Pistons-Celtics Who Will Cover?

The Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at TD Banknorth Garden.

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

Richard Hamilton dropped 31 points as the Pistons defeated the Orlando Magic 91-86 to win their Eastern Conference semifinals series 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Detroit failed to cover as 6.5-point home favorites as the game played under the 184-point total listed by sportsbooks.

The Celtics defeated Cleveland 97-92 as an 8-point favorite in Game 7 on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (173.5).

Paul Pierce scored 41 points for Boston, while Kevin Garnett added 13 points and 13 rebounds in the win.

Team records:
Detroit: 59-23 SU, 46-35-1 ATS
Boston: 66-16 SU, 52-28-2 ATS

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Boston are 8-2
After playing Orlando are 8-2
After a win are 7-3

Boston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Detroit are 6-4
After playing Cleveland are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Detroit
Boston is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games at home

Next up:
Detroit at Boston, Thursday, May 22
Boston home to Detroit, Thursday, May 22

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