There is a lot of similarities between this series and the ongoing Spurs/Jazz Western Conference Finals.

The superior San Antonio Spurs won the first two games at home, then relaxed a bit as the Utah Jazz won Game 3 at home. They then took control of the series by winning Game 4 on the road. If you substitute the Detroit Pistons for the Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Jazz, you get exactly what happened in the first three games of this series.

Thus, like the Spurs, we now look for the Pistons to bring their “A” game tonight for the first time in this series.I expect them to get out of Cleveland with a rather handy victory and a 3-1 series lead. Detroit has by far the best defense in the Eastern Conference, and that unit is the reason they have been able to sleepwalk through the first three games and yet still have the lead in this series. They have done a good job of containing LeBron James except for the fourth quarter of Game 3, and you can bet that they will stifle him from start to finish tonight, daring one of the Cavalier role players to beat them.

Since Cleveland simply does not have a dependable second option right now, shutting down James should be enough for the Pistons to emerge victorious this evening.

Tonight bet on the Detroit Pistons -1 …

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