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.

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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.

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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;