NBA Playoff Betting Action - Pistons Looking To Go Up 2-0 on Visiting Magic
The
Detroit Pistons, (64-25 SU, 50-38-1
ATS, 38-50-1 O/U) emphatically spanked
the Orlando Magic, (56-32 SU, 53-32-3
ATS, 38-48 O/U) in online
betting action Saturday, winning
91-72 in a game that was never really
in doubt for the Pistons.
Now,
the Magic enter tonight’s
Game 2 matchup looking to break even
in Detroit against a Pistons team that
looks like they are back to playing their
brand of terrific defense after getting
some tread marks left on them in their
first round series against the run-and-gun
Philadelphia 76ers.
The Pistons held Orlando All-Star Center
Dwight Howard to 12 points and eight
rebounds, by having four different defenders
guard the explosive big man at different
times.
The Pistons made
Howard, who put up three 20-point, 20-rebound
games against the Toronto
Raptors in their first round series
matchup, look ordinary by having Jason
Maxiell, Rasheed Wallace, Antonio McDyess
and Theo Ratliff each take turns guarding
the athletic, but still inexperienced
low post power.
gue’s
best home record during the regular season,
say they are prepared to end this series
tonight rather than go back to Houston
for a Game 7.
"We have home-court advantage right
now and we don't want to lose it. We
need to treat it really like Game 7," Jazz
forward Andrei Kirilenko said.
The Rockets have outplayed the Jazz
since dropping the first two games of
the series in the BetUS Sportsbook without
starting point guard Rafer Alston.
"They're just playing better and
better every game. That's where we've
got to be concerned," Jazz point
guard Deron Williams said. "After
those first two losses, it seems like
they're a different team - a more determined
team."
The Rockets say they believe they can
beat the Jazz anywhere, even at EnergySolutions
Arena.
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"Dwight is an imposing player,
but we've played against some of the
Hall of Famers so it's not really something
we worry about," Ratliff said.
Maxiell
took Detroit’s dissing
of Howard a step further as they held
the Magi to their lowest point total
of the entire season.
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"He's has a very strong upper body," Maxiell
said. "But if you get down low and
take his legs out, he's not that powerful."
The Pistons also limited the Magic,
one of the best three-point shooting
teams in the league, to a pathetic 2-of-15
mark from downtown.
"They're a finesse team," Ratliff
said. "They're a 3-point shooting
team."
All barbs aside, the Pistons have covered
the spread in four consecutive games
while the Magic are just 2-3 against
the spread in their last five games.
Here
is a look at tonight’s key
trends, followed by my analysis and NBA
Betting Picks.
The Magic are 4-0 ATS in their last
4 games following a SU loss of more than
10 points.
The Magic are 6-1-1 ATS in their last
8 vs. NBA Central.
The Magic are 28-10-1 ATS in their last
39 games following a ATS loss.
The Pistons are 4-0 ATS in their last
4 games vs. a team with a winning S.U.
record.
The Pistons are 4-0 ATS in their last
4 games as a favorite.
The Pistons are 4-0 ATS in their last
4 playoff games as a favorite.
The Over is 4-0 in Magic last 4 games
after scoring less than 75 points in
their previous game.
The Under is 6-0 in Pistons last 6 vs.
NBA Southeast.
The Over is 9-2 in the last 11 meetings
in Detroit.
The Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.
The Road team is 15-6-3 ATS in the last
24 meetings.
Analysis:
While the Orlando Magic seemingly have
all the components except a deep bench
to beat the Detroit Pistons, I just
don’t see it happening , particularly
after the Pistons’ Game 1 rout
and their previous struggles in the first
round against Philadelphia. I say take
the Pistons to handle their business
and cover the spread at home once again.
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Picks: Pistons -7 Points/Over 184½ Total
Points
07:05 PM EST NBA Odds
Orlando Magic +7 -110
Detroit Pistons -7 -110
Over 184½ -110
Under 184½ -110
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