NBA LONG SHEET
DETROIT (67 - 26) at BOSTON (74 - 22)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) in the conference finals over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 58-37 ATS (+17.3 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 47-30 ATS (+14.0 Units) as a favorite this season.
BOSTON is 30-18 ATS (+10.2 Units) in home games this season.
DETROIT is 54-39 ATS (+11.1 Units) in all games this season.
DETROIT is 55-39 ATS (+12.1 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in a road game where the total is between 170 and 179.5 points this season.
DETROIT is 26-16 ATS (+8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 38-66 ATS (-34.6 Units) in home games versus good defensive teams - allowing <=91 points/game since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-4 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 8-2 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NBA SHORT SHEET
Eastern Conference Finals
Game One
Series Tied, 0-0
Detroit at Boston, 8:35 ET
Detroit:
1-11 ATS in Conference Finals
10-2 Under if total is 179.5 or less
Boston:
8-2 Under vs. Detroit
28-14 ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points
NBA Games
Celtics are 8-0 at home in playoffs, winning three of their four home games in Cleveland series by seven or less points- they are 5-3 vs spread at home in playoffs. Detroit had lot longer to prepare for this, as Boston just played Sunday afternoon; the Pistons won their last series in five games. Detroit is 3-2 on the road in playoffs, 1-1 vs spread as underdog. Six of Pistons' last nine games stayed under the total. During season, Celtics won two of three vs Detroit, splitting a pair in Beantown.
Trend Sheet
8:30 PM DETROIT vs. BOSTON
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
Tips and Trends
Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics
Pistons: Detroit figures to have a big advantage in terms of rest heading into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals since they wrapped up a series-round series victory against Orlando exactly a week ago. That extra rest allowed point guard Chauncey Billups to heal his injured hamstring. The Pistons are appearing in their sixth straight conference finals, which is nothing new for them. "It's one of those things we feel we're supposed to do," Detroit guard Rip Hamilton said. "When the first round goes by, we feel we're supposed to win. When the second round goes by, we feel we're supposed to win. That's our confidence. We feel we've got to make it there and that we've got to get back to the Finals."
Road team is 7-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
Pistons are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
The UNDER is 10-2 in Detroit's last 12 road games.
Key Injuries - G Chauncey Billups (17 ppg; hamstring) is probable.
Celtics (-4.5, O/U 174): Boston is coming off a second consecutive playoff series that went the distance, and the critics are coming out in full force. While the Celtics may have some flaws, the players certainly remain confident and realize they need to win on the road at some point. However, they won't need to worry about that until Saturday in Game 3. "You expect the series to get tougher and tougher," Boston star Paul Pierce said after scoring 41 points in Sunday's Game 7 series clincher over Cleveland. "Who knows? It may go seven again. We don't want it to, but, hey, Detroit has been at the top for the last four or five years. They have something that we want, and it's going to be an even tougher series."
Celtics are 11-3 SU & ATS in their last 14 home games.
The UNDER is 16-7 in Boston's last 23 games vs. Central Division.
Key Injuries - NONE
BETTING TRENDS
DETROIT PISTONS
Detroit is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Detroit is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing Boston
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
BOSTON CELTICS
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
Boston is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games at home
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Boston is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Detroit
Boston is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit