Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons odds, picks and predictions

Kevin Erickson | Staff Writer

The Cleveland Cavaliers (10-9) meet the Detroit Pistons (2-17) Saturday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Cavaliers at Pistons odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Cleveland leads 1-0

The Cavaliers lost 103-95 against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night as a 11.5-point favorites as the Under (219.5) cashed. The Cavs are 2-3 straight up (SU) and 1-4 against the spread (ATS) in the past 5 games, while the Under has hit in 3 in a row.

The Pistons have lost 16 straight games since opening the season 2-1 SU. They're also just 5-11 ATS during the 16-game skid after covering the 1st 3 games of the season. The Over is 3-1 in the past 4 outings.

The Cavaliers won the 1st meeting in Cleveland by a 108-100 score on Nov. 17, with the Pistons covering a 9-point number as the Under (218.5) cashed.

Cavaliers at Pistons odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:02 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Cavaliers -390 (bet $390 to win $100) | Pistons +310 (bet $100 to win $310)
Against the spread (ATS): Cavaliers -9 (-112) | Pistons +9 (-108)
Over/Under (O/U): 224.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Cavaliers at Pistons key injuries

Cavaliers

G Caris LeVert (knee) out

Pistons

F Bojan Bogdanovic (calf) probable
G Monte Morris (quadriceps) out
F Ausar Thompson (face) probable

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Cavaliers at Pistons picks and predictions

Prediction

Cavaliers 117, Pistons 110

Moneyline

The Cavaliers (-390) will cost you more than 3 times your potential return, and that's extremely risky, even against an ice-cold team like the Pistons (+310), who are on a franchise-record losing skid.

Cleveland's loss at home to Portland as a double-digit favorite last time out is a cautionary tale why you should never bet heavy favorites.

PASS.

Against the spread

The PISTONS +9 (-108) is worth a look catching more than 4 buckets at home.

The Cavaliers -9 (-112) failed to cover in the 1st meeting in Cleveland, and the Cavs are just 1-4 ATS in the past 5 games overall. As favorites of 8 or more points, the Cavs are just 1-2 ATS this season, too.

As an underdog of 8 or more points, Detroit is a respectable 5-2 ATS in the past 7 instances.

Over/Under

OVER 224.5 (-110) is the play, but go with a half-unit play at best.

While the Under has cashed in the past 3 games for the Cavs, the Over is 7-5 in the past 12 games overall, and 5-1 in the previous 6 games on the road.

The Pistons have cashed the Over in 3 of the past 4 games overall, while 12-5 in the past 17 games.

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