T.M. Selection: Boston Celtics.

I like the Boston Celtics to cover the spread against the Detroit Pistons in this game on Friday. The Celtics have won 3 games in a row now and they have 1 loss in their previous 6 games. They have won 4/5 of those games during that time by double digits and I think they will do the same in this game. The Celtics are only in 9th place in the East but they have been winning a lot more games lately and have been surging to try and get themselves in better position as we roll into the 2nd half of the year. I think the Celtics are getting better as the year goes on and now that they have been at full strength for a while I think this will help them start to go on big runs and win even more games to get into better playoff contention. The Pistons are 1 of the worst teams in the NBA and they have lost 2 games in a row. Both of those losses were by 10+ points too. They have also lost 6/7 games in their previous 7 and most of those losses were by 10+ points too. The Pistons have been bad all year, they have looked a lot better on their home court than on the road but they still have more than twice as many losses at home than they have wins. The Pistons are also on a B2B game here and they just played a high scoring and fast paced game against the Timberwolves where they had to score a lot of points to keep up. I think they will be a bit tired from that game and come out slower here. I expect the Celtics to take advantage of them in this spot and jump out to an early lead. I like the Celtics to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 121-107 Celtics.