NBA Wednesday:
Detroit Pistons underdog against Dallas Mavericks
The odds on the Wednesday NBA
games show Dallas Mavericks favorite when welcoming the Detroit
Pistons tonight.
After
an upset at home in their last game against Eastern rival Boston
Celtics, the Detroit Pistons (26-8) are losing momentum with the
odds makers and they are losing it quick. Tonight at 9:00pm the
Pistons are visiting one of the top three Western contenders,
the Dallas Mavericks (23-11) and at the online sportsbook
Bodog Sports, the Pistons will
be the underdog of this NBA game. The point spread on the
Detroit Pistons vs. Dallas Mavericks game is currently sitting
at -2.5 points chalk the Mavericks at the bookie with the total
expected at 189 points. Dallas is also an odds favorite
Wednesday listed with money line -145 and the odds on the
Detroit Pistons to win the game are posted at +125. There are no
injuries reported in Detroit, while the Mavericks have listed
Erick Dampier and Jerry Stackhouse as day-to-day.
Prior to the lost against the
Celtics, the Pistons were on their 11-game winning streak and a
victory against the Mavericks tonight is detrimental to the
moral, especially with a game against another Western top-dog,
the San Antonio Spurs following next. Detroit has the second
stingiest defence in the league at 89.3 points per game and
remains second best in the league in field goal percentage
against allowing 43.2. Meanwhile the same applies to the
Mavericks, who are riding on a 4-game winning streak and are
looking for a few easier games after Detroit. Dallas continues
to lead the league in free throw percentage with 82.5, but is
only 5-9-1 against the spread in its last 15 games at home.
Detroit, on the other side, is 11-1 against the spread in its
last 12 games and 6-2 against the spread in its last 8 games
when playing Dallas. Another betting trend to keep in mind for
the Wednesday NBA game - the total has gone OVER in 4 of
Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas.
Published on
01/09/2008
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