Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 10/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Monday, October 27, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Peacock

The Cleveland Cavaliers (1-1) are on their way to Little Caesars Arena on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Detroit Pistons (1-1).

The Cavaliers faced off with the Nets and notched a win by a score of 131-124 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 18 while the Nets had 28 personal fouls. They made 19 of 45 shots from beyond the perimeter. Brooklyn finished shooting 100.0% from the free throw line by converting 7 of their 7 shots. On top of that, Brooklyn totaled 48 boards (10 offensive, 38 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Brooklyn distributed 30 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. When talking about defense, Cleveland allowed their opponent to shoot 51.0% from the field on 49 of 96 shooting. They also distributed 32 assists for the game while creating 20 turnovers and earning 14 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned 48 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 25 of their 35 tries for a rate of 71.4%. Cleveland wrapped up the contest having earned a 53.7% field goal percentage (44 out of 82) and buried 18 out of their 42 shots from distance.

Donovan Mitchell is someone who was a contributor in the game. He was able to score 35 points on 10 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins played and collected 2 boards. Mitchell finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and also dished out 5 assists.

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Cleveland enters this matchup with a record of 1-1 so far this year. They currently have an average of 121.0 pts per contest (11th in basketball) while going 50.0% from the floor. The Cavaliers are shooting 42.0% from downtown (37 of 88) and 69.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Cleveland is grabbing 34.0 boards per game and has totaled 53 dimes this season, which is 18th in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 16.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 21.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are able to force 17.0 turnovers every game and they draw 25.5 fouls. They currently rank 17th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 52 conceded on the year. The Cavaliers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.3% (86 of 182) and they concede 43.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 38.8% from 3-point land while they are 23rd in the league in opponents PPG (121.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pistons walked away with a victory by a final of 115-111 against the Rockets. The Pistons collected 29 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the contest. They turned the ball over 18 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Rockets had 24 personal fouls for this contest which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 65.2%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Detroit converted 16 of their 39 tries (41.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pistons ended up going 42 for 90 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7%. The Pistons permitted the Rockets to bury 32 of their 83 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.6% in the game. They finished 45.5% from distance by going 10 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 37 out of 48 at the free throw line (77.1%). When discussing rebounding, Detroit permitted Houston to snag 38 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Cade Cunningham was important for the Pistons for the game. Cunningham scored 21 points in his 39 mins on the court and had 9 dimes in this game. He knocked down 7 of 16 in the game giving him a rate of 43.8%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Detroit has a mark of 1-1 this season. As an offensive unit, the Pistons are hitting on 45.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 19th in the league. Detroit has accumulated 226 points this season (113.0 per game) and they pull down 47.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 27.5 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest. The Pistons are committing 30.0 fouls per game and they shoot 67.3% from the charity stripe.

The Detroit defense gives up 40.4% on shots from 3-point land (21 of 52) and their opponents are making 78.8% of their foul shots. They give up 22.0 assists and 47.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 4th and 21st in the league. The Pistons on the defensive side of the court are 7th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 113.0. They are forcing 16.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (2nd in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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