Power Rating Line The power rating system is based on recent game results. The section should be used to compare the relative strength of the two teams involved. A power line is calculated using both teams ratings and home field advantage. Where the power line differs significantly from the current line, the team with the edge is indicated.   Power Rating   Estimate Edge DETROIT     WASHINGTON -12 Team Trends and Angles All team trends listed below apply to the current game. DETROIT - Recent ATS Trends   Against the spread Over/Under Straight Up   Current Last 3    Since 1996 Current Last 3    Since 1996 Current Last 3    Since 1996 Description W-L W-L W-L O-U O-U O-U W-L W-L W-L in all games 27-32 104-102 708-708 27-30 110-95 687-726 22-37 77-130 788-662 as an underdog 18-22 77-75 287-287 19-21 78-75 273-302 10-30 42-111 188-401 as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points 6-4 17-19 57-50 3-7 14-22 53-59 2-8 3-33 18-95 in road games 13-13 48-51 356-342 13-12 47-52 327-374 7-19 23-77 316-403 in a road game where where the total is between 190 and 194.5 points 2-5 13-13 52-61 5-2 14-12 66-48 0-7 4-22 46-69 in February games 6-7 23-17 105-101 6-7 24-16 95-107 5-8 18-22 120-91 second half of the season 6-7 49-40 320-320 6-7 53-37 321-317 5-8 39-51 363-297 against Southeast division opponents 9-5 30-19 93-82 8-4 28-19 93-83 8-6 23-26 108-71 after allowing 105 points or more 12-5 40-19 114-107 8-9 28-31 107-115 9-8 28-31 114-113 after a loss by 10 points or more 9-10 37-36 129-139 9-10 45-28 135-133 8-11 30-43 132-147 after 3 or more consecutive losses 6-5 24-20 74-94 5-6 24-20 82-89 3-8 20-24 74-103 when playing against a team with a losing record 14-12 52-51 310-305 11-13 59-42 317-299 13-13 50-53 418-220 when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season 5-1 21-18 151-137 3-3 21-18 160-134 4-2 22-17 213-86 WASHINGTON - Recent ATS Trends   Against the spread Over/Under Straight Up   Current Last 3    Since 1996 Current Last 3    Since 1996 Current Last 3    Since 1996 Description W-L W-L W-L O-U O-U O-U W-L W-L W-L in all games 35-19 96-105 620-693 21-33 83-116 634-666 18-37 61-142 531-808 as a favorite 3-4 14-17 209-239 3-4 13-18 232-208 3-4 20-11 293-163 as a home favorite of 6.5 to 9 points 1-1 3-2 40-44 1-1 2-3 44-38 1-1 4-1 67-20 in home games 18-10 50-51 297-358 15-12 43-55 332-315 13-15 44-58 334-335 in a home game where where the total is between 190 and 194.5 points 6-3 15-8 64-68 5-4 11-13 72-62 5-4 12-12 58-77 in February games 8-3 18-19 94-104 3-8 17-18 97-95 7-4 12-25 73-129 second half of the season 8-3 45-45 305-321 3-8 36-52 306-311 7-4 33-58 251-388 against Central division opponents 5-7 19-27 200-199 1-10 14-30 186-209 2-10 12-34 167-245 revenging a loss vs opponent 25-14 75-70 371-400 16-23 61-82 382-379 12-28 43-104 288-501 off an upset win as an underdog 10-3 19-18 101-122 4-10 14-23 105-118 6-8 13-25 88-139 after allowing 85 points or less 4-3 12-13 71-85 3-4 10-15 73-85 2-5 9-17 59-100 after 3 or more consecutive wins 2-1 5-2 43-59 0-3 1-6 53-46 1-2 4-3 48-54 when playing against a team with a losing record 13-11 45-54 294-307 6-17 42-55 300-294 6-18 37-62 320-297 when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season 1-4 17-19 144-146 0-5 16-19 146-139 1-4 14-22 153-143 Team Statistics Peformance statistics for each team in various situations are listed below. Categories where a team has performed poorly are denoted in red. Categories where a team has performed well are denoted in green. DETROIT - Current Season Performance   Straight Up Against Spread Team Opponent   W-L Units W-L O-U Score Half FG Pct Reb. Score Half FG Pct Reb. All Games 22-37 -15.2 27-32 27-30 94.9 48.0 44.4% 52.6 97.6 48.9 44.7% 50.5 Road Games 7-20 -8.9 13-14 13-13 92.6 46.1 42.4% 52.9 99.9 51.3 44.8% 53.1 Last 5 Games 1-4 -3 1-4 4-1 90.6 42.4 42.9% 46.8 104.4 53.8 49.5% 53.4 DETROIT Team Statistics   Shooting     3pt Shooting Free Throws  Rebounding     PPG Half FGM-A Pct FGM-A PCT FTM-A Pct Tot Off Ast PF Stl TO Bk Team Stats (All Games) 94.9 48.0 36-82 44.4% 6-17 35.9% 16-23 69.6% 53 13 21 20 7 14 5 vs opponents surrendering 97.6 49.1 37-82 45.0% 7-20 35.7% 17-22 75.3% 51 11 22 20 8 14 5 Team Stats (Road Games) 92.6 46.1 35-83 42.4% 6-17 35.2% 16-23 70.0% 53 13 20 20 6 14 5 Stats Against (All Games) 97.6 48.9 37-82 44.7% 7-20 35.1% 17-23 76.2% 51 12 22 21 8 13 6 vs opponents averaging 97.5 49 37-82 44.9% 7-20 35.9% 16-22 75.2% 51 11 22 20 8 14 5 Stats Against (Road Games) 99.9 51.3 37-83 44.8% 8-22 36.4% 18-23 76.7% 53 12 22 20 8 13 6 WASHINGTON - Current Season Performance   Straight Up Against Spread Team Opponent   W-L Units W-L O-U Score Half FG Pct Reb. Score Half FG Pct Reb. All Games 18-37 -5.2 35-19 21-33 92.0 46.1 43.0% 50.9 95.5 49.4 43.6% 53.9 Home Games 13-15 +3.4 18-10 15-12 96.9 49.9 44.4% 51.1 96.2 50.4 43.6% 52.5 Last 5 Games 3-2 +1.6 3-2 1-4 97.4 48.2 45.6% 50.0 98.4 50.4 43.9% 49.2 WASHINGTON Team Statistics   Shooting     3pt Shooting Free Throws  Rebounding     PPG Half FGM-A Pct FGM-A PCT FTM-A Pct Tot Off Ast PF Stl TO Bk Team Stats (All Games) 92.0 46.1 35-82 43.0% 7-19 35.3% 15-20 73.9% 51 11 22 20 7 15 5 vs opponents surrendering 97.8 49.1 37-82 45.0% 7-20 35.8% 17-22 75.6% 51 11 22 20 8 14 5 Team Stats (Home Games) 96.9 49.9 37-83 44.4% 6-18 36.5% 17-22 76.3% 51 11 22 21 8 14 5 Stats Against (All Games) 95.5 49.4 36-82 43.6% 7-21 34.1% 17-23 72.8% 54 11 22 19 8 14 5 vs opponents averaging 98.1 49.2 37-82 45.2% 7-20 36.1% 17-22 75.0% 51 11 22 20 8 14 5 Stats Against (Home Games) 96.2 50.4 36-82 43.6% 8-23 34.0% 17-23 73.4% 52 11 22 19 8 15 5 Average power rating of opponents played: DETROIT 95.7,  WASHINGTON 95.7 Current Season Results And Upcoming Games Here are the most recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved. Lines, total, game scores, results versus the spread, straight up and against the total are all displayed. DETROIT - Season Results   Team Stats Opp Stats Date Opponent Score SU Line ATS Tot. O/U Shots Pct REB TO Shots Pct REB TO 1/20/2013 BOSTON 103-88 W 2 W 184 O 36-78 46.2% 59 20 33-83 39.8% 49 18 1/22/2013 ORLANDO 105-90 W -4.5 W 195 P 42-91 46.2% 60 8 38-84 45.2% 44 13 1/23/2013 @ CHICAGO 82-85 L 6.5 W 182.5 U 34-82 41.5% 43 12 31-71 43.7% 55 14 1/25/2013 @ MIAMI 88-110 L 9.5 L 192.5 O 34-72 47.2% 42 18 43-77 55.8% 41 12 1/27/2013 @ ORLANDO 104-102 W 2 W 195 O 40-79 50.6% 41 12 40-90 44.4% 57 15 1/29/2013 MILWAUKEE 90-117 L 1.5 L 199 O 34-84 40.5% 60 20 46-98 46.9% 58 10 1/30/2013 @ INDIANA 79-98 L 8.5 L 181 U 32-88 36.4% 60 13 36-81 44.4% 58 17 2/1/2013 CLEVELAND 117-99 W -4.5 W 199.5 O 45-83 54.2% 66 11 35-88 39.8% 48 15 2/3/2013 LA LAKERS 97-98 L 1.5 W 202 U 41-92 44.6% 58 14 39-83 47.0% 50 14 2/4/2013 @ NEW YORK 85-99 L 10 L 200.5 U 38-90 42.2% 52 12 36-79 45.6% 52 15 2/6/2013 BROOKLYN 90-93 L -2 L 190 U 36-83 43.4% 50 14 34-82 41.5% 57 13 2/8/2013 SAN ANTONIO 119-109 W 5 W 197.5 O 46-89 51.7% 58 12 37-81 45.7% 37 7 2/9/2013 @ MILWAUKEE 105-100 W 7.5 W 205.5 U 41-83 49.4% 53 20 34-86 39.5% 48 13 2/11/2013 NEW ORLEANS 86-105 L -6.5 L 193.5 U 29-81 35.8% 50 13 41-83 49.4% 55 14 2/13/2013 WASHINGTON 96-85 W -2 W 190.5 U 35-79 44.3% 58 17 34-70 48.6% 38 17 2/19/2013 MEMPHIS 91-105 L 3 L 186.5 O 38-82 46.3% 37 16 45-80 56.2% 54 16 2/20/2013 @ CHARLOTTE 105-99 W -3.5 W 195 O 40-81 49.4% 51 9 36-89 40.4% 54 8 2/22/2013 @ INDIANA 82-114 L 9.5 L 190 O 29-82 35.4% 54 16 41-73 56.2% 58 14 2/23/2013 INDIANA 72-90 L 5 L 188 U 26-77 33.8% 45 14 34-75 45.3% 58 20 2/25/2013 ATLANTA 103-114 L 3.5 L 194.5 O 41-84 48.8% 47 17 40-79 50.6% 43 13 2/27/2013 @ WASHINGTON                             3/1/2013 @ NEW ORLEANS                             3/3/2013 @ SAN ANTONIO                             3/6/2013 NEW YORK                             3/8/2013 DALLAS                             3/10/2013 @ LA CLIPPERS                             3/11/2013 @ UTAH                             3/13/2013 @ GOLDEN STATE                             WASHINGTON - Season Results   Team Stats Opp Stats Date Opponent Score SU Line ATS Tot. O/U Shots Pct REB TO Shots Pct REB TO 1/18/2013 @ DENVER 112-108 W 10.5 W 203 O 41-80 51.2% 57 20 41-84 48.8% 46 14 1/19/2013 @ LA CLIPPERS 87-94 L 13 W 194 U 32-77 41.6% 52 18 34-93 36.6% 74 11 1/21/2013 @ PORTLAND 98-95 W 7 W 195.5 U 39-84 46.4% 49 15 37-81 45.7% 49 13 1/23/2013 @ UTAH 88-92 L 7 W 195 U 31-86 36.0% 58 15 38-85 44.7% 57 14 1/25/2013 MINNESOTA 114-101 W -6.5 W 187 O 48-83 57.8% 42 16 39-88 44.3% 62 16 1/26/2013 CHICAGO 86-73 W 1 W 184 U 34-79 43.0% 48 9 29-71 40.8% 44 16 1/28/2013 SACRAMENTO 94-96 L -7 L 204 U 37-77 48.1% 53 20 36-82 43.9% 47 10 1/30/2013 @ PHILADELPHIA 84-92 L 3.5 L 189.5 U 30-75 40.0% 52 18 40-95 42.1% 56 9 2/1/2013 @ MEMPHIS 76-85 L 6.5 L 180.5 U 34-83 41.0% 38 15 35-78 44.9% 57 18 2/2/2013 @ SAN ANTONIO 86-96 L 12.5 W 194 U 36-88 40.9% 52 16 38-78 48.7% 50 16 2/4/2013 LA CLIPPERS 98-90 W 3 W 187.5 O 37-84 44.0% 51 12 37-79 46.8% 51 20 2/6/2013 NEW YORK 106-96 W 4.5 W 190 O 42-79 53.2% 44 10 34-84 40.5% 50 9 2/8/2013 BROOKLYN 89-74 W -1.5 W 189 U 36-80 45.0% 51 12 25-76 32.9% 58 15 2/11/2013 @ MILWAUKEE 102-90 W 4 W 199.5 U 42-74 56.8% 52 19 36-95 37.9% 51 9 2/13/2013 @ DETROIT 85-96 L 2 L 190.5 U 34-70 48.6% 38 17 35-79 44.3% 58 17 2/19/2013 TORONTO 88-96 L -3 L 190.5 U 30-78 38.5% 51 16 35-78 44.9% 47 16 2/22/2013 DENVER 119-113 W 3 W 203.5 O 42-88 47.7% 58 18 39-81 48.1% 45 11 2/23/2013 HOUSTON 105-103 W 1.5 W 211 U 41-80 51.2% 47 13 38-84 45.2% 47 16 2/25/2013 @ TORONTO 90-84 W 5.5 W 192.5 U 34-81 42.0% 56 19 29-79 36.7% 49 14 2/27/2013 DETROIT                             3/1/2013 NEW YORK                             3/3/2013 PHILADELPHIA                             3/6/2013 @ MINNESOTA                             3/8/2013 @ BROOKLYN                             3/9/2013 CHARLOTTE                             3/12/2013 @ CLEVELAND                             3/13/2013 MILWAUKEE                             3/15/2013 NEW ORLEANS                             Head-to-Head Series History Listed below is a summary of the games results in recent Head-to-Head matchups. All games in this series since 1996 DETROIT is 33-26 against the spread versus WASHINGTON since 1996 DETROIT is 43-17 straight up against WASHINGTON since 1996 30 of 56 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996 Games over the last 3 seasons DETROIT is 6-3 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons DETROIT is 7-2 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons 4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons All games played at WASHINGTON since 1996 DETROIT is 15-12 against the spread versus WASHINGTON since 1996 DETROIT is 18-10 straight up against WASHINGTON since 1996 15 of 26 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996 Games played at WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons. DETROIT is 2-1 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons DETROIT is 2-1 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons 1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons   Shooting    3pt shots Free Throws Rebounds   Date Teams Score Line Result Half FGM-A Pct FGM-A Pct FTM-A Pct Tot. OFF TO 02/13/2013 WASHINGTON 85 190.5 Under 45 34-70 48.6% 3-11 27.3% 14-22 63.6% 38 5 17   DETROIT 96 -2 SU ATS 44 35-79 44.3% 9-18 50.0% 17-25 68.0% 58 14 17 12/22/2012 DETROIT 96 -1 SU ATS 54 36-88 40.9% 8-19 42.1% 16-20 80.0% 64 19 17   WASHINGTON 87 183   35 29-77 37.7% 4-21 19.0% 25-32 78.1% 47 10 11 12/21/2012 WASHINGTON 68 185 Under 34 28-85 32.9% 2-12 16.7% 10-13 76.9% 51 12 12   DETROIT 100 -6.5 SU ATS 53 38-90 42.2% 10-24 41.7% 14-21 66.7% 68 16 12 04/05/2012 WASHINGTON 94 190.5 ATS 40 33-78 42.3% 7-21 33.3% 21-29 72.4% 45 13 18   DETROIT 99 -8 SU Over 51 36-68 52.9% 4-10 40.0% 23-39 59.0% 56 11 19 03/26/2012 DETROIT 79 -1 SU ATS 30 28-76 36.8% 3-13 23.1% 20-27 74.1% 60 15 18   WASHINGTON 77 193 Under 35 32-78 41.0% 4-17 23.5% 9-14 64.3% 46 8 16 02/12/2012 WASHINGTON 98 193 SU ATS 45 37-79 46.8% 6-15 40.0% 18-21 85.7% 56 8 21   DETROIT 77 -6 Under 45 29-89 32.6% 1-11 9.1% 18-19 94.7% 50 15 17 Team Line Action - Where the money is going! Oddsmakers move a line in part because of one-sided public betting action on a side or total. They also move the line in reaction to wise guys selections. Either way, this section attempts to uncover whether the wise guys and public have a read on a given team. It summarizes both line and total movements. As a general rule, follow the line or total movement when percentages exceed 57% and go against it when they are below 43%. As indicated by the movement of the line, the betting public is favoring DETROIT in this game The betting public is correct when moving the money line in DETROIT games 52.2% of the time since 1996. (571-523) The betting public is correct when moving the money line in DETROIT games 51.9% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (80-74) The betting public is correct when moving the money line in WASHINGTON games 51.1% of the time since 1996. (536-513) The betting public is correct when moving the money line in WASHINGTON games 55.6% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (85-68) No Edge. As indicated by the movement of the total, the betting public is favoring nothing on the total in this game The betting public is correct when moving the total in DETROIT games 50.6% of the time since 1996. (627-612) The betting public is correct when moving the total in DETROIT games 51.6% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (98-92) The betting public is correct when moving the total in WASHINGTON games 50.5% of the time since 1996. (585-574) The betting public is correct when moving the total in WASHINGTON games 51.1% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (90-86) No Edge. Key Player Injuries DETROIT [C] 02/08/2013 - Andre Drummond expected to miss 4-6 weeks ( Back ) [G] 02/26/2013 - Brandon Knight "?" Wednesday vs. Washington ( Knee ) [G] 02/26/2013 - Will Bynum is upgraded to probable Wednesday vs. Washington ( Suspension Served ) WASHINGTON [G] 02/11/2013 - Leandro Barbosa out for season ( Knee ) [F] 02/27/2013 - Nene probable Wednesday vs. Detroit ( Shoulder )

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