Detroit Pistons versus Charlotte Bobcats Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 1-6-2013
- 11 years ago
The 8-24 Charlotte Bobcats will be the road team as they battle the 13-22 Detroit Pistons in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday night. Tip off time from Detroit is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass channel.
The point spread in this pro basketball contest has the home club Detroit Pistons favored by -9 points with the over under set at 193 points. When the odds were release a few hours ago it was Detroit favored by -8 ½ points with a total of 193 points. There has been a ½ point move on the Pistons and no move on the total.
The two teams met four times during the lockout season a year ago with Detroit winning all four games while covering the spread in three of the games. Trend: Charlotte Bobcats are 2-6 ATS in their past eight games.
The Bobcats are 3-11 on the highway this season. They have lost nineteen of their past twenty games. They come off the 106-104 home defeat on Friday night to the Cleveland Cavaliers as a -1 ½ point betting favorite. The game ended over 196 ½ points. The Bobcats are the worst scoring defense in the NBA by allowing nearly 104 points a game. Their top three scorers are guards who shoot for less than 43% from the floor. That is the problem with the Bobcats is they guards shoot way too much and don’t look to work their offense into players who are efficient shooters.
The Pistons have shown a pulse at home with a record of 10-8 straight up. The team has won four straight an all wins have come at home. During this streak they beat Miami, Milwaukee and on Friday night they defeat the Atlanta Hawks 85-84 and covering as a +1 ½ point underdog. The over under in the game landed under 190 ½ points. Detroit has been a good defensive team this season as they are in the top ten in scoring and field goal defense. They have allowed just one opponent over 100 points in their past ten games. Center Greg Monroe leads the team with 15 points a game and 46% shooting. Two inefficient guards have crushed the Pistons as Brandon Knight makes 40% from the floor and Rodney Stuckey at 38% and they account as the top four scorers on the team.
The point spread in this pro basketball contest has the home club Detroit Pistons favored by -9 points with the over under set at 193 points. When the odds were release a few hours ago it was Detroit favored by -8 ½ points with a total of 193 points. There has been a ½ point move on the Pistons and no move on the total.
The two teams met four times during the lockout season a year ago with Detroit winning all four games while covering the spread in three of the games. Trend: Charlotte Bobcats are 2-6 ATS in their past eight games.
The Bobcats are 3-11 on the highway this season. They have lost nineteen of their past twenty games. They come off the 106-104 home defeat on Friday night to the Cleveland Cavaliers as a -1 ½ point betting favorite. The game ended over 196 ½ points. The Bobcats are the worst scoring defense in the NBA by allowing nearly 104 points a game. Their top three scorers are guards who shoot for less than 43% from the floor. That is the problem with the Bobcats is they guards shoot way too much and don’t look to work their offense into players who are efficient shooters.
The Pistons have shown a pulse at home with a record of 10-8 straight up. The team has won four straight an all wins have come at home. During this streak they beat Miami, Milwaukee and on Friday night they defeat the Atlanta Hawks 85-84 and covering as a +1 ½ point underdog. The over under in the game landed under 190 ½ points. Detroit has been a good defensive team this season as they are in the top ten in scoring and field goal defense. They have allowed just one opponent over 100 points in their past ten games. Center Greg Monroe leads the team with 15 points a game and 46% shooting. Two inefficient guards have crushed the Pistons as Brandon Knight makes 40% from the floor and Rodney Stuckey at 38% and they account as the top four scorers on the team.