Cavaliers vs Pistons Predictions, Player Props & Odds (Feb 5)
By Sascha Paruk in NBA Basketball
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- The Cleveland Cavaliers play the second end of back-to-backs on Wednesday night in Detroit
- The Pistons had a two-game win streak snapped by Atlanta on Monday
- See the Cavaliers vs Pistons predictions, player props, and best available odds on Feb. 5
Coming off a rare home loss to the reigning-champion Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-10, 16-6 away, 33-17 ATS) are back in action just 24 hours later, travelling to the Motor City to face the ever-improving Detroit Pistons (25-25, 12-12 home, 25-23-2 ATS) at Little Caesars Arena at 7:10 pm ET. Despite inevitably tired legs, the Cavs are listed as 5.5-point favorites in the NBA odds at most sportsbooks.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons Predictions
- Pistons moneyline (+190) at FanDuel
- Cunningham over 44.5 points + rebounds + assists (+110) at DraftKings
The Cavaliers aren’t exactly in a tailspin but the sheen has certainly come off some since their 15-0 start to the season. Cleveland is just 4-4 straight-up in its last eight and 7-6 in its last 13 games.
The Cavs handled the Pistons with relative ease the first two times the teams played this season – 113-101 on Oct. 25 and 110-91 on Jan 27 – but both of those matchups took place in Ohio, where Cleveland is an Eastern Conference-best 24-4.
Cleveland’s 16-6 road record is nothing to sneer at but they’re only 2-3 in their last five, including losses to Houston, Philadelphia, and OKC.
The Pistons have been a mixed-bag of results lately, going 4-4 straight-up in their last eight and losing at home to Atlanta last time out on Monday (132-130) but they’ve shown the potential to beat top-tier teams at times this year. They already own road wins at the Knicks (twice), Rockets, and Lakers, who have only combined to lose 23 home games all season.
They haven’t demonstrated much of a home-court advantage, going .500 at home and on the road. They had won two straight at home, though, before Monday, when they ran into a hot-shooting Hawks team, that went 43.2% from three. They played solid defense on the final possession but Trey Young hit a turnaround heave for the win.
It was the three ball that was Cleveland’s downfall last night against the Celtics, shooting just 28.2% from beyond the arc (11-of-39). I’ve long been expecting this regression from the Cavs. They shot just 36.7% from three last year, which was 15th in the NBA. Yet still lead the league in three-point percentage this season (39.4%) even after Tuesday’s dreadful performance.
If and when Cleveland’s perimeter shooting comes back to earth, their romp through the East is going to come to an end. And we may already be witnessing the start of that.
CLE vs DET Player Props
NBA player props from DraftKings on Feb. 5. Check out SBD’s list of the best NBA betting apps.
Cade Cunningham (25.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 9.5 APG) leads the point totals on Wednesday at 27.5, three more than Cleveland’s leading scorer, Donovan Mitchell (23.8 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 4.7 APG), at 24.5. Cunningham has score 30-plus in three of his last four games, and five of eight.
He also has the highest assist total on the board at a massive 10.5 O/U. He’s dished out 29 assists in the last two games combined which followed a run of three straight in single-digits.
Best Cavaliers vs Pistons Odds
The Cavaliers vs Pistons spread varies from CLE -5.5 to -6.0. At the moment, the best ATS option for Cleveland bettors is -5.5 (-110) at Caesars, BetMGM, bet365, or DraftKings. FanDuel has the best number for Detroit ATS backers at +6.0 (-110).
FanDuel also has the longest odds on the Pistons’ moneyline at +190. DraftKings is the best choice for betting the Cavs’ moneyline (-205).
The game total shows a full one-point range with BetMGM on the high end at 238.5 (-110 both ways), making it the best book to bet the under. FanDuel is on the low end at 237.5 (-110 both ways) making it the best option to bet the over.
Wednesday’s NBA public betting splits show the public hammering the Cavs, putting 85% of ATS handle on Cleveland as of 10:45 am ET.
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Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
