Jameer Nelson went out on a limb Monday and has guaranteed the Orlando Magic will win game 5 on the road Tuesday night against the Detroit Pistons. Considering the Pistons are an excellent veteran team, supplying them with poser board material might not be the smartest thing to do when you’re down 3-1 in a best-of-seven series. Game 5 in the “Motor City” is scheduled for 9:30 pm EST and can be seen on Turner Sports, TNT. Sportsbetting.com has the Detroit Pistons a -6 point NBA Playoffs Prediction favorite when they host the Orlando Magic + 6 with the O/U set at 185 ½ combined total points.   

Detroit has taken all the momentum in this series, and goes into tonight’s game 5 very confident, after an impressive come-from-behind victory in Orlando, Fl. Even without their starting PG Chauncey Billups, the Pistons showed they are a tough team to beat.

They play such great defense that, even when trailing on the scoreboard, they are never out of a game.

Their ability to get stops when the game is on the line in the 4th quarter is second to none.

They always seem to gel well together, defensively, in the critical stages of the games.

Chauncey Billups and his injured hamstring, continues to be a big question mark for tonight’s game.     

The Magic will be facing elimination for the first time in these playoffs. And to salvage their season they’ll have to win -on the road- against the team that swept them in last year’s post-season.

Therefore, the Detroit Pistons know how to close out this team. Detroit has a mental edge in game 5 because they have beaten them before, and last time they did it, it only took them 4 games.

NBA Playoffs Prediction: DET - 6

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