Detroit at Atlanta

Two solid teams are getting together here and what does that mean? Defensive intensity. Atlanta is 10-2 at home where they are holding opponents to 92.6 ppg. Over their last five games, they have held opponents to 73, 92, 79, 88 and 99, keeping even Golden State under the century mark. Detroit is one of the better road teams in the league and will bring their own brand of defense to this one. When facing winning teams over the past couple of seasons, the Pistons are 36-21 to the UNDER. They are 31-17 UNDER as an underdog the past three seasons. And, they are 21-9 UNDER over that span off a home loss. The point is, when this team feels backed up thanks to playing a good team and/or needing a win, they start with defense. This one will be a low-scoring affair.