls won the last matchup 119-108 on Nov. 13, with DeMar DeRozan scoring 29 points in the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: DeRozan is averaging 22.6 points and 5.3 assists for the Bulls. Coby White is averaging 22.9 points over the last 10 games for Chicago.

Jaden Ivey is scoring 15.1 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Pistons. Cade Cunningham is averaging 16.0 points and 3.9 rebounds over the last 10 games for Detroit.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 5-5, averaging 116.1 points, 44.2 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.7 points per game.

Pistons: 3-7, averaging 113.9 points, 44.3 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.4 points.

INJURIES: Bulls: Torrey Craig: out (knee), Zach LaVine: out for season (ankle), Patrick Williams: out for season (foot), Lonzo Ball: out for season (knee).

Pistons: Marcus Sasser: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.