Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Pistons-Celtics Who Will Cover?

The Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a postseason win on Wednesday when they battle at TD Banknorth Garden.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 6-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Antonio McDyess scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the Pistons shut down the Celtics 94-75 to even the Eastern Conference Finals at two games apiece on Monday night.
Detroit covered as 6-point home favorites as the teams played under the 175-point total listed by oddsmakers.
Richard Hamilton added 20 points and seven assists for the Pistons, who got 14 points and five blocks from Rasheed Wallace in the win.
Kevin Garnett led Boston with 16 points and 10 boards, while Paul Pierce netted 16 points and hauled down eight rebounds for the Celtics.
Team records:
Detroit: 59-23 SU, 46-35-1 ATS
Boston: 66-16 SU, 52-28-2 ATS
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Boston are 7-3
After playing Boston are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Boston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Detroit are 7-3
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
Detroit is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing Boston
Boston is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
Boston is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Next up:
Detroit home to Boston, Friday, May 30
Boston at Detroit, Friday, May 30
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