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Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Detroit Pistons and the Cleveland Cavaliers meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -9.5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 224.5.
The Cavaliers were a 109-95 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Trail Blazers. They covered the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (204) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Detroit was a 126-120 loser in its last match at home against the Hawks. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 246 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Detroit:
Team record: 2-10 SU,5-7 ATS
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
Detroit is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 5-6 SU,4-7 ATS
Cleveland is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cleveland's last 18 games
Next up:
Detroit at Toronto Sunday, November 19
Cleveland home to Denver Sunday, November 19