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The division rival Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers are set to renew hostilities on Saturday when they meet at Quicken Loans Arena in the opening game of their first-round playoff series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 12½-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Pistons lost 102-96 to the Heat in their regular-season finale last time out, as 2-point underdogs. That game’s 198 points made it OVER the posted total of 181.
The Cavaliers dropped their season-finale 111-110 in overtime to the 76ers. The 76ers failed to cover the 3-point spread, and the combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 185.
Team records:
Cleveland: 66-16 SU, 49-33 ATS Detroit most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Cleveland are 4-6 After playing Miami are 7-3 After a loss are 3-7 Cleveland most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit’s last 5 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Detroit’s last 17 games when playing on the road against Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit’s last 6 games Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing Detroit Cleveland is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Cleveland’s last 17 games when playing at home against Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland’s last 8 games at home Next up:
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