1) Cleveland (68-16, 52-32 ATS) at (8) Detroit (39-45, 34-50 ATS)
After earning two double-digit wins at home, the top-seeded Cavaliers now head to the Palace of Auburn Hills seeking a commanding 3-0 lead over the Pistons in this best-of-7 Eastern Conference series.
After getting a 102-84 win in the series opener, Cleveland scored a 94-82 victory in Game 2 on Tuesday, narrowly cashing as an 11½-point favorite. The Cavs had three players with 20 points or more, led by LeBron James’ 29 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. Mo Williams added 21 points for Cleveland and Delonte West had 20, but it was the defense that dominated as the Cavs held Detroit to 39.5 percent shooting and outrebounded the Pistons 43-34.
Cleveland is on a 7-1 SU and ATS run overall and they are trying to advance past the first round of the playoffs for the third straight year.
Detroit has now lost five straight overall and it is 0-6 ATS in its last six overall. Furthermore, the Pistons are just 2-8 ATS in their last 10 contests and 1-8 ATS in their lasts nine against Central division rivals.
Including the first two SU and ATS wins in this series, the Cavaliers have now won five straight head-to-head matchups with the Pistons (4-1 ATS), but they have won just once in their last four tries in Motown (SU and ATS). The home team is on an 8-3 ATS run in this series and the chalk is 10-1 in the last 11 clashes.
Cleveland was 27-14 on the road this season (22-19 ATS) while the Pistons were just 21-20 at home, including a horrible 13-28 at the betting window.
The Cavaliers are on ATS runs of 12-4 on Fridays, 8-0 as a playoff favorite of up to 4 ½ points, 6-0 against the Eastern Conference, 13-3 as a favorite of up to 4 ½ points and 6-1 against Central Division teams. The Pistons are on a plethora of ATS slides, including 1-9 as an underdog of up to 4 ½ points, 11-27 coming off a straight-up loss, 7-18 at home, 0-6 overall and 0-6 against the Eastern Conference.
Tuesday’s game stayed well below the total and has the under standing at 36-15 in the last 51 series clashes, including 17-5 in the last 22 games in Detroit.
Cleveland has stayed under the total in 10 of 14 against Central Division teams, 23 of 32 after a spread-cover and four of five after getting two days off, but it is on “over” streaks of 7-1 on Fridays and 5-1 as a road chalk. Detroit has topped the total in 15 of 23 overall, but otherwise it is on a bevy of “under” runs that include 25-12-1 as a ‘dog of up to 4 ½ points, 25-10-1 after getting two days off, 12-3-1 at home against teams with winning road marks and 4-1-1 as a home ‘dog.
ATS ADVANTAGE: CLEVELAND and UNDER
After earning two double-digit wins at home, the top-seeded Cavaliers now head to the Palace of Auburn Hills seeking a commanding 3-0 lead over the Pistons in this best-of-7 Eastern Conference series.
After getting a 102-84 win in the series opener, Cleveland scored a 94-82 victory in Game 2 on Tuesday, narrowly cashing as an 11½-point favorite. The Cavs had three players with 20 points or more, led by LeBron James’ 29 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. Mo Williams added 21 points for Cleveland and Delonte West had 20, but it was the defense that dominated as the Cavs held Detroit to 39.5 percent shooting and outrebounded the Pistons 43-34.
Cleveland is on a 7-1 SU and ATS run overall and they are trying to advance past the first round of the playoffs for the third straight year.
Detroit has now lost five straight overall and it is 0-6 ATS in its last six overall. Furthermore, the Pistons are just 2-8 ATS in their last 10 contests and 1-8 ATS in their lasts nine against Central division rivals.
Including the first two SU and ATS wins in this series, the Cavaliers have now won five straight head-to-head matchups with the Pistons (4-1 ATS), but they have won just once in their last four tries in Motown (SU and ATS). The home team is on an 8-3 ATS run in this series and the chalk is 10-1 in the last 11 clashes.
Cleveland was 27-14 on the road this season (22-19 ATS) while the Pistons were just 21-20 at home, including a horrible 13-28 at the betting window.
The Cavaliers are on ATS runs of 12-4 on Fridays, 8-0 as a playoff favorite of up to 4 ½ points, 6-0 against the Eastern Conference, 13-3 as a favorite of up to 4 ½ points and 6-1 against Central Division teams. The Pistons are on a plethora of ATS slides, including 1-9 as an underdog of up to 4 ½ points, 11-27 coming off a straight-up loss, 7-18 at home, 0-6 overall and 0-6 against the Eastern Conference.
Tuesday’s game stayed well below the total and has the under standing at 36-15 in the last 51 series clashes, including 17-5 in the last 22 games in Detroit.
Cleveland has stayed under the total in 10 of 14 against Central Division teams, 23 of 32 after a spread-cover and four of five after getting two days off, but it is on “over” streaks of 7-1 on Fridays and 5-1 as a road chalk. Detroit has topped the total in 15 of 23 overall, but otherwise it is on a bevy of “under” runs that include 25-12-1 as a ‘dog of up to 4 ½ points, 25-10-1 after getting two days off, 12-3-1 at home against teams with winning road marks and 4-1-1 as a home ‘dog.
ATS ADVANTAGE: CLEVELAND and UNDER
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