NBA Betting? Pistons vs Hawks Predictions
Monday afternoon NBA betting action sees the Detroit Pistons taking on the Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta, Georgia. Cappers Picks provides free NBA handicapping tips all season long.
Something will have to give come Monday afternoon as the two hottest teams in basketball take the floor on ESPN.
NBA Odds
Detroit Pistons (16-25) vs. Atlanta Hawks (33-8)
Monday, Jan 19
2:30 PM ET
Philips Arena (Atlanta, Georgia)
ESPN
NBA Basketball Betting Lines: Atlanta -7.5
NBA Basketball O/U: 204
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After starting an abysmal 5-23, the Pistons have found their groove winning 11 of their last 13 to get them back into the playoff race.
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Meanwhile, the Atlanta Hawks just keep on rolling. Winners of 12 in a row, Atlanta now sits atop the Eastern Conference.
Detroit
After winning just 5 of their first 28 games, the Pistons looked as if they would be competing for one of the top picks in next year’s draft. That however, is now far from the case. The Detroit Pistons look to continue to their impressive streak of basketball as they attempt to jump into the playoff standings. Currently, the Pistons sit just 1 game behind struggling Brooklyn for the 8th seed.
While many things have led to the success the Pistons are having, Brandon Jennings turning over the calendar to a new year may be the most impressive. Jennings is scoring 22.5 points a game over the 10 games he’s played in 2015.
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Jennings remained silent in the Pistons latest victory over Philadelphia, but he scored 37 points and dished out 3 assists in the team’s win over the Pacers back on Friday. Expect Jennings to have a big game Monday as he looks to avenge his mere 10 point performance.
Earlier this month Detroit parted ways and dealt Josh Smith to the Rockets. That move looks to be one of the most impressive moves thus far. While they didn’t get much in return, Kyle Singler was inserted into the starting lineup.
Singler is averaging just 7.3 points on the season, but that stat is very misleading to just how important he’s been lately. Singler and company have hit 28 3’s over the last two Pistons wins and have become one of the most lethal three point teams in the NBA.
Atlanta
Can anybody stop the Hawks? They certainly don’t think so as they’ve ran off 12 straight wins and have won 26 of 28. Their hot streak has catapulted them into a 5 game lead in the NBA Southeast standings. Even more impressive, that 5 game is lead over Washington is also where they stand in the whole Eastern Conference.
If anybody was questioning Atlanta, they’ve silenced the doubters following their back-to-back road victories.
First in Toronto on Friday, the Hawks knocked off the Raptors by 21. Scoring 110 points, they were lead by C Al Horford who scored a team high 22 points.
Things got even more impressive the following night in Chicago when they beat Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls 107-99. Kyle Korver led the way with 24 points. Jeff Teague also dished out 11 assists.
Korver continues to shoot lights out from behind the arc as he holds a 50+ percentage from three point range and made 7 in the win over Chicago.
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The Hawks will look to push their home win total to 17 on Monday.
NBA Basketball Handicapping Trends:
- Pistons are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Pistons are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games overall.
- Hawks are 20-6 ATS in their last 26 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Hawks are 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 Monday games.
Free 4* NBA Basketball Pick: Detroit +7.5
It’s very tough to bet against a team on a 12 game winning streak. However, Detroit is just as hot of a team on the road and will put up a major fight in Atlanta on Monday.
Atlanta 102, Detroit 100
This could be one of those last possession kind of games.
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