NBA Betting Preview: San Antonio Spurs at Detroit Pistons
Posted: March 14, 2008
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SBGGlobal
Opening Line: Pistons - 3.5 , Total 174.5
Two of the best teams in the NBA get together on Friday in Detroit as the Pistons host the San Antonio Spurs. Detroit is coming off a poor performance on Wednesday when they lost 83-82 to Philadelphia. "We were terrible," head coach Flip Saunders said. "The score isn't reflective of the way we played - we shouldn't have only lost this game by one point." Detroit is just 4-3 in their last seven games. SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Pistons at Home.
Detroit is still getting good play from Chauncey Billups who has averaged 21.4 points and 6.8 assists in his last 10 games. Richard Hamilton is only averaging 14.2 points per game and has shot poorly in his last five games.
SBG Global Current Line: Pistons - 2.5 , Total 174.5
The Spurs were awful in their last game on Wednesday, losing 100-75 at New Orleans. "They just played better than we did," Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said. "They shot the ball well. They were aggressive. Any way you want to slice it, they did a great job." San Antonio has lost three of their last four games since winning 11 straight. Tim Duncan is averaging 21.8 points and 12.0 rebounds in his last four games. The Spurs won their last trip to Detroit 90-81 in February of last season. Overall, the Pistons have won four of the last six between the two teams.
Here are the NBA betting stats for Friday’s game. The Spurs are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Spurs are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games as a road underdog. The Spurs are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Friday games. The Spurs are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Spurs are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Detroit. The road team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
The Pistons are 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 vs. the Southwest. The Pistons are 13-6 ATS in their last 19 Friday games. The Pistons are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a home favorite. The Pistons are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
The Over is 5-1 in the Spurs last 6 Friday games. The Under is 5-1 in the Spurs last 6 vs. Eastern Conference. The Under is 4-1 in the Spurs last 5 road games.
The Over is 5-1-1 in the Pistons last 7 Friday games. The Under is 13-3 in the Pistons last 16 vs. the Southwest. The Under is 11-3-1 in the Pistons last 15 vs. the Western Conference. The Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings between the two teams.
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