NBA LONG SHEET
DETROIT (65 - 26) at ORLANDO (57 - 33)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 20-37 ATS (-20.7 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
ORLANDO is 55-33 ATS (+18.7 Units) in all games this season.
ORLANDO is 37-21 ATS (+13.9 Units) as a favorite this season.
ORLANDO is 27-16 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home games this season.
ORLANDO is 24-14 ATS (+8.6 Units) after scoring 105 points or more this season.
DETROIT is 53-38 ATS (+11.2 Units) in all games this season.
DETROIT is 54-39 ATS (+11.1 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 25-15 ATS (+8.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 10-6 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 14-4 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
11 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON (72 - 19) at CLEVELAND (49 - 41)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 40-26 ATS (+11.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 58-32 ATS (+22.8 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 46-28 ATS (+15.2 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 28-16 ATS (+10.4 Units) in road games this season.
BOSTON is 18-5 ATS (+12.5 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) against Central division opponents this season.
BOSTON is 34-15 ATS (+17.5 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
BOSTON is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 17-27 ATS (-12.7 Units) in home games this season.
CLEVELAND is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 100-137 ATS (-50.7 Units) after scoring 85 points or less since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 8-4 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 8-5 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NBA SHORT SHEET
Eastern Conference
Second Round
Game Four
Pistons Lead, 2-1
Detroit at Orlando, 5:05 ET
Detroit:
27-11 Under as road underdog
26-13 Under off an Over
Orlando:
24-15 ATS as home favorite
29-11 ATS off an Over
Eastern Conference
Second Round
Game Three
Celtics Lead, 2-0
Boston at Cleveland, 8:05 ET
Boston:
36-14 ATS as road underdog
23-7 ATS off DD home win
Cleveland:
4-15 ATS at home off DD road loss
25-15 Under off SU loss
Trend Sheet
5:00 PM DETROIT vs. ORLANDO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Orlando is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games when playing at home against Detroit
Orlando is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
8:00 PM BOSTON vs. CLEVELAND
Boston is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games
Boston is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Tips and Trends
Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic
Pistons: Detroit is confident rookie Rodney Stuckey can get the job done against Orlando's Jameer Nelson if starting point guard Chauncey Billups can't go in Game 4 or is limited due to his hamstring injury. ?That matchup has been huge for us,? Pistons head coach Flip Saunders said. ?Even Stuck came in and played well in that matchup. It?s probably best that we have a couple of days for him to get some rest, see where he?s at and also have another plan in case he doesn?t play, so that our guys have a comfort level.? Stuckey scored 19 points in Game 3.
Pistons are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 road games.
The UNDER is 9-2 in Detroit's last 11 road games.
Key Injuries - PG Chauncey Billups (17 ppg; hamstring) is listed as questionable.
Magic (-5, O/U 187): Orlando got exactly what it needed in Game 3, sinking 11-of-24 shots from beyond the 3-point arc and holding a 41-35 rebounding edge. The Magic will need to carry that momentum into Game 4 and could use another monster effort from Rashard Lewis, who scored a season-high 33 points. Lewis presents a tough matchup for Detroit's Tayshaun Prince, especially if Billups does not play. When Prince needs to step up offensively, his defense tends to suffer a bit.
Magic are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games vs. Central Division.
The UNDER is 6-2 in Orlando's last 8 games vs. Central Division.
Key Injuries - NONE
Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers
Celtics: Boston can't possibly do a better job containing Cavs star LeBron James, who has made just 8-of-42 shots (19 percent) in the series so far. The Celtics also put together a much better offensive performance in Game 2, with Paul Pierce scoring a game-high 19 points and Ray Allen adding 16 - all in the second half - after going scoreless in Game 1. ?Just a better overall effort,? Boston head coach Doc Rivers said in comparing Game 2 to Game 1. ?I thought the defense was pretty much the same, pretty solid. I thought the offense was terrific in spurts.?
Underdog is 7-1-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
The UNDER is 16-5 in Boston's last 21 games vs. Central Division.
Key Injuries - NONE
Cavs (-1, O/U 176): Cleveland trailed Detroit in last year's Eastern Conference Finals, losing 2 games just about as ugly as the first 2 games of this series. The Cavs scored just 76 points in each of the first 2 games at Detroit last year before rebounding nicely at home. ?We found a way to win Game 3 last year,? James said. ?Home court has been good for us this year. That?s how we?ll approach it.? The Celtics are 0-3 SU & ATS on the road so far in the playoffs and will face a more hostile environment here in Cleveland than in Atlanta.
The UNDER is 7-1 in Cleveland's last 8 Saturday games.
The UNDER is 11-3 in Cleveland's last 14 games overall.
The UNDER is 17-5 in Cleveland's last 22 home games.
Key Injuries - C/F Ben Wallace (8.4 rpg; allergies) has been downgraded to doubtful due to an inner ear infection.