Cavaliers vs Pistons Game Breakdown

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cavaliers

40W-10L

Cleveland Cavaliers

February 05, 2025

08:00PM EST

Odds: 236.5 o/u

Pistons

25W-25L

Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons

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

cle Team Logo
LAST 10
6W-4L
AWAY
35W-25L

67.7% Win Probability

det Team Logo
LAST 10
5W-5L
HOME
17W-45L

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

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.

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%
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Team Comparison

Team Logo
Points per Game
122.1
114.6
Rebounds per Game
46.5
44.4
Assists per Game
29.6
26.1
Steals per Game
7.5
8.7
Blocks per Game
4.0
4.6
Shots per Game
91.6
91.2
3-Pointers Made per Game
16.5
12.7
2-Pt Percentage per Game
58.1
55.2
3-Pt Percentage per Game
38.2
35.3
Turnovers per Game
11.7
13.4
Fouls per Game
17.7
20.8

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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