The Cleveland Cavaliers (40-10) visit the Detroit Pistons (25-25) in a matchup of Central Division teams at Little Caesars Arena, beginning at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. The Cavaliers are 5.5-point favorites in the game, the third matchup between the teams this season. The matchup has an over/under set at 238.5 points.
Before you make an informed wager on the matchup, check out the best bets available in Wednesday’s game according to our computer predictions.
How to Bet on Cavaliers vs. Pistons
Pick the Cavaliers (-5.5) to Cover
The Cavaliers are 33-17-0 against the spread this year.
The Pistons have played 50 games, with 25 wins against the spread.
The Cavaliers have an against the spread record of 21-12 in their 33 games as a favorite of 5.5 points or more so far this season.
The Pistons have been underdogs by 5.5 points or more 20 times this season and are 10-9-1 ATS in those matchups.
Take the Points Under (238.5)
This year, the Cavaliers games have finished over 238.5 points scored, their current matchup’s point total, 20 (out of 50) times.
This season, 16 of the Pistons’ 50 total matchups have gone over 238.5 total points scored.
The two teams average a combined 3.5 fewer points per game, 235, than this game’s over/under of 238.5 points.
Opponents of these two teams have averaged a combined 225.5 points per game, 13.0 fewer than the point total for this matchup.
The Cavaliers’ average point total in outings this year is 229.6, 8.9 points fewer than the total in this game.
The average point total for the Pistons this season is 14.9 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
Back the Cavaliers on the Moneyline (-205)
The Cavaliers have been favorites in 46 games this season and have come away with the win 38 times (82.6%) in those contests.
The Pistons have a 15-19 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 44.1% of those games).
The Cavaliers have a mark of 30-4 in contests where bookmakers favor them by -205 or better on the moneyline.
In games they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +170 or longer, the Pistons have a 7-13 record (winning just 35% of their games).
The Cavaliers have an implied victory probability of 67.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Pistons’ implied win probability is 37%.
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