The Detroit Pistons host the Atlanta Hawks, Monday Feb 14, as both teams hope to avoid dropping three straight. The Hawks lead the Pistons 6-4 SU, in their last ten meetings, but have lost three straight in Detroit. NBA oddsmakers have the Hawks as -4 point road favorites over the Pistons with the over/under set at 185.5 points. Be sure to check Hawks vs Pistons NBA Point Spreads and get your predictions in early.
The Hawks (33-20) (17-9 V) have won five of their last ten and have split their last four on the road. They start their longest road trip of the season following Saturday's 88-86 loss to Charlotte on Stephen Jackson's last-second jumper. The Hawks appeared in complete control, leading by 22 points late in the second quarter, but shot just 29.3 percent after halftime. It was an ugly loss, but they received an encouraging performance from Al Horford. The two-time All-Star center finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds in a team-high 42 minutes after missing two games with a lower back contusion. "Hopefully we can go out on the road and get well," Drew said. "I told them it's a great time to go out on the road." Atlanta has won seven of its last nine games away from Philips Arena, but continuing that success on this trip won't be easy. The Hawks lost 103-80 at The Palace on Dec. 14, its third straight defeat there. Josh Smith led the Hawks with 26 points and Horford added 17, but Atlanta's bench was outscored 46-14.
The Pistons (20-35) (13-14 H) have lost seven of their last ten games and four of five at home. They were tied with Portland with just over 1 minute remaining Sunday, but committed two costly turnovers down the stretch and wound up losing 105-100. Detroit coach John Kuester stayed with his reserves throughout the fourth quarter, and they kept his club in the game. Ben Gordon had a team-high 18 points off the bench, while backup point guard Will Bynum added 15. The Pistons, whose bench ranks second in the league with 38.8 points per game, saw their reserves outscore their starters 57-43. "Our second unit played with a great sense of urgency," Kuester said. "Tracy (McGrady) did some good things for us, but we needed the rest of the first group to play with that kind of urgency."McGrady has averaged 7.7 points on 33.3-percent shooting in his previous three games.
Recent Trends to Consider:
- Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
- Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Detroit.
- Home team is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
- Hawks are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Detroit.
- Hawks are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
- Underdog is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
Hawks vs Pistons
When: Monday, Feb 14, 7:30 PM ET
Pick: Piston +4
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