BROOKLYN (Interstat) — The Detroit Pistons will visit the Brooklyn Nets on Friday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., for an NBA matchup between teams with different early-season records. Detroit enters at 4-1, while Brooklyn is 0-4 and seeking its first victory.

Cade Cunningham is Detroit’s player to watch. The guard has been productive through the Pistons’ first five games, including 30 points, five rebounds and seven assists in a 97-89 home win against Charlotte in Detroit’s most recent result. In that game, Paul Reed added 16 points and four rebounds, and Ausar Thompson contributed seven points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Cunningham also had 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists at New York, 26 points, eight rebounds and eight assists at Philadelphia, 16 points, two rebounds and eight assists at Miami, and 22 points, four rebounds and eight assists against Boston. Detroit’s other results this season include a loss at New York, wins at Philadelphia and Miami, and a home win against Boston.

Michael Porter is Brooklyn’s player to watch. Porter had 27 points, 12 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in the Nets’ most recent result, a 125-124 overtime loss at Boston. Julius Randle added 24 points, nine rebounds and four assists in that game, while Moritz Wagner scored 15 points with four rebounds and three assists. Porter also scored 10 points against Indiana, 28 points with nine rebounds at Cleveland, and 26 points with seven rebounds against Charlotte. Brooklyn’s other results this season include home losses to Indiana and Charlotte and a road loss at Cleveland.

Detroit will look to build on its recent form and maintain its place among the early Eastern Conference leaders. Brooklyn will try to use the home setting at Barclays Center to secure its first win of the season. The Pistons have won four of their first five games, with their only loss coming on the road against New York. The Nets have dropped each of their first four contests, including a one-point overtime decision at Boston. Detroit’s next 10 games include trips to Charlotte, Washington, Miami, San Antonio, New Orleans and Atlanta, along with home games against Philadelphia, the Los Angeles Lakers, Washington and Toronto. Brooklyn’s next 10 games include visits to Indiana, New York, Atlanta, Dallas, New Orleans and Memphis, plus home games against Charlotte, Philadelphia, Chicago and Orlando.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Detroit 108, Brooklyn 104. Interstat’s ELO system gives Detroit a 94 percent probability to win. Detroit has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -8.5, and the over/under is 222.