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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons will meet on the court at Little Caesars Arena on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -7.5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 225.
In their last action, Detroit was a 105-95 winner on the road against the Bulls. They covered the +10-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (200) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 132-123 loser as they battled the Bulls on the road. The Cavaliers failed to cover in the match as a -5.5-point favorite, while 255 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Cleveland:
Team record: 38-20 SU,28-28-2 ATS
Cleveland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit:
Team record: 9-49 SU,29-28-1 ATS
Detroit is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games
Detroit is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
Next up:
Cleveland home to New York Sunday, March 3
Detroit at Orlando Sunday, March 3