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Indiana faces conference foe Detroit

Toronto faces New Orleans, looks for 6th straight road win

Detroit Pistons (1-1, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (0-2, 12th in the Eastern Conference)

Indianapolis; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pacers -1; over/under is 226.5

BOTTOM LINE: Detroit takes on Indiana in Eastern Conference action Saturday.

Indiana finished 25-57 overall and 2-14 in Central Division action a season ago. The Pacers shot 46.3% from the field and 34.4% from 3-point range last season.

Detroit finished 6-10 in Central Division action and 10-31 on the road a season ago. The Pistons averaged 7.7 steals, 4.8 blocks and 13.4 turnovers per game last season.

INJURIES: Pacers: Jalen Smith: day to day (face), Daniel Theis: out (knee), Myles Turner: out (ankle).

Pistons: Isaiah Livers: out (right hip), Alec Burks: out (foot), Marvin Bagley III: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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