Posted
on 01/23/2008 3:45 PM
By: CappersPicks.com NBA Basketball Handicapping
Staff
NBA Basketball Betting - Detroit at Philadelphia
BetUS: The
Detroit Pistons (29-13 SU, 25-16-1 ATS) try
to get out of a pointspread lull tonight as
they visit the Wachovia Center on Wednesday
to play the Philadelphia 76ers (16-26 SU,
19-22-1 ATS) in NBA betting action set to
tip off at 7 PM ET.
In the BetUS NBA basketball betting odds,
the Pistons are listed as a 7.5-point road
favorite, with the total posted at 186.5
points.
In the HEAD-to-HEAD NBA betting trends:
* DET has covered four of the last six meetings
* DET has won nine of the last 10 meetings
SU
* DET has won the last five meetings as
the visiting team
* DET has had the shooting edge in four
of the last five meetings
* PHIL has had the rebounding edge in each
of the last five meetings
* DET has made more three-pointers in seven
of the last eight meetings
Detroit is allowing 90.4 points a game.
The Pistons hold teams to 44.1% shooting,
but that figure has gone up recently. They
also have limited opposing teams to 5.1 three-pointers
per contest. That is the second best figure
in the NBA. Also:
* DET is 15-7-1 ATS in its last 23 games
* DET has covered one of its last six games
* DET has lost four of its last five games
SU
* DET has covered one of its last six road
games
* DET has won 11 of its last 16 road games
SU
* DET has played four of its last six road
games UNDER the total
Philadelphia surrenders 46.3% shooting to
opponents. The Sixers are last in the league
with just 3.8 three-pointers per game. They
are 28th in the NBA with 71.2% at the free
throw line. And they turn the ball over 15
times a game. Also:
* PHIL has covered seven of its last ten
games
* PHIL has won two of its last 11 games
SU
* PHIL has played six of its last seven
games OVER the total
* PHIL has covered two of its last eight
home games
* PHIL has won two of its last seven home
games SU
* PHIL has played nine of its last 11 home
games OVER the total
All of a sudden the Pistons can't cover
pointspreads. And even though the last outing
in Orlando was not a horrible one, Detroit
has simply not been playing very well lately,
losing games to the Kings, Bulls and Knicks,
in addition to the Magic, over the last 10
days.
The Pistons' shooting has been substandard,
to say the least. They shot 31% against New
York, less than 43% against Sacramento, less
than 41% against Chicago, and less than 44%
against Orlando. This team does occasionally
go into shooting slumps, and it looks like
this is one of them.
At least the Sixers got something encouraging
out of their 110-103 loss to Indiana on Monday
- 43 points off the bench. But Indiana just
shot lights out, with 52% from the field,
including 14 three-pointers.
Yes, there are some defensive holes in this
Sixer team, but still wouldn't lay this many
points on the road with Detroit, not the
way they've been playing. And they might
just be looking ahead to the quick rematch
with the Magic that is set for Friday night.
We'll make a small recommendation on grabbing
the points with the Philadelphia 76ers, the
7.5-point underdog in the BetUS NBA betting
odds.
BetUS NBA basketball
betting odds: DETROIT -7.5, Total: 186.5
NBA Free Pick: JAY'S PLAY: PHILADELPHIA
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