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Malik Beasley scored 23 points as the Detroit Pistons moved over .500 and pushed their winning streak to five games by defeating the depleted Brooklyn Nets 113-98 on Wednesday night in the NBA in New York.

The Pistons have been firing on all cylinders of late, and tonight they visit an ailing Nets team that's hit the skids. Our NBA betting picks will look for Detroit to win comfortably.

The Raptors already have more points against the Nets than they managed in total against the Celtics last Tuesday. It's still anybody's game after three quarters, but the Raptors are currently ahead of the Nets 94-91.

The Nets come into this game following a 113-99 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Monday in which Brooklyn had eight inactive players, but still found a way to come back from a 24-point deficit to make the game interesting.

The Detroit Pistons put their winning streak on the line when they visit the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night at the Barclays Center. Detroit collected its first four-game-winning streak since the 2018-2019 season following Monday's 118-115 victory over the Portland Trailblazers.

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Brooklyn has lost two straight by double digits and five of the last six overall. The injury report is growing, too. The games are getting longer so we’ll keep this short. Time: 7:30 p.m. ET Opponent: Detroit Pistons (18-18) Tune In: YES Network;