**Cavaliers (4) at Pistons (1)**

–Las Vegas Sports Consultants installed Detroit as an 11-point home ‘chalk’ over Cleveland, with the total set at 186. TNT will provide coverage of Tuesday’s Game 2 beginning at 7:05 p.m. ET.

–Cleveland (54-35 straight up, 45-40 against the spread) hopes to get back on track after getting mauled in Sunday’s Game 1 as a 10 1/2-point road underdog, 113-86. The combined 199 points eclipsed the 184 1/2-point closing total, helping the ‘over’ cash the fourth straight game for the Cavaliers.

–However, the ‘under’ occurred the previous 10 meetings between Cleveland and Detroit before Sunday’s affair. The Pistons have also won the last four encounters with the Cavaliers both SU and ATS. Cleveland finished 14 games behind Detroit during the regular season.

–The Cavaliers were dominated, allowing the Pistons to score 43 points alone in the second quarter. Cleveland finished by shooting 42 percent, led by LeBron James’ 22 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas’ 14 and five rebounds.

–Detroit (69-19 SU, 42-44 ATS) connected at a 52-percent clip, with six players reaching double digits. Tayshaun Prince led all scorers with 24 points, while Richard Hamilton poured in 20. The Pistons trailed briefly in the first quarter, and led the Cavs by as many as 37 points at one point. Detroit also shot a blistering 65 percent (24-of-37) from behind the arc during the rout.

–Cleveland is 21-24 SU and 21-21 ATS away from home, with the ‘under’ going 25-20. The Cavs have been dropping those affairs by an average score of 100-96.

–Detroit sports a solid 41-4 SU home ledger, while going a more modest 23-21 ATS. The ‘over’ is 24-20 during those contests, with the Pistons prevailing by an average score of 100-89.

**Mavericks (4) at Spurs (1)**

–LVSC has San Antonio listed as a 3 1/2-point home favorite over Dallas, with the total set at 180 ½. TNT starts its coverage of Game 2 of this Western Conference series at 9:35 p.m. ET.

–Dallas (64-23 SU, 44-41 ATS) suffered its first postseason loss of the year with Sunday’s Game 1 setback to San Antonio as a four-point road underdog, 87-85. The combined 172 points failed to topple the 182-point closing total. The Mavericks have now covered their last five games.

–Dallas entered halftime with a slight advantage, 52-46, and finished the contest by outrebounding the Spurs, 47-40. Jerry Stackhouse poured in 24 points off the bench, but his 3-point attempt at the end of the game fell short. Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points and 14 rebounds in the setback, while Josh Howard added 17 and nine.

–San Antonio shot 41 percent (31-of-75) from the field, and just 23 percent (3-of-13) from behind the arc. Forward Tim Duncan netted a game-high 31 points on 12-of-24 shooting along with 13 rebounds. Point guard Tony Parker contributed 19 and four assists, while Manu Ginobili had 15 and five rebounds.

–Dallas is 3-4 SU but 6-1 ATS the previous seven encounters with San Antonio, while the ‘under’ has gone a respectable 5-2.

–The Mavericks are 28-16 SU and 20-22 ATS on the road, winning those games by an average score of 97-95.

–San Antonio sports a 38-7 SU home record, while going just 21-24 ATS. The Spurs, winning their home endeavors by an average score of 98-88, have seen the ‘under’ go 27-17 in San Antonio.

–Dallas forward Keith Van Horn is ‘questionable’ versus the Spurs for Game 2 due to a hand injury.