Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons Point Spread Picks

Detroit likes doing things the hard way as it once again has to come back from a series deficit and win a Game 7 as it did against Orlando in the first round. Cade Cunningham had 21 points and Jalen Duran played his best game of the series as he scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Pistons, who won Game 6 115-94. The Pistons have won four games this postseason while facing elimination so a Game 7 at home shouldn't phase them. Detroit showed its depth on Friday as its reserves outscored Cleveland's backups 48-19. The Cavaliers are 8-3 UNDER their past 11 at Detroit and 14 of the past 20 meetings overall have stayed UNDER. The Pistons clamped down defensively in Game 7 against the Magic holding them to 41 percent shooting and 10-for-30 on 3-pointers. Look for more of the same on Sunday night. Take the Pistons on the moneyline, the game and the first half to go UNDER.

Detroit will be fuming after blowing a 15-point first-half lead and then a nine-point lead with less than three minutes remaining in regulation before losing 117-113 in overtime in Game 5. The Pistons find themselves in the same situation as in the first round against Orlando, when they had to win Games 6 and 7 to advance, and they were successful both times. Cleveland is 6-12 ATS in its past 18 Friday games. The Cavaliers hit 14 3s and 31 of 38 free throw attempts on Wednesday night. That will be difficult to replicate in Game 6, with the Pistons playing for their lives, and they have experience clamping down defensively, as they held the Magic to 23 straight missed shots in Game 6 of that series. Take the Pistons on the moneyline and the UNDER.

The Cavaliers have not lost at home in six playoff games. However, they are 0-5 SU/ATS in their five road playoff games, losing three times to the Raptors and twice to the Pistons. This Game 5 is in Detroit, where the Pistons have won the past five times, defeating the Cavaliers twice and the Magic three times during this win streak. The Pistons have given up an average of only 96.8 points per game during these games. When the Pistons get defensive stops, they win. They ranked third defensively and were third in defensive field-goal percentage, while also being the top-rated defensive 3-point team. The Cavaliers were 11th defensively and 26th in 3-point defense. The Pistons were called for 52 fouls to the Cavaliers' 32 during Games 3 and 4 in Cleveland. That disparity isn't likely to occur with this matchup in Detroit. Cade Cunningham should bounce back, too, after being held below 20 points in a playoff game for the first time in 17 postseason games this past Monday. Take the Pistons. 

Cleveland shot 58 percent, and James Harden hit three clutch shots in the final two minutes, and it was too much to overcome for Detroit, which lost 116-109 to cut its series lead to 2-1. The Pistons have lost 11 of their past 12 road games against the Cavaliers, and Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its past five road games overall. Cleveland has won nine straight at home. Harden came through in the end, but the Cavaliers also got 35 points from Donovan Mitchell. The Cavs are #5 in the NBA, scoring 119.1 points in home games while shooting 47.7 percent from the field. Cleveland has won all five home games in the playoffs with a 4-1 ATS mark. Take the Cavaliers.

Combine the Cavaliers (-170) and the Thunder (-370) into a 2-team parlay at +102 odds.