The Detroit Pistons are losers of eight in a row heading into Tuesday’s matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but no one is talking about that right now in the wake of the team’s blockbuster trade for Blake Griffin.
Sportsbook opened the Cavs as 2-point road favorites with a total of 218.
- The total has gone UNDER in five of the Cavaliers’ last seven games after consecutive wins.
- The Cavaliers are 13-4 SU in their last 17 games vs divisional opponents.
- The Pistons are 5-1 SU and ATS in their last six games against their division at home.
Griffin, who is in the first season of a five-year, $171-million contract, is averaging 22.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 33 games with the Los Angeles Clippers. Going back to L.A. is Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, a 2018 first-round pick and a 2019 second-round pick. Willie Reed and Brice Johnson are also heading to the Motor City along with Griffin.
Needless to say, the Pistons will have a much different look going forward, and it might be wise for bettors to wait and see how the shakeup plays out for the time being.
Cleveland is looking for its first three-game winning streak since mid-December and had dropped 10 of 13 games before beating the Indiana Pacers on Friday and topping the Pistons on Sunday in the front end of a home-and-home set.
When the Cavs and Pistons collide in Detroit, UNDER bettors are profiting. The UNDER is 3-0 in the last three meetings between the teams in the Motor City.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The visiting Cleveland Cavaliers opened this morning as 2-point favorites in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at OddsShark (including Sportsbook), while the total was hovering around 218.5 at Sportsbook and other betting odds shops.
Handicapping prediction models run by the computers at OddsShark pick a 114-108 result in favor of the Pistons. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Detroit Pistons sport a record of 22-26 and 24-22-2 ATS heading into this matchup, while the Cleveland Cavaliers sit at 29-19 and 14-33-1 ATS on the NBA season. The OVER/UNDER totals betting records are 21-27 for the Detroit Pistons and 24-22-2 for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Detroit vs Cleveland injuries news.
It's a betting matchup between the No. 23-rated Pistons and the No. 25-ranked Cavaliers, according to the NBA Power Rankings here at OddsShark.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively the game matches up Detroit's No. 24-ranked offense (102.29 PPG) against a Cleveland defense that ranks No. 26 at 109.44 PPG. The Pistons have averaged 44.85% from the field per game, less than the Cavaliers have managed so far this NBA season (47.4% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
- Cleveland is 3-14 ATS in its last 17 games
- Cleveland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
- Cleveland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- Cleveland is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
- Detroit is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
- Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
- Detroit is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
- Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Cleveland home to Miami, Wednesday, January 31
Detroit home to Memphis, Thursday, February 1
