Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons NBA Betting Preview & Odds
Eastern Conference hoops and we will see the Atlanta Hawks travel to The Palace of Auburn Hills to take on the Detroit Pistons. Local TV will carry this game, which has a start time of 7:30 pm EST.
Current betting odds for this game have the have the Pistons listed as 1 point favorites, while the total has been set at 206.
Head-To-Head This Year: Detroit won the first meeting 106-94 as 7 point road dogs… Atlanta took the 2nd meeting 107-100 as 6 point home favorites… Atlanta won the 3rd meeting 118-114 as a 1 point road favorite.
The Atlanta Hawks have regained their lead in the Southeast division thanks to wins over Washington and Milwaukee in their last two games. They have now won 12 of their last 15 games overall and currently own a half game lead over Miami in the division. This should be a fun race down the stretch of the regular season. The Hawks have seven players that average at least 7.8 ppg and are led by Paul Millsap, who averages 17.2 ppg, while also leading the team in rebounding at 8.6 rpg. Al Alford is 2nd on the team in both scoring (15.4 ppg) and rebounding (7.1 rpg), while Jeff Teague (15.0 ppg), Kent Bazemore (11.5 ppg) and Dennis Schroeder (11.3 ppg) round out the double digit scorers on the team. The Hawks are a very average offensive team as they come in ranked 14th in the league in scoring, putting up 102.8 ppg, while also ranking 10th in shooting overall, 16th in 3-point shooting and 10th from the charity stripe. The defense has been very good this year as they come in ranked 6th in points allowed, giving up just 99.0 ppg, while also ranking 2nd in defensive FG% overall and 5th in 3-point defense. On the road Atlanta has averaged 102.3 ppg on 45.0% shooting, while allowing 100.4 ppg on 43.3% shooting.
Trends: Atlanta is 9-1 ATS in their last 10 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points. The Over is 6-1 in their last 7 games playing on no rest, while the Under is 5-2 in their last games vs the Central.
The Detroit Pistons have been on a bit of a roll of late as they have won their last five games in a row and are now 39-34 on the year, including 24-12 at home. We do note that all five win have come here and the first game of this long homestand was vs Atlanta, which they lost 118-114. Detroit is in the 8th slot in the East and they have a full two game lead over 9th place Chicago. The Pistons are led by Reggie Jackson, who averages 18.7 ppg, while Andrew Drummond is 2nd at 16.7 ppn and he leads the league in rebounding at 14.9 rpg. 3rd in Tobias Harris, who has averaged 16.2 ppg in his 19 games since coming over from Orlando. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (14.8 ppg) and Marcus Morris round out the double digit scorers on the team. Overall the Pistons come into this game are ranked 16th in the league in scoring, putting up 102.5 ppg, while also ranking 23rd in shooting overall, 23rd from long range and 30th from the charity stripe. The defensive numbers are decent as they come in ranked 12th in points allowed, giving up just 101.5 ppg, while also ranking 21st defensive FG% and 17th in 3-point defense. At home the Pistons have averaged 106.4 ppg on 45.6% shooting, while allowing 100.3 ppg on 46.8% shooting.
Trends: Detroit is 7-0 ATS their last 7 games playing on no rest and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. The Over is 10-4 in their last 14 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
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