[blogguy]

Here's what I put up in the THINK TANK after Mr. Airbets posted Detroit as an early play and wanted comments...

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Detroit has been bouncing around a lot lately...seemingly getting up for the big games then blowing off the lesser ones. They beat Miami in what was billed as a potential Eastern Conference championship preview...then they beat Dallas in what was billed as a potential NBA championship preview last night. Other than those two games, they're 1-10 ATS in the other 11 recent games (!).

That includes straight up losses to New Jersey (who they won't face in the playoffs unless the Nets beat the Heat), New York, Washington, the Lakers, and Denver. They've had some wins that weren't impressive margin-wise against Atlanta, Chicago, and Seattle.

Detroit is 1-7-1 ATS their last nine games after a straight up win. So, I don't know that you can be confident that they'll bring a strong effort tonight.

I can't really endorse Philly after watching them play so badly at home against Orlando last week. I'm just pointing out the possible negatives with Detroit. If they don't bring a strong effort...you might be sweating it at the end.