The Cleveland Cavaliers (38-20) are traveling to face the Detroit Pistons (10-48) for a contest between Central Division rivals at Little Caesars Arena, tipping off at 7:00 PM ET on Friday, March 1, 2024. It’s the fourth matchup between the teams this year.
The Cavaliers head into their matchup against the Pistons as a 9-point favorite. The over/under for the game is set at 222.5.
Cavaliers vs. Pistons Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 7:30 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Cleveland -9
- Total: 222.5
- Moneyline: Cleveland -415, Detroit +325
Cavaliers at Pistons odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 9)
- Pick OU:
Over (222.5)
- Prediction:
Cavaliers 120 – Pistons 109
- Cleveland has won 30, or 75%, of the 40 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- This year, Cleveland has won eight of 10 games when listed as at least -415 or better on the moneyline.
- Cleveland has an implied victory probability of 80.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Detroit has won 15.4% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (8-44).
- Detroit has gone 3-25 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +325 or longer (10.7%).
- Detroit has an implied moneyline win probability of 23.5% in this contest.
- The Cavaliers average 6.6 fewer points per game (114.7) than the Pistons allow (121.3).
- Cleveland has a 9-2 record against the spread and a 10-1 record overall when scoring more than 121.3 points.
- When it scores more than 109.7 points, Detroit is 20-15 against the spread and 9-27 overall.
- Cleveland’s record is 23-10-2 against the spread and 30-5 overall when it allows fewer than 112.7 points.
- The Cavaliers are the NBA’s 15th-ranked scoring team (114.7 PPG), while the Pistons rank 27th in points per game allowed (121.3) in the league.
- Detroit’s squad is currently the 22nd-ranked scoring team in the NBA (112.7 PPG), while Cleveland’s team is second in points allowed per game (109.7).
- The Cavaliers have put up a total of 289 more points than their opponents this year (an average of five per game), while the Pistons have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 498 total points, 8.6 per game).
Over/Under
- The average implied total for Cleveland this season is 115.8 points, 0.2 fewer points than its implied total of 116 points in Friday’s game.
- So far this season, Cleveland has put up more than 116 points in a game 27 times.
- Detroit’s average implied point total on the season (120.1 points) is 13.1 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (107 points).
How to watch Cavaliers vs. Pistons
- Game Day: Friday, March 1, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSDET and BSOH
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Arena: Little Caesars Arena
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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