Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons Predictions & Picks – Pistons To Cover In Game 7 Success

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  • Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons picks for Sunday, May 17
  • Game is taking place at Little Caesars Arena
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons Predictions & Picks

Detroit are tipped to cover as they win this huge Game 7 matchup.

Cleveland finally broke their road slump in Game 5, but they passed up on the chance to clinch at home on Friday, and they may have blown their chance.

  • Detroit Pistons are 4-2-0 ATS in their last 6 playoff home games
  • Cleveland Cavaliers are 1-5 in the playoffs so far
  • Cleveland Cavaliers are 1-5-0 ATS in their 6 postseason road games
  • 5 of the previous 6 games in this series produced over 205.5 points

Head To Head

  • Detroit Pistons lead the all-time series 143-128
  • Detroit Pistons won 115-94 when the two teams last met on May 13

Cleveland Cavaliers Form

Cleveland head back to Detroit having seen their three-game win streak come to an end on Friday night.

DateOppositionW/LScore
Apr-26 at Toronto Raptors L 89-93
Apr-29 vs Toronto Raptors W 125-120
May-01 at Toronto Raptors L 110-112 OT
May-03 vs Toronto Raptors W 114-102
May-05 at Detroit Pistons L 101-111
May-07 at Detroit Pistons L 97-107
May-09 vs Detroit Pistons W 116-109
May-11 vs Detroit Pistons W 112-103
May-13 at Detroit Pistons W 117-113 OT
May-15 vs Detroit Pistons L 94-115

Detroit Pistons Form

Detroit return home having snapped a three-game losing skid to force Game 7 in this playoff series.

DateOppositionW/LScore
Apr-27 at Orlando Magic L 88-94
Apr-29 vs Orlando Magic W 116-109
May-01 at Orlando Magic W 93-79
May-03 vs Orlando Magic W 116-94
May-05 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 111-101
May-07 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 107-97
May-09 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 109-116
May-11 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 103-112
May-13 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 113-117 OT
May-15 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 115-94

Verdict

Detroit fended off elimination on Friday night, and now they can book their place in the conference finals.

The Pistons have been solid at home in the postseason, while Cleveland have lost all but one of their games on their travels.

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