Philadelphia at Detroit

It's the playoffs and you know what that means? Detroit is going to step it up big time and put the clamps on their opponent. This very experienced Pistons team will have no trouble with the inexperienced Sixers in game one. Detroit is motivated. They want to show they are not second-fiddle to the Celtics. They feel dissed and unappreciated. They also want to atone for recent playoff underperformance. In past years they have come in as the #1 team in the East but they have just one Championship to show for it. Make not mistake - Detroit will be looking to make a statement in this game. Philly allowed 100 ppg to opponents on the road this season while Detroit allowed 88.2 at home. The Pistons were 39-27 ATS this season as a favorite including 26-14 at home and 27-17 as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points. We look for the Pistons to roll to a comfortable double-digit win in this game.