Monday, April 13, 2009

Bulls-Pistons Lines Preview

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons meet at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Oddsmakers currently have the Pistons listed as 4-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Ben Gordon dropped a game-high 39 points in leading the Bulls to a 113-106 victory over the Bobcats on Saturday. The Bulls failed to cover the 9.5-point spread, while the 219 points fell UNDER the posted total of 199.5.
Derrick Rose added 22 points, and John Salmons collected 19 points in the win.
The Pistons couldn't keep stride with the Pacers, losing 106-102 at Conseco Fieldhouse Saturday night.
The Pacers covered as 2-point home favorites while the final score played over the 206-point total.
Current streak:
Chicago has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Chicago: 40-40 SU, 41-38-1 ATS
Detroit: 39-41 SU, 34-46 ATS
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Toronto are 7-3
After playing Charlotte are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Miami are 7-3
After playing Indiana are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games at home
Detroit is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing Chicago
Next up:
Chicago home to Toronto, Wednesday, April 15
Detroit at Miami, Wednesday, April 15

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