Pistons-Bobcats Preview

The Detroit Pistons and the Charlotte Bobcats will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Time Warner Cable Arena.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Richard Hamilton tossed in 28 points as the Pistons got past the Pacers 114-110 on Friday. Thge Pistons failed to cover the 6-point spread, while the 224 points sailed OVER the posted total of 200.
Rodney Stuckey collected 21 points with four rebounds and eight assists in the win.
Emeka Okafor had a game-high 27 points with 17 rebounds for a double-double in the Bobcats’ 95-90 loss to the Mavericks last time out. The Bobcats were a 13.5-point underdog in that game, while the 185 points fell UNDER the posted total of 192.
Current streak:
Charlotte has lost 5 straight games.
Team records:
Detroit: 12-9 SU, 9-12 ATS
Charlotte: 7-16 SU, 13-10 ATS
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Washington are 5-5
After playing Indiana are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Charlotte most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 4-6
After playing Dallas are 3-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit’s last 6 games when playing Charlotte
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte’s last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte’s last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte’s last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Charlotte’s last 12 games at home
Next up:
Detroit home to Washington, Wednesday, December 17
Charlotte at Atlanta, Monday, December 15

 

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