If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons meet at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Chicago At Detroit
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 21, 2015
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, WGN (Chicago), FSN Detroit
PREDICTION: Bulls 105, Pistons 97
Join BetOnline and get up to $1,000 BONUS
Oddsmakers currently have the Bulls listed as 3-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game’s total is sitting at 191.
Detroit lost its last outing, a 94-83 result against the 76ers on March 18. The Pistons failed to cover in that game as a +1-point underdog, while the 177 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 20 points against the Sixers and Reggie Jackson recorded a triple-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists but shot just 4-of-17 and committed five turnovers. The Pistons entered the contest 28th in the league in shooting (42.6 percent) and shot 33 percent. “If we continue to take those shots against anybody, we’re going to shoot in the 30 percent range,” Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. “We’re taking difficult shots at the rim. There are people open and we won’t throw it to them.”
Team record: 24-44 SU,32-36 ATS
Detroit is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit’s last 10 games
Detroit is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Chicago
Detroit is 3-22 SU in its last 25 games when playing Chicago
Last time out for Chicago, they were a 108-92 winner as they battled the Raptors at home. The Bulls covered in the match as a -1.5-point favorite, while 200 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Chicago, which clinched its fifth straight winning season with the win over Toronto, is looking to win three games in a row for the first time in five weeks. Mike Dunleavy added 21 points and Joakim Noah tied a career high with 14 assists in the win over Toronto. After Gibson returned Friday, Butler (elbow) might be back for this one and is listed as a game-time decision.
Team record: 42-28 SU,32-38 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago’s last 7 games
Chicago is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago’s last 5 games on the road
25% Bonus via Western Union
