Detroit are the better team in this series I believe. In the regular season there wasn't a team that could handle Boston, but we all seen that while Detroit only improved in play off, Boston simply can't find their rhythm. Allen is out of focus, the bench became irrelevant, Rivers looks like the mediocre coach at best, something that we all knew, but Boston of the regular season looked as if Rivers got some new coaching skills as well.

Boston will need to make many adjustments in order to qualify for the NBA Finals, but they only finished their series against the Cavs and had little time to rest or to prepare for this game. We have to remember that we are dealing with pretty old teams, so the rest is also important factor, especially in Pistons case, giving Billups the chance to nurse his injury and he should be on top of his game tonight. I'm having trouble imaging Allen running constantly guarding Rip, one of the hardest working SG in the history of the league I believe. I have to be honest, I don't remember how much each SG in the league runs each game, but I watch Rip in the game and I just can't understand, how can he constantly move. Don't he get tired? Need to catch a breath? The most amazing thing is that when he receives the ball and shoots, he looks stable and relaxed as if he is a spot shooter and not a player that ran every second of that offense. Another question is how Cassel and Rondo will be able to guard Billups? I don't know the answer to that. I believe that they simply can't. With such advantage in the guards, Detroit shouldn't lose to any team, no matter what they got in the other positions. That is without mentioning the fact that two of the best Pistons defenders are in the exact position that Boston stars play. Prince on Pierce and Rasheed on Garnett. I'm not ruling out Boston chances to win the game and the series, but much will have to change in Boston in order for them to do so and they will have to prove that they did just that.

Pistons +4.5 - 7 units stake

Pistons ML - 2 units stake - 2.73 odds.

Pick : Detroit +4.5 and Detroit ML
Odds : 1.94
Stake : 9 / 10
Bookmaker : Pinnacle
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