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Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons

Detroit (64-18) may be the class team of the NBA for now - but they are not invincible. The Pistons are just 2-10 ATS when they are 12 point favorites. Detroit is also a poor 8-13 at home ATS when playing teams under 0.5. They are 20-21 ATS at home overall.

Milwaukee is 40-42 on the season but they match-up better with Detroit than people know. They have big people in the middle to match the Pistons' size up front. They have a scorer in Michael Redd and one of the best up-and-coming point guards in the shape of Ford. Bucks could spring a surprise.



LA Lakers at Phoenix Suns

The LA Lakers (45-37) have momentum going into the post season. They are winners of 11 out of 14 games. But the Lakers defense will need to be alive against a powerful Phoenix offense.

Phoenix are 54-28 and 12-5 ATS at home versus opponents above 0.5, while LA are 12-8 ATS on the road versus opponents above 0.5. The Suns are 5-1 ATS when coming in as 7 point favorites.

When the Lakers score 110 points they are perfect against the spread. When they give up 110 points, they have still not won a game. The line is seven points and this could be a close one.