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Rogers' 10* TOTAL MASSACRE >> 30-13 NBA RUN!
(NBA) Chicago vs. Detroit,
Total: 201.00 | -105.00 Under
Result: Loss
Total: 201.00 | -105.00 Under
Result: Loss
The set-up: The 11-9 Chicago Bulls are coming off a 112-110 home loss to Portland last night and head out on the road to take on the 11-1 Detroit Pistons, tonight. The Pistons welcomed PG Reggie Jackson back in their last game and after missing the team's first 21 games with left knee tendinitis, he had 18 points and four assists in 23 minutes. However, his effort was not enough, as the Pistons saw their three-game winning streak snapped with a 98-92 loss to the Magic in Detroit on Sunday.
Chicago: The Bulls played last night's game with PG Rajon Rondo suspended for one game for conduct detrimental to the team, reportedly for a verbal altercation with assistant coach Jim Boylan. Rondo, who served his seventh suspension since 2012, apologized for his actions and coach Fred Hoiberg said there are no hard feelings. "Rajon, as we've all said, has been great," Hoiberg told the Chicago Tribune. "A great teammate. I've enjoyed the relationship that we've developed, and ... it's not going to change moving forward." I wonder if any sane person buys that? The Bulls have a "new look" this year but so far the team hasn't shown too many signs of being much better than last year's 42-20 team which just missed the postseason.
Detroit: Getting Jackson back in true "playing shape" will be important. "It's going to take some time to get acclimated with my teammates again, but (the knee) felt good," Jackson said. "I just wished we came out with a win. I felt like I was behind others in game shape and little aspects like that. I think in defensive coverage and rotations, I was a little rusty, and then just finding guys a little bit quicker. But offensively, I felt pretty good." The Pistons are scoring about like they did last season, 100.0 PPG this year compared to 102.2 last year, but it's a higher scoring league so far this season (Pistons rank 24th in scoring). However, the Pistons are playing defense much better, cutting four PPG off last year's average and with scoring up, Detroit's 97.0 PPG average places them second.
The pick: Jackson averaged 23.5 points and 7.5 assists last season against the Bulls, as the Pistons won the season series, 3-1. Detroit has played well at home so far (7-3) and catches the Bulls off a 112-110 home loss last night. The Bulls need to tighten up their defense after a number of poor performances. They allowed Portland to shoot 48.4 percent last night and over their last three, are allowing 108.0 PPG. Wade (19.9-4.3-3.1) had 34 points last night but Chicago head coach Fred Hoiberg said that the plan is for Wade to play in Detroit despite the team's recent practice of resting their veteran star in the second half of back-to-backs (Wade has sat out the last two back-to-back finales). We know Jimmy Butler (25.7-6.7-4.1) won't being sitting out, as he has scored exactly 26 points in four of his last five games and has at least 20 in a career-best 14 consecutive contests. The Over is a 10* play.
Chicago: The Bulls played last night's game with PG Rajon Rondo suspended for one game for conduct detrimental to the team, reportedly for a verbal altercation with assistant coach Jim Boylan. Rondo, who served his seventh suspension since 2012, apologized for his actions and coach Fred Hoiberg said there are no hard feelings. "Rajon, as we've all said, has been great," Hoiberg told the Chicago Tribune. "A great teammate. I've enjoyed the relationship that we've developed, and ... it's not going to change moving forward." I wonder if any sane person buys that? The Bulls have a "new look" this year but so far the team hasn't shown too many signs of being much better than last year's 42-20 team which just missed the postseason.
Detroit: Getting Jackson back in true "playing shape" will be important. "It's going to take some time to get acclimated with my teammates again, but (the knee) felt good," Jackson said. "I just wished we came out with a win. I felt like I was behind others in game shape and little aspects like that. I think in defensive coverage and rotations, I was a little rusty, and then just finding guys a little bit quicker. But offensively, I felt pretty good." The Pistons are scoring about like they did last season, 100.0 PPG this year compared to 102.2 last year, but it's a higher scoring league so far this season (Pistons rank 24th in scoring). However, the Pistons are playing defense much better, cutting four PPG off last year's average and with scoring up, Detroit's 97.0 PPG average places them second.
The pick: Jackson averaged 23.5 points and 7.5 assists last season against the Bulls, as the Pistons won the season series, 3-1. Detroit has played well at home so far (7-3) and catches the Bulls off a 112-110 home loss last night. The Bulls need to tighten up their defense after a number of poor performances. They allowed Portland to shoot 48.4 percent last night and over their last three, are allowing 108.0 PPG. Wade (19.9-4.3-3.1) had 34 points last night but Chicago head coach Fred Hoiberg said that the plan is for Wade to play in Detroit despite the team's recent practice of resting their veteran star in the second half of back-to-backs (Wade has sat out the last two back-to-back finales). We know Jimmy Butler (25.7-6.7-4.1) won't being sitting out, as he has scored exactly 26 points in four of his last five games and has at least 20 in a career-best 14 consecutive contests. The Over is a 10* play.
