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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -7-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 211.
Detroit won its last outing, a 112-111 result against the Celtics on February 16. The Pistons covered in that game as a +12-point underdog, while the 223 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 124-116 loser as they battled the Hawks on the road. The Cavaliers failed to cover in the match as a +2.5-point underdog, while 240 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Cleveland:
Team record: 35-23 SU,35-21-2 ATS
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Detroit:
Team record: 13-45 SU,27-31 ATS
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Cleveland home to Washington Saturday, February 26
Detroit home to Boston Saturday, February 26