Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons Free Pick - Betting Odds
Date:
March 9, 7:35 pm
Location:
The Palace at Auburn Hills
TV:
FSN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Cleveland -5
Total:
216
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The Detroit Pistons will host divisional rival Cleveland Cavaliers at The Palace at Auburn Hills. Detroit owns the most recent win in this series in Motor City after King James and his invading army of Cavaliers had won five in a row against the Pistons. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:35 PM and is set to be aired on FSN.
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons Overview<br />
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Both teams come in off losses but it is the Cavaliers who have hit a rough patch as of late. The Cavaliers have gone 2-4 in their previous six and were beat in a back-to-back home/away series by the Miami Heat. As for Detroit, they enter in off a road loss last night when they were defeated by arch rival Indiana.
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Cleveland at Detroit Key Betting Trends<br />
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The Cavaliers enter at 42-20 but as a result of likely being overvalued due to being the defending the NBA Champion, the Cavs are now just 28-32-2 against the spread.
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Detroit sits at 31-33 both straight up and against the spread.
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On the road, the Cavaliers are just above a .500 basketball team as they are 16-13 SU away from the Quicken Loans Arena.
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Detroit is strong at home they are 20-12 SU in the Motor City.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In the early going, we have seen a huge lean on the Cavaliers against the spread. In some markets, the line has moved by as much as 2.5 points after it opened at 3.5 being spotted to the home dog, Detroit. On the Money Line, Cleveland is offered as a -200 road dog in contrast to Detroit who enters at +184. The Over/Under is currently sitting at 216 with little indication of action on the Over or Under.
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons Prediction
The numbers reflect everything you need to know in this one. Cleveland has one of the better records in all of the NBA but they have been a loss when taken against the spread, on the year. This type of phenomenon tends to occur with blue-chip teams such as the Cavaliers and they are an even more risky play when they are away from home. Spotting road points a whole can put any taker at a great risk but when doing so against a basketball team with a home court presence and likely inflated points, we will have to take those points most times. This is certainly one of those times. It is possible that by the time this market closes, Detroit can be taking back double the amount of points they were initially spotted. Detroit in their last meeting with Cleveland was favored by five points and they dominated. The Pistons won by 16 points and even with Cleveland coming in off a nasty skid, they are still viewed to be short-priced by much of the consensus. Tremendous value on the Pistons.
Free Pick:
Take Detroit +5
