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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons meet at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Pistons as -1.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 213.
In their last action, Detroit was a 121-100 loser on the road against the Wizards. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (221) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Cleveland lost its last outing, a 106-96 result against the Bulls on April 17. The Cavaliers failed to cover in that game as a +3-point underdog, while the 202 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Cleveland:
Team record: 20-36 SU,23-33 ATS
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 7-16 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Cleveland is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Detroit:
Team record: 17-40 SU,29-24-4 ATS
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
Detroit is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home
Next up:
Cleveland home to Chicago Wednesday, April 21
Detroit at Dallas Wednesday, April 21