Cavaliers vs Pistons Game Breakdown

Cavaliers
40W-10L

February 05, 2025
08:00PM EST
Odds: 236.5 o/u
Pistons
25W-25L


Get ready to rev up your engines and dive into the heat of the NBA playoffs as the sizzling Cleveland Cavaliers roll into the Motor City to clash with the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena tonight at 8 PM EST! With the Cavs cruising in with a solid 40-10 record and looking to cement their dominance atop the Eastern Conference, and the Pistons, balancing at .500, eager to prove they’re more than just middle of the road, this matchup promises some serious hardwood action. Both squads are bouncing back from narrow losses, setting the stage for a battle where every point will count. As the betting lines buzz with a 236.5 over/under and a tight spread, it’s clear this isn’t just any game—it’s a high-octane showdown where only the strong will motor through!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: February 05, 2025 08:00PM EST
Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
Vegas Odds
CLE ML | DET ML | Over/Under | Line | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Open | -200 | +170 | 235.5 | -5.0/5.0 |
Recent | -210 | +175 | 236.5 | -5.5/5.5 |
Difference | -10 | +5 | +1.0 | – |
Team Performance

67.7% Win Probability

32.3% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
Date | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Final | O/U | ATS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01/27/25 | Detroit Pistons DET | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 00 | 91 | Under | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 26 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 00 | 110 | |||
10/25/24 | Detroit Pistons DET | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 00 | 101 | Under | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 28 | 37 | 26 | 22 | 00 | 113 | |||
03/01/24 | Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 32 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 00 | 110 | Under | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons DET | 24 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 00 | 100 | |||
01/31/24 | Detroit Pistons DET | 23 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 00 | 121 | Over | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 00 | 128 | |||
12/02/23 | Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 25 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 00 | 110 | Under | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons DET | 30 | 18 | 34 | 19 | 00 | 101 | |||
11/17/23 | Detroit Pistons DET | 26 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 00 | 100 | Under | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 26 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 00 | 94 | |||
03/04/23 | Detroit Pistons DET | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 00 | 90 | Under | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 24 | 30 | 42 | 18 | 00 | 114 | |||
02/08/23 | Detroit Pistons DET | 14 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 00 | 85 | Under | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 32 | 19 | 25 | 37 | 00 | 113 | |||
11/27/22 | Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 20 | 31 | 22 | 29 | 00 | 102 | Under | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons DET | 26 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 00 | 94 | |||
11/04/22 | Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 24 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 00 | 112 | Under | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons DET | 21 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 00 | 88 | |||
03/19/22 | Detroit Pistons DET | 27 | 33 | 21 | 28 | 00 | 109 | Under | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 00 | 113 | |||
02/24/22 | Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 33 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 00 | 103 | Under | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons DET | 27 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 00 | 106 | |||
01/30/22 | Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 29 | 26 | 33 | 17 | 00 | 105 | Under | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons DET | 24 | 25 | 35 | 31 | 00 | 115 | |||
11/12/21 | Detroit Pistons DET | 18 | 23 | 11 | 26 | 00 | 78 | Under | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 24 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 00 | 98 |
Cavaliers Vs Over/Under
Pistons Vs Over/Under
Cavaliers Recent Games
Date | vsOpp | Result | Reb | Ast | Tov | Shots |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
02/04 | @ BOS | 105-112L | 51 | 18 | 13 | 91 |
02/02 | @ DAL | 144-101W | 51 | 39 | 8 | 93 |
01/30 | @ ATL | 137-115W | 49 | 34 | 11 | 91 |
01/29 | vs MIA | 126-106W | 47 | 29 | 7 | 100 |
01/27 | @ DET | 110-91W | 53 | 28 | 9 | 91 |
01/24 | vs PHI | 129-132L | 37 | 30 | 16 | 90 |
01/22 | vs HOU | 108-109L | 45 | 25 | 13 | 97 |
01/20 | @ PHX | 118-92W | 50 | 27 | 8 | 95 |
01/18 | vs MIN | 124-117W | 47 | 27 | 7 | 92 |
01/16 | vs OKL | 114-134L | 49 | 32 | 21 | 90 |
Pistons Recent Games
Date | vsOpp | Result | Reb | Ast | Tov | Shots |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
02/03 | @ ATL | 130-132L | 41 | 31 | 14 | 83 |
02/02 | @ CHI | 127-119W | 42 | 38 | 11 | 99 |
01/31 | @ DAL | 117-102W | 47 | 18 | 6 | 106 |
01/29 | vs IND | 119-133L | 41 | 26 | 12 | 89 |
01/27 | vs CLE | 91-110L | 45 | 24 | 10 | 96 |
01/22 | vs ATL | 114-104W | 51 | 27 | 20 | 84 |
01/20 | vs HOU | 107-96W | 52 | 21 | 22 | 88 |
01/18 | @ PHX | 121-125L | 43 | 22 | 9 | 94 |
01/16 | @ IND | 100-111L | 55 | 22 | 19 | 91 |
01/13 | vs NYK | 124-119W | 40 | 20 | 11 | 92 |
Starting Lineups
Cleveland Cavaliers | Proj | L5 | L15 | S% | S/DFS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
31.0 | 34.2 | 31.9 | 100% | 32.3 | |
37.0 | 39.4 | 38.3 | 100% | 38.7 | |
41.0 | 41.5 | 40.2 | 100% | 40.6 | |
Evan Mobley
PF
|
37.0 | 37.9 | 37.7 | 100% | 38.0 |
Max Strus
SF
|
21.0 | 23.1 | 20.5 | 63% | 22.3 |
Detroit Pistons | Proj | L5 | L15 | S% | S/DFS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
55.0 | 50.5 | 49.6 | 100% | 50.0 | |
37.0 | 38.8 | 30.9 | 100% | 31.2 | |
20.0 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 100% | 16.5 | |
29.0 | 28.1 | 26.7 | 100% | 27.1 | |
22.0 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 67% | 23.7 |
Cavaliers Notable Injuries
- Dean Wade (C): Avg: 5.5pts, 4.3reb, 1.1ast, 21.1 minutes. Last game: 01/24/25. Impact: 3.0
- JT Thor (SF/PF): Avg: 2.9pts, 2.0reb, 0.4ast, 11.0 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 1.1
- Emoni Bates (PG/SF): Avg: 1.8pts, 0.6reb, 0.5ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 0.4
Pistons Notable Injuries
- Ronald Holland II (SF/PF): Avg: 5.8pts, 2.7reb, 0.8ast, 15.1 minutes. Last game: 02/03/25. Impact: 2.0
- Wendell Moore Jr. (SG/SF): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.0reb, 0.6ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 01/31/25. Impact: 0.9
- Bobi Klintman (PF): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.7reb, 0.3ast, 2.5 minutes. Last game: 01/31/25. Impact: 0.2
Top Player Props
This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.
Stat | Over % | Opposing Defense/Game | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Team | Prop | Line | Proj | Diff | L5 | L10 | L15 | L30 | Opp | Stat | Rank |
Jalen Duren | DET | Pts | 12.5 | 14.2 | +1.7 | 80% | 80% | 60% | 60% | CLE | -1.2 | #14 |
Tim Hardaway Jr. | DET | Pts | 10.5 | 12.1 | +1.6 | 20% | 30% | 40% | 40% | CLE | -1.2 | #8 |
Malik Beasley | DET | Reb | 2.5 | 4.1 | +1.6 | 40% | 20% | 33% | 33% | CLE | -0.7 | #4 |
Tobias Harris | DET | Reb | 5.5 | 5.9 | +0.4 | 40% | 30% | 33% | 33% | CLE | +0.2 | #17 |
Simone Fontecchio | DET | Ast | 0.5 | 1.0 | +0.5 | 60% | 50% | 53% | 53% | CLE | -0.7 | #3 |
Cade Cunningham | DET | Ast | 9.5 | 9.7 | +0.2 | 40% | 40% | 33% | 33% | CLE | -0.8 | #5 |
Cavaliers Defense vs
Position | Pts | Reb | Ast | Overall | vs NBA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | #14 | #8 | #19 | #11 | -4.5% |
PF | #13 | #17 | #27 | #20 | 2.2% |
PG | #16 | #4 | #5 | #5 | -4.9% |
SF | #27 | #29 | #3 | #17 | 1.7% |
SG | #8 | #4 | #14 | #6 | -4.8% |
Pistons Defense vs
Position | Pts | Reb | Ast | Overall | vs NBA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | #16 | #3 | #26 | #14 | -1.8% |
PF | #21 | #13 | #8 | #17 | 1.1% |
PG | #23 | #18 | #7 | #23 | 2.4% |
SF | #13 | #3 | #5 | #6 | -5.5% |
SG | #6 | #11 | #11 | #5 | -5.2% |

Team Comparison

Recent Trends
- Cade Cunningham (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 12 assists in 2 consecutive games.
- Jaylon Tyson (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 98.2% to 21.5, 10.8 min average previous 3 games.
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