The Cleveland Cavaliers (59-14) travel to face off against the Detroit Pistons (41-32) on Friday, March 28th. This game will be played at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit and televised on FDSD. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

Cavaliers vs Pistons

The Cavaliers Are Coming Off A Win

The Cavaliers improved to 59-14 on the season with a 124-116 win over the Spurs on Thursday. Cleveland was favored by 14 points but didn’t cover the spread, winning by eight. The total points for the game were 240, just over the line of 236.5.

Cleveland went on an 11-0 run early, pushing the score from 37-30 to 48-30. The Spurs fought back, winning the 2nd and 3rd quarters, but the Cavs entered the 4th with an 86-83 lead and outscored San Antonio 38-33 in the final period to seal the win.

The Pistons Are Coming Off A Win

The Pistons improved to 41-32 on the season with a dominant 122-96 win over the Spurs on Tuesday. Playing at home, Detroit entered the game as 9-point favorites and covered the spread comfortably. The total points for the game finished at 218, falling short of the 232-point line.

Detroit took control early, going on a 10-0 run to stretch their lead from 32-25 to 42-25. They held the Spurs to just 12 points in the 2nd quarter. San Antonio fought back in the 3rd, outscoring the Pistons 35-28, but Detroit closed out the game by winning the 4th quarter 34-27.

Cavaliers Offense Breakdown

Jarrett Allen’s 29 points and 15 rebounds on 90.9% shooting powered the Cavaliers’ win over the Spurs, with 19 of his points coming in the 4th quarter. Donovan Mitchell added 25 points and 14 assists, hitting 4 threes at 44.4%.

Max Strus also connected on 4 threes, shooting 57.1% from deep and finishing with 18 points. The Cavs made 17 threes as a team, shooting 35.4% from beyond the arc and 46.5% overall.

Pistons Offense Breakdown

The Pistons shot 56.4% from the field and knocked down 15 threes at a 48.4% clip in their win over the Spurs. Marcus Sasser led the way with 27 points, hitting 5 threes at 71.4% efficiency.

Tobias Harris added 15 points, and Jalen Duren contributed 14 points and 7 assists. Ausar Thompson also scored 14, while Malik Beasley chipped in 13 points, with 8 coming in the 1st quarter.

Cavaliers Team Defense

Defensively, the Cavaliers were strong in the 1st and 2nd quarters, giving up 24 and 25 points, respectively, but struggled in the 3rd and 4th, allowing 34 points in each. Despite these lapses, they held the Spurs to 116 points on 40% shooting.

Cleveland limited San Antonio’s three-point shooting to 32%, with the Spurs hitting 14 threes. The Cavaliers sent the Spurs to the line 21 times, where they made 16 free throws. Cleveland also recorded 7 steals and 5 blocks.

Pistons Team Defense

Defensively, the Cavaliers were solid in the 1st and 2nd quarters, giving up 24 and 25 points, respectively, but struggled in the 2nd half, allowing 34 points in the 3rd and 33 in the 4th. Despite this, they held the Spurs to 40% shooting overall.

From beyond the arc, Cleveland limited San Antonio to 14 threes on 32% shooting. The Spurs also went 16/21 from the free-throw line. The Cavaliers finished with 7 steals and 5 blocks.

Cavaliers vs Pistons Trends

• Across the Cavaliers last five road games, the team averaged 118 points per game while allowing 116. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 2-3, while going 2-3 straight-up.
• In their last five games at home, the Pistons have a straight up record of 3-2 while going 2-2-1 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 117 points per game in these contests.
• The last three games that Detroit was the underdog, they have an ATS mark of 1-1-1 while going 1-2 straight up.
• As the betting favorite, the Cavaliers have an ATS record of 2-1 in their last three games. In these matchups, their straight up record was 3-0.

Cavaliers vs Pistons Prediction

For today’s matchup we are recommending to take the Cavaliers to secure the win, with an expected final score of 140-100. When it comes to the spread, we believe they’ll cover at -6.5.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 230, and our model predicts the Cavaliers and Pistons to score a combined 240 points. We recommend betting on the over.

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