January 04, 2026 5:40 PM EST

NBA: Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 2026-01-04 14:00:00.0

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The Cleveland Cavaliers are slight 53.2 percent favorites over the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons are shooting 50.2 percent from the field and the Cavaliers are forecasted to shoot 48.5 percent. The rebounding battle is pretty even with the Pistons projected for 40.9 rebounds vs. 40.0 for the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers are committing fewer turnovers at 13.7 vs 15.0 for the Pistons. The Pistons are making 13.0 three pointers on 40.2 percent from three point range. The Cavaliers are making 16.8 three pointers on 37.7 percent. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA---PTS: Cade Cunningham 39.6, Donovan Mitchell 25.0 ASSISTS: Cade Cunningham 12.5, Darius Garland 6.5 REBOUNDS: Cade Cunningham 7.4, Jarrett Allen 7.2 SPORTS ODDS: Sportsbooks and handicappers have set the line at CLE -5.0 TOTAL 237.5. WIN-LOSS Detroit Pistons 26-9 Cleveland Cavaliers 20-17 ATS Detroit Pistons 19-15 Sweat Barometer 1.3 Cleveland Cavaliers 13-24 Sweat Barometer -4.0 OVER-UNDER Detroit Pistons 18-16 Avg Over/Under Line -3.6 Cleveland Cavaliers 18-19 Avg Over/Under Line -4.0 ACCUSCORE PICK RECORD - POINT SPREAD PICKS Detroit Pistons 19-15 Cleveland Cavaliers 23-13 OVER-UNDER PICKS Detroit Pistons 16-18 Cleveland Cavaliers 14-22

UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Detroit Pistons

Detroit PistonsATS RECORDCleveland CavaliersATS RECORDATS EDGE
Record on the Road13-6, 68.0% 700Record at Home13-9, 59.0% 400Detroit Pistons
VS Cleveland Cavaliers1-1, 50.0% -10VS Detroit Pistons1-1, 50.0% -10EVEN
vs Team .500 or Better9-4, 69.0% 460vs Team .500 or Better7-12, 37.0% -620Detroit Pistons
Record As Road Underdog5-0, 100.0% 500Record As Home Favorite13-8, 62.0% 420Detroit Pistons
Playing Back-to-Back Days5-9, 36.0% -490Playing Back-to-Back Days6-11, 35.0% -610Detroit Pistons

LAST SEASON: We advise focusing on these trends in the first month of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Cleveland Cavaliers

Detroit PistonsATS RECORDCleveland CavaliersATS RECORDATS EDGE
Record on the Road7-34, 17.0% -2700Record at Home30-17, 64.0% 1300Cleveland Cavaliers
VS Cleveland Cavaliers0-4, 0.0% -440VS Detroit Pistons4-0, 100.0% 400Cleveland Cavaliers
vs Team .500 or Better4-47, 8.0% -4770vs Team Under .50027-7, 79.0% 1930Cleveland Cavaliers
Record As Road Underdog7-34, 17.0% -3040Record As Home Favorite26-10, 72.0% 1500Cleveland Cavaliers
After 1 or More Days Off15-60, 20.0% -5100After 1 or More Days Off51-37, 58.0% +1030Cleveland Cavaliers

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Detroit PistonsRECORDCleveland CavaliersRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD9-9, 50.0% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME9-13, 41.0% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS4-4, 50.0% OverHOME OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS5-4, 56.0% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST YR23-18, 56.0% OverHOME OVER-UNDER LAST YR25-21, 54.0% OverOVER
vs Teams Averaging >100 PTS at Home12-13, 48.0% OVERvs Teams Averaging >100 PTS on Road13-18, 42.0%UNDER

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POINT SPREAD (SEASON) - Detroit Pistons Road Games: 11-7, 61.0% +330 Cleveland Cavaliers Home Games: 15-7, 68.0% +730 POINT SPREAD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Detroit Pistons Road Games: 5-2, 71.0% +280 Cleveland Cavaliers Home Games: 6-3, 67.0% +270

OVER-UNDER RECORD (SEASON) - Detroit Pistons Road Games: 10-8, 56.0% + 110 Cleveland Cavaliers Home Games: 10-11, 48.0% -190 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Detroit Pistons Road Games: 4-4, 50.0% -36 Cleveland Cavaliers Home Games: 2-6, 25.0% -418

SIDE VALUE (SEASON) - Detroit Pistons Road Games: 12-7, 63.0% +581 Cleveland Cavaliers Home Games: 9-13, 41.0% 959 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Detroit Pistons Road Games: 4-4, 50.0% +233 Cleveland Cavaliers Home Games: 4-5, 44.0% +619

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