The Detroit Pistons face the New York Knicks in the finale of the 2018-19 NBA regular season Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern, as they look to stay ahead of the Charlotte Hornets for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

We're 8-4 in NBA picks in April, following the Oklahoma City Thunder's win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday.

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Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks: By the Numbers

• The Pistons are just 14-26 as the visitors this year, but New York has clinched last place with an overall record of 17-64 through 81 games.
• Detroit is 3-0 in the season series, winning by an average of 12.3 points.
• The Knicks come in having won at least two games in a row for just the third time all season. They played to the under in both games.
• Detroit has also hit two consecutive unders and has failed to cover five consecutive spreads.

Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks: Key Injuries

The Pistons enter their pivotal finale at full health, while the Knicks are officially without PG Emmanuel Mudiay and PG Frank Ntilikina. SG Mario Hezonja, SG Allonzo Trier, and PF Noah Vonleh are all questionable.

Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks: Best Bet

Moneyline: The Pistons are -550 for the outright win, but with the Knicks never worth taking, we'll look elsewhere to back Detroit.

Against the spread: It's just a - 9.5 spread for the Pistons Wednesday. With the Knicks not even disguising the fact they've completely given up by resting players while buried at the bottom of the standings. The desperate road team is the easy play.

Over/under: The line is set at 208. Even that relatively low total requires the Knicks to pull their own weight. Take the UNDER at -110.

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