Streaking Pistons, Hawks collide
DETROIT, MI (TheSpread) – The two hottest teams in the NBA right now are the Atlanta Hawks and the Detroit Pistons, and the two will meet tonight at 7:30PM ET.
Atlanta is 27-8 on the season, 12-5 on the road and 24-11 against the spread. Detroit is 12-23 overall, 4-13 at home and 15-20 against the spread. Atlanta has won seven of its last 10 meetings with the Pistons, but Detroit has covered in two of the last three meetings. Atlanta holds a 99-89 win over Detroit at home back on Nov. 21.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Hawks are the slight road favorite in Detroit, as they are getting odds of -2.5 points against the Pistons on Friday. The over/under total for the game has been set at 201.5 points.
The Hawks have won six straight and covered the spread in all six games coming into tonight. They have actually won and covered in nine of their last 10 and have covered in six straight road games. The Hawks have hit the under in five of their last seven games. Detroit has remarkably won seven straight games since cutting Josh Smith, and they have covered the spread in all seven wins. They have covered in four straight games as an underdog and they have hit the under in five of their last six games.
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