Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Detroit Pistons will travel to play the New York Knicks in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night.
Tip off time from New York is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass.
The point spread opened up in this NBA game with the home club New York Knicks favored by –8 1/2 points with an over under of 182 ½ points.
Early money from the NBA wagering public has landed on the side of the home team as New York is up to a -9 point favorite.
The total has moved up to 185 points.
New York Knicks money line bettors will lay –450 odds with the road underdog Detroit Pistons returning +400 odds to earn the upset win with no need for taking the points.
In their lone meeting this year it was the Knicks with the 103-80 road blowout win against the Pistons as a -4 point favorite.
The total landed under the closing line of 191 points.
The Knicks enjoyed a solid second quarter where they outscored the Pistons by a 39-18 margin.
The Pistons shot just 37.2% in the loss.
Amare Stoudemire led the Knicks with 22 points and eight rebounds in the win.
Detroit will travel to Madison Square Garden in New York with a record of 4-18 on the season. The team is 1-10 on the road.
The Pistons average 85 points and hit on 41.9% from the floor with 35.4% coming from the three point line. The club makes 78% of their free throws.
On defense Detroit gives up 96 points and 48.1% shooting. Opponents connect on 38.2% from three against them.
The Pistons are coming off the 103-82 road defeat last night to the Milwaukee Bucks as a -7 ½ point betting favorite.
The total in the game came in at over the closing line of 185 points.
The Pistons shot just 38.6% from the field with 1 of 9 coming from the three point line.
Rodney Stuckey led Detroit with 19 points and six assists as he made 6 of his 14 shots.
Greg Monroe chipped in with 16 points and 10 rebounds as he made 8 of his 12 shots.
Tayshaun Prince chipped in with 14 points and eight boards in the loss.
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New York will host Detroit with a record of 7-13 on the season. The club is 3-6 on their home court.
The Knicks average 93 points and hits on 41.4% from the floor with 30.7% coming from the three point line. New York hits on 78% of their free throws.
On defense New York allows 95 points and 44.9% shooting. Opponents make 38.9% from the three point line against them.
New York is struggling mightily as they have dropped three straight and nine of their past ten games.
They are coming off the 97-84 road defeat on Saturday night to the Houston Rockets as a +7 point underdog.
The total landed under the closing line of 192 points.
New York had just 38 second half points in defeat.
The Knicks shot just 38.2% from the floor with 5 of 26 coming from beyond the arc.
The team got outrebounded by Houston by a margin of seven boards.
Amare Stoudemire connected on 10 of 20 shots with 23 points and 8 rebounds.
Center Tyson Chander had 14 points and 11 rebounds as he made 5 of his 7 shots.
Off the bench Iman Shumpert had 11 points on just 5 of 13 from the floor.
New York allowed Houston 49.4% shooting with 4 of 12 from three.
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