Pistons Host First-Place 76ers in Eastern Conference Showdown

On November 4, the Detroit Pistons welcome the Philadelphia 76ers for a 7 p.m. Eastern tip in Detroit. Philadelphia enters at 7-1 atop the Eastern Conference, with Detroit 6-1 in second place. The Pistons are favored by 1.5 points, with the over-under set at 219.5.

Detroit won the teams’ first meeting this season, 106-93, on October 25. Cade Cunningham scored 26 points for the Pistons, while Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 29. Last season, Detroit went 60-22 overall and 32-9 at home; the 76ers finished 45-37.

Joel Embiid is absent from Philadelphia’s initial injury report, despite managing plantar fasciitis in his right foot. He played just under 25 minutes against Chicago on Monday and said afterward that he was on a minutes restriction. Embiid described the foot as painful, adding that the team has managed the issue but that it can flare up.

Philadelphia lists Dominick Barlow out with a low-back stress reaction. Detroit’s Jalen Duren is out with a hamstring injury, and Isaiah Joe is sidelined with a hip injury. Detroit scored 117.8 points per game last season, while Philadelphia averaged 115.9 and allowed 116.1.