Atlanta at Detroit

The Hawks pulled off a big upset over Dallas in their opener. That was at home and they now travel to Detroit where they are in for a rude awakening. The Pistons are one of the best defensive teams in the league at home and the opening night Atlanta win will ensure they don't get caught napping here. Detroit has already held their first two opponents to an average of just 86 ppg. Games with a first-half total of 95.5 to 100.5 featuring a road team off an upset win have gone UNDER 64% of the time over the past five seasons. Atlanta was 49-32 to the first half UNDER last season on the road including 42-22 UNDER as a dog. The last three seasons they have gone on the road eight times after winning as a home underdog and the first-half UNDER was a perfect 8-0. And, when playin gon the road vs. a winning team, Atlanta was 14-4 UNDER in the first half last season. After playing a game that went OVER, Detroit was 32-12 to the first-half UNDER last season at home.