NBA: Indiana vs Detroit Prediction
The Detroit Pistons host the Indiana Pacers on Friday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan.
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Indiana Pacers (35-43) at Detroit Pistons (30-48)
Date: Friday, April 10, 2014
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Venue: The Palace of Auburn Hills
City: Auburn Hills, Michigan
NBA Gambling O/U Odds: 195
NBA Gambling Spread: Pacers -4.5
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The Pacers are the side that really would stand to benefit in a big way by winning this meeting of Central Division rivals as they have moved to within one game of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
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The Pacers have limited opponents to 83.0 points per game in winning each of their last three times out, holding opponents to a 38.2 percent shooting clip, while allowing them to hit on only 23.6 percent of their shots from beyond the arc.
A big reason for all that success has been their play on the boards. The Pacers have totalled 54 rebounds in winning each of their last three games, winning the rebound battle by an average of 17 boards in that time.
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Things played out differently the last time the Pacers took on the Pistons. On Feb. 4, Indiana had all of two rebounds more than the Pistons, while allowing Detroit to shoot 49.4 percent from the field and shoot 12-for-24 from beyond the arc.
The Pacers countered by shooting 59.7 percent from the field and hitting on 12 of 21 attempts from three-point range in a 114-109 victory.
George Hill led the Pacers with 20 points in that one, which halted the Pistons’ three-game winning streak in the series. In Indiana’s only trip to The Palace of Auburn Hills this season, another high-scoring affair was in order.
The Pistons won that one 119-109, and look to sweep the Pacers on their home court for the first time since 2010-11.
Detroit had won five in a row at home before falling to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday by a score of 113-103 in a game in which it shot 53.6 percent from the field.
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The Pacers have been playing some solid basketball of late, but so too have the Pistons, and Detroit just seems to have Indiana’s number this season.
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Additionally, these teams have been keeping the scoreboard operator busy when they’ve faced off this season, and it looks like another high-scoring contest could be in order.
NBA Betting Trends:
The Pistons are 14-3 ATS in their last 17 games following an ATS loss, and they are 6-0 ATS in their last six games following a straight up loss.
The Pistons are 5-1 ATS in their last six home games, and they are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against Central Division opponents.
The over is 6-1 in the last seven meetings between these teams, and it is 8-0 in the Pistons’ last eight home games.
The over is 7-3 in the Pacers’ last 10 games overall, and it is 8-2 in the Pistons’ last 10 games overall.
4* Free Play: Pistons +4.5, Over 195
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