early play for saturday, probably the only one.
detroit is favoured by 8 against hornets.
i do not like hornets as much as i think that detroit should not be favoured by this many points.
the hornets are playing their 4th game in 5 days, but the pistons are playing their 7th game in 10 days, 5th in 7 days, and also the middle game of a 4 in 5 stand.
so, no edge to detroit here, and i would actually say the schedule edge goes to hornets.
detroit is 10-1 su and 9-2 ats vs 4th in 5 and the hornets are amazing 8-3-2 ats when playing 4th game in 5 days.
teams without rest after playing mem (nor) are 2-7 su/ats, and teams without rest after playing min (det) are 2-8 ats.
detroit won last 5 hth meetings, but last 3 and 4/5 have been extremely close, with detroit winning by 2, 6 and 2 pts.
and finally, here is a trend that shows how detroit performs in games where both them and the opponent play tired (at least 3rd in 4 days for both teams)
1-7 ats in last 8, 0-4 ats last 4 home.
new orleans play better vs detroit type teams.
actually they struggle against good offenses inside where they are winless ats this season.
detroit is a complete opposite of that.
they have the best inside deffense and one of the worst inside offenses.
just like miami, washington, boston, seattle.
lately, new orleans faced several of this type.
beat washington by 12 su, 9.5 ats
beat miami by 9 su, 10 ats
beat boston by 7 su, 4 ats
both teams in taugh spots, both tired, and 8 pts is just too much.
my play is new orleans +8.