The Cleveland Cavaliers (6-1, 6-1 ATS, 5-2 O/U) take on the Detroit Pistons (2-7, 4-5 ATS, 6-3 O/U) in a divisional battle on Friday night. The Cavaliers were able to collect a home win against the Celtics on Wednesday. The Pistons were clobbered in Milwaukee on Thursday night. Each team won two games in last year's season series.
The Cleveland Cavaliers begin a challenging six-game road trek in this one. They are enjoying a marvelous start to the season. They lost the season opener to the Raptors and have countered in a big way, recording a win in six games in a row. The Cavaliers have earned wins against the Celtics, and Knicks and were 1.5 point dogs in a 114-113 overtime home win against the Celtics on Wednesday. They have covered the spread in all but one game on the season.
Donovan Mitchell wasn’t at his best in Wednesday’s defeat but has been spectacular in his first season in Cleveland. The 26-year-old star has netted at least 38 points in two out of his last three performances and is sporting an average of 31.1 PPG along with 7 APG. Darius Garland made his return Wednesday after missing five games due to an injury he sustained in the season opener and was stellar, collecting 29 points. The 22-year-old point guard has scored a total of 33 points in two games. Evan Mobley connected on 88% of his field goals on Wednesday. The 21-year-old power forward averaged 14.5 PPG and 8.8 RPG against the Pistons last season. Mobley has logged an average of 15.7 PPG and 6.1 RPG on the season.
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The Cavaliers have fared well in their three road games, winning two of them. They beat Chicago followed by a big overtime win in Boston last week. Cleveland is averaging 117.1 points on the season, landing them sixth overall. The defense has been their top strength, limiting foes to only 106.7 points, good for fifth in the NBA.
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