THE SPORTS ADVISORS
NBA
Phoenix (47-22, 33-33-3 ATS) at Detroit (49-20, 37-31-1 ATS)
The red-hot Suns visit the Palace at Auburn Hills to take on a Pistons squad that has dropped two in a row.
Phoenix has won seven in a row (6-0-1 ATS), including Saturday?s 122-113 home win over the Rockets, getting the cash as a 6?-point chalk. During their run, the Suns have rediscovered their offense, topping 110 points in their last six. The Suns are shooting 56.9 percent from the floor in their last five and averaging 118.6 points a game.
Detroit dropped its second in a row Sunday, falling 95-83 as a 5?-point favorite in Washington. The Pistons lost in Cleveland on Wednesday 89-73 as a 1?-point road chalk as they?ve been mediocre in the last six, going 3-3 SU and ATS.
Flip Saunders? Pistons are 7-2 SU (8-1 ATS) in the last nine head-to-head meetings in this rivalry, including a 116-86 upset win in Phoenix a month ago as 2?-point ?dogs. The road team has won four of the last five series clashes (4-1 ATS) with Detroit getting three of those road wins. The straight-up winner is 9-1 ATS in the last 10 series meetings.
The Suns are on ATS runs of 6-2-1 on the road, 4-0 when playing on one day of rest and 6-2-1 on Mondays. Meanwhile the Pistons are on ATS streaks of 4-1 against the Western Conference and 9-3 at home against teams with a winning road mark, but they are just 2-5 ATS in their last seven when playing the second night of a back-to-back.
The over is 4-1 in the last five series clashes, 19-7 for Phoenix against the Eastern Conference, 13-6 in the Suns last 19 overall and 21-8 for the Suns against the Central Division. On the flip side, the under is 12-5-1 in the Pistons? last 18 against the Western Conference, 11-1 when they play on back-to-back nights and 11-5 at home against teams with a winning road mark.
ATS ADVANTAGE: PHOENIX
L.A. Lakers (48-22, 42-27-1 ATS) at Golden State (43-26, 30-39 ATS)
The Warriors will try to make it two in a row over the Lakers when the two meet inside Oracle Arena in Oakland just 24 hours after they squared off in the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Golden State held on for a 115-111 victory Sunday, cashing as a 7.5-point ?dog after leading by as many as 26 in the third quarter. It was the second straight win for the Warriors over the Lakers ? the other was a 108-106 home victory on Dec. 14 as a six-point favorite ? after having lost the previous nine to their rivals to the south (6-3 ATS).
Don Nelson?s squad is 6-3 SU in its last nine (5-4 ATS) but lost its last home outing to the Rockets on Friday, falling 109-106 as 3?-point favorites. The Warriors are just 4-13 ATS in their last 17 in front of the home fans and 4-13 ATS in their last 17 against the Western Conference. On the positive end of things, they?re on ATS streaks of 40-17-3 as a home underdog, 8-3 on no days rest and 16-5 at home against teams with a winning road percentage of .600 or better.
Los Angeles is 7-4 SU (5-6 ATS) in its last 11, but Sunday?s loss ended a three-game SU and ATS winning streak. The last time the Lakers were on the road they put an end to Utah?s 19-game home winning streak with a 106-95 win in Salt Lake City on Thursday as six-point ?dogs.
Phil Jackson?s squad is 21-8-1 ATS in its last 30 on the road, 10-3 ATS in its last 13 against the Pacific Division and 4-1 ATS in its last five when playing the second night of a back-to-back.
The over is 11-2 in the last 13 series clashes in Oakland and 19-8 in the last 27 meetings overall, though last night?s meeting in L.A. stayed way under the big number.The over is also 20-9-1 in the Warriors? last 30 overall, 8-2 when they?re underdogs, 4-1 as a home ?dog and 38-13 in their last 51 Monday tip-offs. The over is 6-3 in the Lakers? last nine as a favorite and 9-5 against the Pacific Division. However, the under is 12-4 in their last 16 Monday games and 8-3 when they?re a road favorite.
ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER
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