Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 2/27/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, February 27, 2026

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: ESPN

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Pistons (42-14) will compete against the Cleveland Cavaliers (37-22) on Friday.

The Cavaliers faced the Knicks and took home the win by a score of 109-94 in their last game. Cleveland finished with a 42.5% field goal percentage (37 of 87) and made 13 of 35 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers buried 22 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 44 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 23 dimes in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. In the matter of defending, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 40.7% from the field on 35 out of 86 shooting. New York doled out 23 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In addition, New York collected 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. New York finished the game at 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 21 shots. They knocked down 10 out of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of fouls, the Cavaliers left the arena with 18 and the Knicks recorded 22 fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is a player who was a contributor for this contest. Mitchell shot 27.8% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He walked away with 23 points on 5 out of 18 shooting.

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Cleveland will take the court with a mark of 37-22 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 119.5 points per outing (4th in the NBA) while going 47.7% from the field. The Cavaliers are hitting 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (857 of 2,388) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland is pulling in 44.7 boards per game and is sitting with 1,676 assists so far this year, which ranks 7th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.9 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers per game and they draw 20.2 fouls. They concede 37.1% on shots from distance and they are 14th in the NBA in PPG allowed (115.0). The Cavaliers are giving up a FG percentage of 45.9% (2,426 of 5,281) and they relinquish 43.9 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 20th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,576 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Pistons took a loss by a final score of 114-103 when they played the Spurs. The Pistons collected 35 defensive boards and 20 offensive boards totaling 55 for the matchup. They also turned it over 16 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Spurs had 22 fouls in the game which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 84.2%. With regard to shots from downtown, Detroit converted 7 out of their 36 tries (19.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Pistons shot 40 out of 106 from the field which had them at 37.7%. The Pistons allowed the Spurs to convert 42 out of 101 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.6% for this contest. They finished 45.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 18 out of 40 and ended up shooting 12 out of 19 from the charity stripe (63.2%). In the matter of rebounds, Detroit permitted San Antonio to grab 50 overall (16 on the offensive side).

Jalen Duren ended up being a factor for the Pistons for the matchup. He made 10 of 13 for this game for a rate of 76.9%, and had 14 rebounds. Duren earned 25 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 42-14 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Pistons are hitting on 47.8% from the field, which is 7th in the NBA. Detroit has scored 6,569 pts this year (117.3 per contest) and they grab 45.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 26.7 times per game (12th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per contest. The Pistons commit 22.3 fouls every game and they shoot 75.7% from the charity stripe.

The Detroit defense gives up 34.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (711 of 2,039) and their opponents are knocking down 79.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 23.2 assists and 41.3 total boards per game, which has them ranked 1st and 4th in the league. The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the league in PPG given up with 109.4. They have forced 17.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (2nd in basketball).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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