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NBA Basketball
Detroit Pistons (49-27) at New York Knicks (32-44)
7:35 pm Eastern
NBA-TV
SBG Global Opening Line: Pistons – 6, Total 181

The Detroit Pistons will try and improve their top overall record in the Eastern Conference tonight as they travel to New York to take on the Knicks. Detroit is coming off an 87-82 victory over Cleveland on Sunday. The Pistons held LeBron James to 20 points on 5-of-16 shooting. Six Detroit players scored in double figures. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public on the Pistons laying the points.

The Pistons can get their sixth straight 50-win season by beating New York tonight. It's the first meeting between the teams since the Knicks won 151-145 in triple overtime on December 27th. Richard Hamilton scored a career-high 51 points in that matchup. Jamal Crawford and Stephon Marbury combined for 70 points for New York in that game.  That won’t happen tonight because Crawford is out and it is possible Marbury won’t play either with a toe injury.

Detroit is a 7.5 point favorite with a total of 182 at SBG Global.

The Knicks are a mess of late.  They have six games left and trail Orlando by three games for the final postseason spot in the East so it is pretty much over.  The Knicks may be using a starting backcourt of Nate Robinson and Mardy Collins again tonight.  Robinson had 34 points in a 118-113 overtime victory at Milwaukee.  Eddy Curry had a career high 43 points on 17-of-20 shooting, and added 13 rebounds.

Curry has been averaged 28.5 points this season against the Pistons.

The Pistons are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games as a road favorite. The Pistons are 12-4-1 ATS in their last 17 games overall. The Pistons are 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 games as a favorite. The Pistons are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Pistons are 1-7 ATS in the last 8 meetings in New York.

The Knicks are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games as a home underdog. The Knicks are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Knicks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games. The home team is 12-4 ATS in the last 16 meetings between the two teams and the underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.

The Over is 4-0 in the Pistons last 4 games playing on no rest. The Over is 6-1 in the Pistons last 7 games as a favorite. The Over is 4-1 in the Pistons last 5 overall. The Over is 4-1 in the Pistons last 5 games as a road favorite.

The Over is 4-1 in the Pistons last 5 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Over is 4-0 in the Knicks last 4 games as an underdog. The Over is 9-3 in the Knicks last 12 vs. the Central. The Over is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings in New York.

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