Utah Jazz at Detroit Pistons Free Pick - Betting Odds
Date:
March 15, 7:30 pm
Location:
The Palace at Auburn Hills
TV:
FSN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Utah -3.5
Total:
200
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The Detroit Pistons will host the Western Conference’s Utah Jazz at The Palace at Auburn Hills. Utah owns the most recent win in this series in January, when the Jazz bruised the Pistons at home by a score of 110-77. Overall, the series between the two is split down the middle as each of the two combatants have won three of the preceding six meetings. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:35 PM and is set to be aired on FSN.
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Utah Jazz at Detroit Pistons Overview<br />
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The Jazz and Pistons enter on differing notes. The Jazz come in off a home win against the Los Angeles Clippers, two days ago in Salt Lake City while the Pistons are still recovering from a drubbing they suffered on the road at divisional foe Cleveland. The Cavaliers would run wild on the Pistons, handing them a 128-96 defeat.
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Utah at Detroit Key Betting Trends<br />
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The Jazz come in to this affair at 42-25 SU while posting a 30-35-2 record against the spread.
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Detroit hovers just a game under .500 at 33-34 SU, mirroring this tendency against the spread with an identical record.
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Detroit is strong at home as they are 22-12 SU in the Motor City.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In the early going, we have seen a huge lean on the Jazz against the spread as 89% favor Utah. On the Money Line, Utah is offered as a -155 road dog in contrast to Detroit who enters at +135 as a home pooch. The Over/Under is currently sitting at 200 after rising by a point due to action on the Over. 98% of the betting consensus like the Over.
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Utah Jazz at Detroit Pistons Prediction
Very simply, Detroit’s ghastly loss at Cleveland is influencing this market. However, we must remind everyone that the Cavaliers are much more dangerous team at home than they are on the road. Detroit has defeated Cleveland in both occasions where the Pistons were hosts but in the follow-up on the road, Cleveland has had its way. Home court advantage is a real phenomenon in basketball and it can be extremely impactful in games of consequence such as this one. However, that is not why we like the Pistons here. Though Utah owns the top-ranked scoring defense in the NBA, along with the third-ranked defense in terms of opponent field goal percentage, the Pistons commit less turnovers. Furthermore, Detroit can really take it to Utah on the boards as Detroit is a top-ten team in rebounding at both ends of the court. Utah is one of the worst in generating offensive rebounds. This game will be extremely physical and most of the battle here will be won in the paint. As a result, scoring will likely be kept to a minimum and thus there is great value on the Under. Given, Detroit’s home performance portfolio there is also tremendous value on the Pistons. Take the points.
Free Pick:
Take Detroit +3.5 and Under 200
