Phoenix Suns at Detroit Pistons Free Pick - Betting Odds
Date:
March 19, 4:35 pm
Location:
The Palace at Auburn Hills
TV:
FSN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Detroit -10
Total:
213
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The Detroit Pistons will host the Western Conference’s Phoenix Suns at The Palace at Auburn Hills. The Suns own the most recent win in this series in the Desert when the Suns defeated the Pistons 107-100 on November 9th, 2016. Previous to this, the Pistons had won three in a row against Phoenix. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:35 PM and is set to be broadcasted on FSN for regional audiences.
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Phoenix Suns at Detroit Pistons Overview<br />
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Both teams enter on three-game losing streaks. For Detroit in particular this is rather disconcerting considering a potential playoff berth is on the line for the Pistons as a wildcard. For Phoenix, they are more concerned with lottery pick at this point as their season has been all but laid to rest, long ago. Despite their overall struggles, the Suns offense has been explosive as usual. The Suns average 107.4 points per game (9th overall) and they are excellent are creating second chance opportunities as they are rated sixth in the league in offensive rebounds.
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Phoenix at Detroit Key Betting Trends<br />
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Phoenix enters this contest at 22-47 SU while posting a 34-34 record against the spread.
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Overall, the Suns have been quite undervalued given the fact they are one of the worst teams in the NBA overall, sitting 14th in the Western Conference standings.
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Detroit enters the affair at 33-36 both straight up and against the spread.
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The Suns are 9-24 SU away from Phoenix this season.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In the early stages, we have seen a huge lean on the Pistons as 91% of the public fancy Detroit. On the Money Line, Phoenix enters as a +447 road underdog in contrast to Detroit who comes in as a heavy -600 home favorite. The Over/Under is currently sitting at 213.5 after dropping by a point thanks to initial action on the Under. 64% of the consensus like the Under in this contest.
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Phoenix Suns at Detroit Pistons Prediction
Given the fact Detroit is currently riding a three-game losing streak this team should not be spotting this volume of points, even to teams like Phoenix. The initial angle many may take on this game is the notion Detroit needs to win while for Phoenix this is just an opportunity to work in some reserves and perhaps boost morale if they were to pull off the upset. However, Detroit has lost their last two at the Palace and by convincing margins. Granted, the two losses came against playoff teams (75 – 87 against Toronto and 83-97 against Utah) but the fact remains psychological perception of both clubs is what is shaping this number here be that Phoenix has some documented road woes.
These two teams match-up well overall as they are in essence polar opposites. The Suns have always been an offense-first club who fancy leaving their defense at home. The Suns are ranked 29th in scoring defense. The bad news is Detroit’s offense sits as 26th in scoring across the league as their game boils down their sixth-rated scoring defense paving the way. The assumption here is that Detroit’s defense will overpower Phoenix’s offense and that may well be true but given the fact Detroit’s offense has scored 83 points or less in their previous two games, it is very hard to trust them with this kind of lumber against a Suns offense which can score in flurries if they get hot.
Free Pick:
Take Phoenix +10
