TUESDAY NBA STAR SELECTION
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
4:35 PM PT/7:35 PM ET
1 STAR SELECTION (2% of Bankroll)
DETROIT -10 over Portland
The Pistons hope to get back on track at home tonight and hand the Trail Blazers their 6th loss in a row while they are at it.na, Indiana, Toronto, Philadelphia and Memphis. "It's going to be a tough road trip," forward Zach Randolph said, obviously seeing the writing on the wall. They have a game tomorrow night as they continue this rugged trip, which is not good news for the Blazers. They are a horrific 0-11 SU (-22.7 ppg) & 0-11 ATS (-13.2 ppg) on the road when not getting 14+ points before a game without rest. The Pistons are 5-1 (+14.8 ppg) & 5-0 ATS (+7.7 ppg) in the reverse role when not favored by 13+ points, creating a nice dichotomy of angles.
Our database research also reveals that Portland is 0-6 SU (-10.7 ppg) & 0-6 ATS (-6.2 ppg) as a rested underdog when starting a road trip of 5+ games since 1997, and since March of 2005, they are 0-5 SU (-27 ppg) & 0-5 ATS (-14.4 ppg) as a double-digit road underdog off 2 home SU losses. Now that they aren’t even able to buy a victory at home, they will have no confidence here, and will be blown out by a Pistons team looking for a solid victory.
PROJECTED FINAL SCORE: DETROIT 104 PORTLAND 85
