NBA Betting: Jazz Favored in Odds vs Pistons |
| Written by John Bower |
| Wednesday, 10 March 2010 13:46 |
The Utah Jazz and the Detroit Pistons will both be trying to pick up a win in NBA betting on Wednesday night at 7:30pm EST when they battle at The Palace of Auburn Hills in a game that can be seen on FOX DET and NBA-TV. NBA odds have the Jazz listed as 6-point favorites against the Pistons while the game's total is sitting at 201. Deron Williams scored 28 points and dished out 17 assists, as the Jazz hammered the Chicago Bulls 132-108 on Tuesday night. Utah covered as 5-point road favorites in NBA betting odds while the game played OVER the 206.5-point total listed at online sportsbooks. Utah won their third straight game while handing the Bulls their fifth straight loss. "I always have fun competing against the best," Williams said about playing Derrick Rose after the game. "That's my job and I enjoy it." Utah went 12-20 behind the three point arc and 45-83 from the field in the win. Heading into tonight's game on NBA-TV, the Jazz are 41-22 straight up on the season in NBA betting odds and 39-21-3 against the spread as betting favorites and 7-3 after playing Chicago. Utah is 5-0 against the spread in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit. Bet the Jazz -6 on the road in NBA odds against the Pistons with a 10% bonus. The Pistons defeated the Houston Rockets 110-107 in overtime as a 1.5-point NBA betting favorite on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total of 197.5 at online sportsbooks. Tayshaun Prince scored 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Detroit while Richard Hamilton added 22 points in the win. Will Bynum added 12 points and 11 assists to break the Pistons six game losing streak filling in for Rodney Stuckey after he collapsed on Friday against the Cavaliers. "The most important thing tonight is that Rodney is back home and it looks like he's healthy," Bynum said after the game. "Once we learned that, we could start worrying about trying to get a win tonight. I haven't had many chances lately, and we haven't won many games. Tonight, both happened, and it feels good." Bet the Pistons +6 at home as underdogs in NBA betting odds against the Jazz with a 10% bonus. Heading into tonight's game on NBA-TV, the Pistons are 22-41 straight up on the season, 27-33-3 against the spread as underdogs in NBA odds and 6-4 after playing the Rockets. The NBA betting total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Utah while the total has gone OVER in 7 of the Jazz's last 8 games when playing the Pistons. Vegas sports odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Utah Jazz -6 favorites on the road against the Detroit Pistons with a total of 201.5. NBA betting at Bodog has the Jazz -6 in basketball odds against the Pistons for tonight's game.
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| Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 13:55 |
