The Detroit Pistons will host the Los Angeles Lakers for a cross-conference clash on Monday. The Lakers are off to a 5-2 start on the season and are currently fifth in the West while the Pistons are 2-5 and are 13th in the East. Los Angeles has won and covered the spread in its last four head-to-head meetings with Detroit but the Pistons have covered in four of their last five games overall.

Tipoff from the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The SportsLine consensus lists Los Angeles as the 7.5-point favorite in the latest Lakers vs. Pistons odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 228 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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