The Detroit Pistons' chances of making the playoffs are slim to none, despite winning three of their last four. Beating up on lottery-bound Sacramento, Phoenix and Chicago is far from impressive though, and I think the LA Lakers will give the Pistons all they can handle Monday night.

The Lakers snapped a four-game skid with a 100-93 triumph at Memphis on Saturday. They're 15-6 ATS in their last 21 games following a straight up win and we can note that the Pistons are 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.

The Lakers earned a 113-93 home win over Detroit on Oct. 31 to improve to 12-5 ATS in the last 17 meetings in the series.

My selection is a 10* play on LA Lakers.