Pistons vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown

Get ready for an electrifying showdown as the Detroit Pistons, fresh off a solid win, roll into the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse to face the top-tier Cleveland Cavaliers in what promises to be a pivotal first-round NBA Playoff game. The stakes are sky-high and the energy is buzzing—especially after a series of blowouts, tonight’s matchup at 8 PM EST is poised to tighten the screws on the competition. With the Pistons trying to bridge the gap in the Eastern conference and the Cavaliers looking to bounce back from a recent stumble, the betting lines are buzzing and the over/under is soaring at 235.5. Will the Pistons engineer a surprise, or will the Cavaliers continue to rule their court? Tonight, it’s all about whether Detroit can ‘motor’ past Cleveland’s ‘cavalry’!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 27, 2025 08:00PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	DET ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+360	-500	233.0	10.0/-10.0
Recent	+230	-280	235.5	10.0/-10.0
Difference	-130	+220	+2.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

19W-42L

30.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

44W-14L

69.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
10/25/24	Detroit Pistons DET	29	26	24	22	101	Under
10/25/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	37	26	22	113	Under
03/01/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	32	31	28	19	110	Under
03/01/24	Detroit Pistons DET	24	24	22	30	100	Under
01/31/24	Detroit Pistons DET	23	34	34	30	121	Over
01/31/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	34	32	32	128	Over
12/02/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	29	31	25	110	Under
12/02/23	Detroit Pistons DET	30	18	34	19	101	Under
11/17/23	Detroit Pistons DET	26	19	28	27	100	Under
11/17/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	26	24	21	23	94	Under
03/04/23	Detroit Pistons DET	21	24	22	23	90	Under
03/04/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	30	42	18	114	Under
02/08/23	Detroit Pistons DET	14	26	28	17	85	Under
02/08/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	32	19	25	37	113	Under
11/27/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	20	31	22	29	102	Under
11/27/22	Detroit Pistons DET	26	30	22	16	94	Under
11/04/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	33	33	22	112	Under
11/04/22	Detroit Pistons DET	21	18	29	20	88	Under
03/19/22	Detroit Pistons DET	27	33	21	28	109	Under
03/19/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	27	27	31	113	Under
02/24/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	33	22	27	21	103	Under
02/24/22	Detroit Pistons DET	27	25	28	26	106	Under
01/30/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	29	26	33	17	105	Under
01/30/22	Detroit Pistons DET	24	25	35	31	115	Under
11/12/21	Detroit Pistons DET	18	23	11	26	78	Under
11/12/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	28	22	24	98	Under

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
01/11	@ TOR	123-114W	46	35	15	84
01/09	@ GSW	104-107L	40	25	14	86
01/08	vs BRO	113-98W	42	30	13	86
01/06	@ POR	118-115W	45	23	14	94
01/04	@ MIN	119-105W	47	26	12	93

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
01/14	vs IND	127-117W	49	25	14	89
01/12	@ IND	93-108L	44	24	13	83
01/09	@ TOR	132-126W	42	31	11	89
01/08	@ OKL	129-122W	40	36	15	90
01/03	vs DAL	134-122W	46	38	7	98

Starting Lineups

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	55.0	48.0	50.1	100%	50.5
Jalen Duren C	36.0	35.6	28.3	100%	28.6
Tim Hardaway Jr. SG	21.0	20.6	16.9	100%	17.3
Tobias Harris PF	27.0	24.4	26.8	100%	27.2
Ausar Thompson SF	27.0	21.7	21.1	67%	24.7

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	35.0	28.4	31.3	100%	31.7
Darius Garland PG	38.0	40.3	38.2	100%	38.6
Donovan Mitchell SG	41.0	42.8	40.4	100%	40.8
Evan Mobley PF	39.0	36.4	37.2	100%	37.5
Max Strus SF	20.0	16.6	20.9	63%	22.9

Pistons Notable Injuries

Ronald Holland II (SF/PF): Avg: 5.8pts, 2.7reb, 0.8ast, 15.2 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 1.9

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Caris LeVert (PG/SG): Avg: 12.7pts, 3.7reb, 4.4ast, 27.0 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 3.4
Isaac Okoro (SF/PF): Avg: 7.8pts, 2.5reb, 1.7ast, 24.5 minutes. Last game: 01/16/25. Impact: 1.8
Dean Wade (SF/PF): Avg: 5.5pts, 4.3reb, 1.1ast, 21.1 minutes. Last game: 01/24/25. Impact: 3.0
JT Thor (SF/PF): Avg: 3.0pts, 2.1reb, 0.4ast, 11.2 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 1.2
Emoni Bates (PG): Avg: 2.2pts, 0.8reb, 0.5ast, 6.5 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 0.6

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
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Pts	12.5	15.3	+2.8	60%	60%	53%	53%	DET	-1.8	#9
Jalen Duren	DET	Pts	11.5	13.8	+2.3	80%	50%	60%	60%	CLE	+0.2	#17
Ausar Thompson	DET	Reb	5.5	7.0	+1.5	60%	40%	40%	40%	CLE	-0.7	#5
Sam Merrill	CLE	Ast	1.5	1.6	+0.1	60%	40%	40%	40%	DET	-0.7	#3

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Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#9	#1	#22	#6	-8.6%
PF	#23	#9	#10	#18	0.5%
PG	#22	#8	#10	#21	1.7%
SF	#25	#15	#21	#20	4.3%
SG	#12	#9	#3	#6	-6.0%

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#21	#25	#18	3.2%
PF	#24	#24	#26	#26	6.0%
PG	#19	#7	#7	#7	-4.1%
SF	#21	#29	#4	#17	1.8%
SG	#5	#5	#13	#4	-7.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.9

120.3

Rebounds per Game

44.0

45.2

Assists per Game

25.9

29.0

Steals per Game

8.5

7.7

Blocks per Game

4.9

4.0

Shots per Game

89.5

90.7

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.7

16.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.7

56.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.1

38.8

Turnovers per Game

14.8

12.6

Fouls per Game

20.8

18.1

Recent Trends

Ty Jerome (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.5% to 26.0, 19.4 min average previous 3 games.
Sam Merrill (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 105.5% to 21.1, 10.3 min average previous 3 games.