Detroit Pistons vs. Chicago Bulls: Time, TV channel for final home game of season
Detroit Pistons vs. Chicago Bulls start time today
Matchup: Pistons (13-66) vs. Bulls (37-42).
Date: Thursday, April 11.
Time: 7 p.m. ET.
Where: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
Betting line: Bulls by 9½ (how to bet and get sign up bonuses).
Game notes: The Pistons have at least tied their franchise record for most losses in a season, and they'll need to be perfect the rest of the way to not to be the worst. That effort starts on Thursday against the Chicago Bulls.
The Bulls are just 3-7 in their last 10 games, which may not sound great but is better than the Pistons, who are 1-9 in their last 10 games, with the lone win coming over the Washington Wizards. The Bulls are firmly locked into the 9-seed vs. 10-seed play-in game against the Atlanta Hawks, but the two teams are really close in the record department, meaning the fight will go right down to the wire for who will be playing at home.
Thursday also marks the final game of the year at Little Caesars Arena for the Pistons, as they'll travel to Texas to play the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs in the last two games of the year.
Both teams are severely beat up in the injury department, so be sure to check out the injury report below.
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Detroit Pistons vs. Chicago Bulls channel today
TV: Bally Sports Detroit Extra, TV-20 Detroit (WYMD).
Radio: WWJ-AM (950; Pistons radio affiliates).
Streaming: Fubo (free trial).
If you do not have Bally Sports Detroit, you can sign up for Fubo with a free trial to watch the Pistons.
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Detroit Pistons injury report vs. Chicago Bulls
The Pistons have a lengthy list of players on the injury report, starting with the four out for the season: Ausar Thompson (blood cut), Isaiah Stewart (hamstring), Stanley Umude (right ankle fracture), Quentin Grimes (right knee).
Simone Fontecchio (left toe) remains out, and Cade Cunningham (left knee tendinopathy) has missed the past four games and is again listed questionable. Two-way contract forward Tosan Evbuomwan has started some Pistons games recently, but is back in the G League.
The Bulls have had their fair share of injuries as well, including season-ending injuries to Lonzo Ball, Zach LaVine and Patrick Williams. Andre Drummond and Ayo Dosunmu are listed as day-to-day, while forward Julian Phillips hasn't played since March 13 because of a foot injury.
Detroit Pistons vs. Chicago Bulls projected starting lineups
Pistons: G Marcus Sasser, G Jaden Ivey, F Troy Brown Jr., F Chimezie Metu, C Jalen Duren.
Bulls: G Coby White, G Javonte Green, F DeMar DeRozan, F Alex Caruso, C Nikola Vucevic.
Lineups subject to change.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Pistons vs. Chicago Bulls: Time, TV for final home game
