The Cleveland Cavaliers (38-20) hit the court against the Detroit Pistons (9-49) as 7.5-point favorites on Friday, March 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET on BSDE. The matchup has an over/under set at 221.5 points.
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Spread: Cavaliers (-7.5) to Cover
- Our computers expect the same result as DraftKings, but have the Cavaliers winning by a considerably more robust margin (11.6 points). Take the Cavaliers.
- Cleveland has gone 28-28-2 ATS this season.
- The Cavaliers have covered the spread six times this season (6-9-1 ATS) when playing as at least 7.5-point favorites.
- Detroit is 29-28-1 ATS this season.
- The Pistons are 22-15-1 ATS this season when playing as at least 7.5-point underdogs.
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Total: Over 221.5
- The model projects a total (229.2 points) much higher than the one set by DraftKings for this game (221.5 points). Take the over.
- A total of 33 times so far this season, Cleveland and its opponent have combined for more than 221.5 points.
- So far this season, 41 Detroit’s games have featured over 221.5 points scored.
- A total of 26 out of the Cavaliers’ 58 games this season have gone over the point total.
- Pistons games have gone over the point total 30 out of 58 times this season.
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Moneyline Winner: Cavaliers (-310)
- Prediction: Cavaliers 120, Pistons 109
- Cleveland has won 30, or 75%, of the 40 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- Detroit has been an underdog in 53 games this season and has come away with the win eight times (15.1%) in those contests.
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Jarrett Allen Points Prop: Over 17.5
- Jarrett Allen averages 15.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. At the other end, he averages 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocks.
- The 15.9 points Allen scores per game are 1.6 less than his prop total on Friday (17.5).
- Allen has had 52 chances to hit the over on a point prop this season and came through 26 times.
- On offense the Pistons are the 21st-ranked squad in the league (112.7 points per game). Defensively they are fourth-worst (121.3 points allowed per game).
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Jalen Duren Points Prop: Under 13.5
- The Pistons are receiving 14.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game from Jalen Duren this year.
- The 13.5-point total set for Duren on Friday is 0.5 fewer points than his season scoring average.
- He is 21-for-44 at scoring more than his points prop total this season.
- The Cavaliers are putting up 114.7 points per game this season (15th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really provided a lift on defense, allowing only 109.7 points per game (second-best).
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