Brooklyn Nets vs Detroit Pistons

Game Date: Monday, March 18, 2013 | Game Time: 7:35 PM | Home Line: 3.5 | Total: 190.0

Brooklyn Nets v Detroit Pistons Series Betting Trends

The Brooklyn Nets travel to Detroit to play the Pistons at 7:35 PM on Monday, March 18, 2013. Detroit is the underdog in this matchup, getting 3.5 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 190.0.

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 Nets/Pistons Series

When looking at the last 62 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 39 games compared to 23 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Brooklyn/Detroit series is 95 ppg while the vistor has put up 91.5 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 3.5 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 62 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 3.5 ppg. That represents a value number of 7 when meassured against the offered line of 3.5, 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 62 games between the Nets and the Pistons is 186.5 per game. That creates a differential of 3.5 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 190.0 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 Brooklyn as the road team and with Detroit as the home team.

Recent Results when Brooklyn visits Detroit

When looking at the last 30 games in this series while Detroit has been the home team, we can see the Pistons have won 22 games compared to 8 wins for the Nets. Average points scored per game by Detroit in this situation is is 95.7 ppg while Brooklyn has put up 88.5 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 7.2 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 7.2 ppg. That represents a value number of 10.7 when meassured against the offered line of 3.5, 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 30 games between the Nets and the Pistons is 184.2 per game. That creates a differential of 5.8 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 190.0 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.

Can the Brooklyn Nets Cover the Spread?

This season the Brooklyn Nets have played 89 games, averaging 97.3 points per game, while allowing 95.2 points per game. This has led to a season record of 52-37. Let's have a closer look at recent Brooklyn Nets results.

Recent Brooklyn Nets Results

This season the Brooklyn Nets have played 43 games on the road, averaging 94.9 points per game, while allowing 93.5 points per game. This has led to a season record of 24-19. Let's have a closer look at recent Brooklyn Nets results on the road.

Recent Brooklyn Nets 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 29-37. 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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