darrell,

1-2 last night pushes is back to even during the playoffs at 5-5 on the picks. At least the bigger plays have been hitting (3 & 4 star plays are 3-1) so we are a profitable 14-10 on a star basis. One pick tonight.

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Good luck , darrell!

Game: Milwaukee at Detroit (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 2 stars on Milwaukee +11.5

No one envies the position of the Bucks. After finishing rather weak near the end of the season, they drew the once world champs and find themselves on the verge of going down 2-0. The Pistons have lost just four times this year at home, so I do believe they will win this game SU. However, it is tough to cover a double-digit point spread during a playoff game. Especially in game 2 of a series. You see, the team off the first game loss is in dire need of a win. They realize that they must play hard and at least put forth a good showing to have any confidence going home. While many people are writing off the Bucks, they should play with some intensity tonight and manage to score more than 74 points as the three previous games against Detroit this year they put up 102, 105 and 113. They shot 35.6% from the field in game one which is a full 10% below their season average. That's very unlikely to happen two games in a row. The Pistons on the other hand will have a little bit of a let down tonight after their game one blowout. Sure, they are too good to lose. But, 11.5 points is too much especially considering they are just 5-13 ATS this season after a game in which they held their opponent to 80 or less points. Milwaukee covers.