Detroit at Charlotte

The Pistons must be physically and emotionally spent right about now. They just completed three consecutive "playoff-type” games against the Celtics, Mavs and Spurs. It is hard to imagine this team coming to Charlotte with any emotion and passion left to display on the court. On the other hand, Charlotte is at a season high, in terms of their recent play. They went on the road to beat Boston by double-digits, lost in OT to Cleveland at home, then beat New Jersey by 16 points at home and have now covered three straight games. They lost to Detroit by 19 on the road earlier, but that was in the midst of a 0-9 ATS run. They actually took two games from Detroit last year outright, and we expect this to be a low-energy game for the Pistons and Charlotte will stay close.