Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/3/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Rocket Arena is the site where the Cleveland Cavaliers (38-24) will compete against the Detroit Pistons (45-14) on Tuesday.

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Magic and went home with a win by a final score of 106-92 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 21 and the Magic accumulated 17 fouls. They buried 10 out of their 36 shots from long range. Orlando finished the game shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of their 30 attempts. Moreover, Orlando had 41 boards (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Orlando recorded 20 assists and had 8 steals for the game. Concerning the defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 37.7% from the field on 29 out of 77 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and getting 14 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned 56 with 14 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pistons made 18 of 24 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Detroit walked away from the game having earned a 45.2% field goal percentage (42 out of 93) and buried 4 out of their 30 3-point shots.

Cade Cunningham is a player who was a major factor for this contest. Cunningham walked away from this one shooting 44.0% from the floor and also recorded 11 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and grabbed 6 rebounds. He left the arena with 29 points on 11 of 25 shooting.

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Detroit steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 45-14 for the campaign. They cough up possession 15.3 times per game and as a team they commit 22.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Detroit is grabbing 46.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,576 dimes for the campaign, which is 16th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Pistons are connecting on 34.3% from downtown (640 of 1,864) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. They average 117.3 points per game (9th in basketball) on 47.9% from the field.

On defense, the Pistons are forcing 17.3 turnovers per game and they draw 21.7 fouls. They concede 34.8% on three-point shots while they are 4th in basketball in opponents PPG (109.4). The Pistons defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.0% (2,206 of 5,017) and they relinquish 41.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are 1st in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,380 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Cavaliers got the victory with a final of 106-102 against the Nets. The Cavaliers were able to snag 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in the game. They coughed it up 17 times, while earning 9 steals in this contest. The Nets were called for 28 personal fouls for this contest which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 37 tries. They were able to bury 25 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 67.6%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Cleveland converted 13 out of their 27 tries (48.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers shot 34 for 70 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.6%. The Cavaliers allowed the Nets to bury 38 of their 75 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.7% for the contest. They shot 34.4% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 11 of 32 and finished the contest at 15 out of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Cleveland permitted Brooklyn to grab 32 in total (3 offensive).

James Harden ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers for the game. Harden tallied 22 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 8 dimes in the game. He knocked down 5 of 9 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and accounted for 9 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 38-24 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Cavaliers are hitting on 47.7% from the field, which has them ranked 9th in the league. Cleveland has scored 7,392 pts so far this season (119.2 per contest) and they pull in 44.5 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 28.4 times per contest (8th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.4 times per contest. The Cavaliers commit 19.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Cleveland defense gives up 36.9% on 3-pointers (866 of 2,344) and opponents are knocking down 79.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 26.7 dimes and 43.7 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 14th and 14th in the NBA. The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 14th in the NBA in points given up per game with 115.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (8th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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