Pistons Poised to Coverโค as Road Favorites Againstโค Struggling Bucks
Milwaukee, โWI – The Detroit Pistons, โคboasting the NBA’s second-best record atโฃ 17-4, are favored by three points over โคthe Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, despite the recent return of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Porter Jr. from injury. The game has a total of 233 points, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
While a strong record doesn’t alwaysโ translate โto success against the spread (ATS), theโข Pistons โare an impressive 13-8 ATS, ranking among the league’s best.โค This contrasts with the typical โฃpattern of teams with winning records often underperforming ATS – aโ common 20-1 recordโ often accompanied by a 10-11 ATS mark.
The Bucks, currently 9-13 โboth overall โand ATS, haveโ been hampered by injuries.Antetokounmpo recentlyโ returned from a โฃleft abductor strain, โas โdid โporter Jr.โค from knee surgery, โbut integrating themโค back intoโข the rotation isโฃ proving challenging. Porter Jr. recently โขexited Milwaukee’s most recent game with back spasms, adding โto concerns for a team that has lost eight of its โlast nine contests.
Detroitโ recently had a 13-game win streak snapped with consecutive โlosses, but responded with two narrow victories,โฃ demonstrating resilience and a clear focus onโค securing a top seed in the Eastern Conference. According โขto betting analyst โDoug Kezirian, a New Yorkโฃ Post contributor with over two decades of experience in the betting space, “They have approached โฃthe โregular season with โคmaximum effort andโ importance.”
Kezirian, โwho โฃhas a documented history of โคsuccessful sportsโข betting including a 14th place finish inโค the 2023 Circa Million andโ Las Vegas SuperContest ($37K), is backing the Pistons. His pick is Detroit laying three โฃpointsโ on wednesday (-110, FanDuelโฃ Sportsbook).He notes, “The Bucks certainly have a lotโค of talent, particularly with Antetokounmpo leading โthe way, but Detroit looks like a well-oiled machine that I am reluctant to bet against.” Kezirian’sโฃ overallโค ATS record in the New York Post sports section isโ 80-67-2.
