New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons

Game Date: Thursday, January 17, 2013 | Game Time: 3:05 PM | Home Line: 5.5 | Total: 194.5

New York Knicks v Detroit Pistons Series Betting Trends

The New York Knicks travel to Detroit to play the Pistons at 3:05 PM on Thursday, January 17, 2013. Detroit is the underdog in this matchup, getting 5.5 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 194.5.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NBA sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Knicks/Pistons Series

When looking at the last 50 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 32 games compared to 18 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the New York/Detroit series is 98.5 ppg while the vistor has put up 95 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 3.5 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 50 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 3.5 ppg. That represents a value number of 9 when meassured against the offered line of 5.5, suggesting a wager on Detroit makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 50 games between the Knicks and the Pistons is 193.5 per game. That creates a differential of 1 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 194.5 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with New York as the road team and with Detroit as the home team.

Recent Results when New York visits Detroit

When looking at the last 26 games in this series while Detroit has been the home team, we can see the Pistons have won 16 games compared to 10 wins for the Knicks. Average points scored per game by Detroit in this situation is is 96.3 ppg while New York has put up 94.4 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 1.9 favoring the Pistons.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 1.9 ppg. That represents a value number of 7.4 when meassured against the offered line of 5.5, suggesting a wager on the Pistons makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 26 games between the Knicks and the Pistons is 190.7 per game. That creates a differential of 3.8 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 194.5 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.

Can the New York Knicks Cover the Spread?

This season the New York Knicks have played 94 games, averaging 98.5 points per game, while allowing 94.5 points per game. This has led to a season record of 60-34. Let's have a closer look at recent New York Knicks results.

Recent New York Knicks Results

This season the New York Knicks have played 47 games on the road, averaging 95.9 points per game, while allowing 96.3 points per game. This has led to a season record of 25-22. Let's have a closer look at recent New York Knicks results on the road.

Recent New York Knicks Road Results

Can the Detroit Pistons Cover the Spread?

This season the Detroit Pistons have played 82 games, averaging 94.9 points per game, while allowing 98.8 points per game. This has led to a season record of 29-34. Let's have a closer look at recent Detroit Pistons results.

Recent Detroit Pistons Results

This season the Detroit Pistons have played 41 games here at home, averaging 95.8 points per game, while allowing 96.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 18-23. Let's have a closer look at recent Detroit Pistons results when playing at home.

Recent Detroit Pistons Home Results

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