NBA Pistons vs. Bucks Picks & Predictions for Saturday, February 9, 2013
By ATSSportsline.com
MILWAUKEE, WI (ATS Consultants) – The Bucks have lost four of their last five games but can they put together a strong performance tonight when they host the Pistons at 8:30PM ET.
ODDS: Oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv have installed the Bucks as 7-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the over/under total is currently sitting at 202 points. Detroit is 19-32 overall and 5-18 on the road, while Milwaukee is 25-23 overall and 13-10 at home.
LINE MOVEMENT: The Bucks opened as 6.5-point favorites but the spread has been bet up to 7 points, while the over/under total opened at 199 but has been bet up to 202 at most sports books.
PUBLIC BETTING: Of the current wagers placed on tonight’s game, 58% of NBA public bettors currently favor the Bucks. This information is subject to change, however, so make sure you click on the link provided to get the most updated public betting numbers.
NBA FREE PICK: Take Milwaukee. According to latest NBA trends, Detroit is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 0 days rest, 2-6 ATS in their last 8 Saturday games, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. Eastern Conference and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record. Milwaukee is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game, 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points and 5-2 ATS last 7 in series.
Detroit is coming off a 119-109 win over San Antonio on Friday, getting 5. That broke a three-game losing streak. Milwaukee has lost two straight, falling at Utah, 100-86 on Wednesday, getting 5.5. But the Bucks at least have two days off while Detroit has no rest. Milwaukee no gets a three-game homestand, where they are most comfortable and 13-10 SU. In their last meeting on Jan. 29, Brandon Jennings scored 30 points in a 117-90 win over the Pistons. Monta Ellis (18.3ppg) and Jennings (18.6ppg) are one of the most explosive backcourts in the league. Larry Sanders (8.5ppg, 8.5rpg, 3.2bpg) should return from a bad fall on his back on Tuesday night, which caused him to miss Wednesday's game against Utah, but wasn't considered serious. The Bucks will have the rest, the guards and enough of a bench to cover the spread.
2013 NBA FREE PICK: MILWAUKEE BUCKS +7
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