Pistons-76ers Pointers

The Detroit Pistons and the Philadelphia 76ers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Wachovia Center.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Pistons listed as 4½-point favorites versus the 76ers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Pistons avenged a Game 1 loss with Wednesday's convincing 105-88 victory over the 76ers. The Pistons covered the 10.5-point spread, and the 193 points made it OVER the posted total of 179.

Richard Hamilton led the Pistons with 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Antonio McDyess had 16 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double in the win.

Reggie Evans had 13 points with 11 rebounds for a double-double in a losing effort.

Team records:
Detroit: 59-23 SU, 46-35-1 ATS
Philadelphia: 40-42 SU, 43-38-1 ATS

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After playing Philadelphia are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 1-9
After playing Detroit are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Detroit

Next up:
Detroit at Philadelphia, Sunday, April 27
Philadelphia home to Detroit, Sunday, April 27

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