Monday Night NBA and the (33-20) Atlanta Hawks are traveling to the Motor City to take on the (20-35) Detroit Pistons.  The line is currently Atlanta -4.5 and the total is 185.  Both teams are on a two game losing streak. Atlanta just lost to the Charlotte Bobcats and Detroit to the Portland Trailblazers.

Head to head the teams are pretty even the last ten times they played one another.  Atlanta has the slight advantage straight up with a 6-4 record and they are 5-5 ATS (Against the Spread).  Detroit has won 10 of their last 11 when facing Atlanta in Detroit. That is a strong fact to consider.  Atlanta has won 7 of their last nine on the road. Everything appears to point to Detroit at least covering this spread tonight. But, we are going to buck the info and take Atlanta -4.5.  The Hawks are a playoff team and they will have to play like it tonight and we think they will.  Joe Johnson is Atlanta's main man averaging just under 20 points per game. Detroit really doesn't have a main guy but more of a "hodgepodge" of players. Rodney Stuckey leads in scoring with just under 15 points per game.  Tracey McGrady and Ben Wallace are on this team but they are yesterday's news.

We expect Atlanta to come and play like the more explosive and capable team that they are. The game tips off at 7:30 pm EST tonight. Take Atlanta -4.5

BETTING TRENDS

ATLANTA HAWKS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 9 games
Atlanta is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
Atlanta is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Detroit
Atlanta is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing Detroit
Atlanta is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit

DETROIT PISTONS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Detroit's last 22 games at home
Detroit is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta
Detroit is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Detroit is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Atlanta