The Lakers are coming into this game with a 4-2 record this season but they have not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and have not been as good since starting their road trip. They opened the season with 3 straight wins at home, but now they have lost 2 of their last 3 games with all 3 of those being on the road. They lost by 4 points to the Suns and followed that up with an awful loss in Cleveland by 24 points. Now they are coming off of their 1st road win of the season in Toronto, but they only beat a weaker Raptors team by 6 points in that game. They are going up against a Pistons team that is 2-5 this season but they are going to have some confidence here as they are coming off of a 14 point win on the road against the Nets in their last game. That game was on Sunday so the Pistons are not in a great spot here being on a B2B, but Brooklyn is not a far place to travel back from and this is also a much younger team that is going to have the energy to get up for LeBron and the Lakers in this game at home. The Pistons lost 4 straight games to start the season, but they were much better in their 2 home games in that span as they lost by 6 to the Celtics and by 6 to the Pacers, the 2 teams that were in the Eastern Conference Championship last season. They have also been heating up recently as they have won 2 of their last 3 games, both wins coming on the road, and they are going to be hungry here as they are still trying to get their 1st home win of the season. The Pistons have improved a lot from last season and this is a game they can keep close with the Lakers struggling more on the road. The Pistons will cover the spread in this game.