3* HEAVY HITTER on Detroit Pistons -

Milwaukee vs. Detroit, 01/29/2013 19:30 EDT, Score: 117 - 90

Point Spread: -1½/-102 Detroit

Sportsbook: Pinnacle

Result: Loss

3* HEAVY HITTER on Detroit Pistons -

The Bucks are on a bit of a roll in winning four of their last five and seven of ten since canning Scott Skiles, but I think they are in a bad spot here tonight. The Pistons have been playing pretty well lately themselves, covering four of their last five games and they have won their last two home games by 15 points each.

The Bucks are over-valued a little bit because they have a decent record at 23-19, but they are actually getting outscored by their opponents. Detroit on the other hand is 17-27 but is only getting outscored by one ppg so I think they are better than their wins and losses reflect.

Milwaukee has to take to the road tomorrow night and face the Chicago Bulls. Now that they have played themselves into the playoff picture I'm sure the players might be looking ahead against a tougher opponent and might just slip up tonight in Detroit. I'll back the home team.