<font color="blue">Detroit Pistons (17-3)</font> @ <font color="orange">Charlotte Bobcats (6-17)</font> Date: Saturday, December 17th Time: 7:30 PM ET TV: FSN Detroit (Detroit), News 14 Carolina (Charlotte) Season Series: N/A Previous Games: <font color="red">Chicago 82</font>, <font color="blue">Detroit 110</font> <font color="orange">Charlotte 91</font>, <font color="gray">New Jersey 83</font> Projected Starting Lineups Coach: Flip Saunders <u>Backcourt</u> <font color="blue">Chauncey Billups: 18.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 8.6 APG</font> <font color="blue">Rip Hamilton: 22.1 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.7 APG</font> <u>Frontcourt</u> <font color="blue">Tayshaun Prince: 15.4 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 2.4 APG</font> <font color="blue">Rasheed Wallace: 15.0 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 2.9 APG</font> <font color="blue">Ben Wallace: 8.4 PPG, 11.6 RPG, 1.9 APG</font> <u>Sixth Man</u> <font color="blue">Antonio McDyess: 5.7 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 1.0 APG</font> VS Coach: Bernie Bickerstaff <u>Backcourt</u> <font color="orange">Brevin Knight: 12.2 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 8.6 APG</font> <font color="orange">Kareem Rush: 14.6 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1.4 APG</font> <u>Frontcourt</u> <font color="orange">Gerald Wallace: 14.6 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.9 APG</font> <font color="orange">Emeka Okafor: 12.9 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 1.3 APG</font> <font color="orange">Primoz Brezec: 9.5 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 0.6 APG</font> <u>Sixth Man</u> <font color="orange">Melvin Ely: 9.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 1.1 APG</font> <font color="blue"><u>Detroit Statistical Leaders</font></u> PPG: Rip Hamilton - 22.1 RPG: Ben Wallace - 11.6 APG: Chauncey Billups - 8.6 <font color="orange"><u>Charlotte Statistical Leaders</font></u> PPG: Gerald Wallace/Kareem Rush - 14.6 RPG: Emeka Okafor - 9.9 APG: Brevin Knight - 8.6 Matchup To Watch - Chauncey Billups vs. Brevin Knight Prediction Right now, Detroit is the best team in the NBA, while Charlotte is one of the worst. Detroit does have the tendency to take opponents lightly, but they should take care of Charlotte with no problem. I take Detroit by 10+.
