Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 2/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Pistons (25-25) will attempt to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-9) on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against the Mavericks and earned the victory with a final of 144-101 in their last contest. Cleveland ended the contest with a 57.0% field goal percentage (53 out of 93) and made 26 of their 45 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cavaliers buried 12 of their 16 tries for a rate of 75.0%. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 51 with 3 of them being offensive. They also distributed 39 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to defending, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 38.8% from the floor on 40 out of 103 shooting. Dallas earned 22 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Moreover, Dallas collected 45 rebounds (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Dallas went 80.0% at the free throw line by converting 12 of their 15 attempts. They also made 9 of 43 attempts from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 17 and the Mavericks totaled 11 fouls.

Sam Merrill is a player who came through in the game. He accounted for 27 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 23 mins and pulled down 1 board. Merrill walked away from this one shooting 64.3% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Cleveland comes into this matchup with a record of 40-9 for the campaign. They have an average of 122.6 points per game (2nd in the league) while connecting on 50.0% from the floor. The Cavaliers are shooting 39.6% on three-point attempts (798 of 2,016) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is pulling down 44.4 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,435 assists so far this year, which ranks 5th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.2 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Cavaliers are able to force 14.8 turnovers every game while drawing 18.4 fouls. They rank 10th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,259 surrendered for the season. The Cavaliers are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.8% (2,015 of 4,399) and they relinquish 43.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They relinquish 36.6% from beyond the arc and they are 10th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (111.8).

When they last played, the Pistons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 132-130 against the Hawks. In regard to team rebounding, Detroit permitted Atlanta to grab 37 in all (5 offensive). They finished shooting 43.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 16 out of 37 and ended up shooting 32 of 39 at the free throw line (82.1%). The Pistons allowed the Hawks to knock down 42 out of their 81 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.9% for this game. When all was said and done, the Pistons finished 43 out of 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.8%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Detroit made 9 of their 27 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 35 of them for a clip of 92.1%. The Hawks were called for 27 personal fouls for this contest which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 38 shots. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Pistons corralled 31 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for this game.

Cade Cunningham ended up being a factor for the Pistons for the contest. He knocked down 8 of 23 for the game giving him a rate of 34.8%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. Cunningham totaled 30 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 14 dimes in this game.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 25-25 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Pistons are shooting 46.9% from the field, which ranks them 14th in the league. Detroit has earned 5,634 pts for the year (112.7 per contest) and they pull in 44.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.7 times per game (17th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.5 times per game. The Pistons are committing 20.2 fouls every game while shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Pistons on the defensive side of the court are 17th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 113.7. They are able to force 14.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (17th in the league). The Detroit defense surrenders 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc (695 of 1,861) and opponents are knocking down 77.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 25.4 dimes and 42.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 7th and 4th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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