Detroit Pistons vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/05/26

Similarly to most other NBA teams, the Detroit Pistons also weren’t able to figure out the San Antonio Spurs when the two teams met some 2 weeks ago. Wemby and co. dominated the proceedings, winning by 11 points and also spending 70% of the game in the lead. Cade Cunningham was also limited to just 5-or-26 shooting, Thursday’s rematch in San Antonio will give us an idea if the Pistons are ready to take the next step as a team. They’ve been in decent form on the road lately, covering 6 times in 7 games, however the Frost Bank Center has been a tough venue to win at with just 1 victory in 10 visits. The two areas in which the Pistons have the edge are in rebounding and in three-point defense.

San Antonio returns home after playing the last 5 games on the road, going 4-1 SU. The only blemish during the road trip was that ugly defeat at MSG, but they put that behind them with a dominant 131-91 win over Philadelphia the other day. Despite Wembanyama being limited to just 10 points, San Antonio showed it’s depth with 7 other players scoring in double-figures and that’s the biggest strength of this team. You just never know where the danger will come from. They also share the ball at a high level, the Philly game saw them dish out 36 assists leading to 55% shooting from the field and 40% from three.

Adjustments will be made from both teams following that 1st meeting that took place in Detroit. There’s not much that separates these two teams, but what should edge it out for San Antonio is the fact that they’re playing at home. They’ve only lost 6 of 27 games there this season, Detroit did get exposed by the Cavaliers in their last game despite not having Donovan Mitchell in that game. I’ll go with the Spurs once again here

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