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Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers Predictions & Picks
Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers Predictions & Picks
Detroit are tipped to cover as a betting underdog in Cleveland.
The Cavaliers have been a much better team at home than they have been on the road in the playoffs, but it is impossible to ignore the Pistons' spread betting record as an underdog.
- Detroit Pistons are 14-2-0 ATS as a betting underdog
- Detroit Pistons are 4-0-0 ATS in their last 4 playoff games
- Cleveland Cavaliers are 1-6-0 ATS in their last 7 games
- The Under cashed in the first 2 games of this series
Head To Head
- Detroit Pistons lead the all-time series 142-125
- Detroit Pistons won 107-97 when the two teams last met on May 7
Detroit Pistons Form
Detroit head out on the road for the first time in this series holding a 2-0 lead, and having now won five straight games.
| Date | Opposition | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr-12 | at Indiana Pacers | W | 133-121 |
| Apr-19 | vs Orlando Magic | L | 101-112 |
| Apr-22 | vs Orlando Magic | W | 98-83 |
| Apr-25 | at Orlando Magic | L | 105-113 |
| 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 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Form
Cleveland return home down two games in the series, and having now lost five of their previous seven games.
| Date | Opposition | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr-12 | vs Washington Wizards | W | 130-117 |
| Apr-18 | vs Toronto Raptors | W | 126-113 |
| Apr-20 | vs Toronto Raptors | W | 115-104 |
| Apr-23 | at Toronto Raptors | L | 104-126 |
| 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 |
Verdict
Detroit have found themselves as a betting underdog 16 times this season, and on all but two of those occasions they covered.
Couple that with back-to-back wins over Cleveland and the Cavaliers' recent struggles in covering, and the Pistons make for an appealing pick with the free buckets.
Couple that with back-to-back wins over Cleveland and the Cavaliers' recent struggles in covering, and the Pistons make for an appealing pick with the free buckets.
Detroit +4.0
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