Detroit took care of business in the first two contests at home, 111-101 in
the opener and 107-97 in Game 2, while extending their overall winning
streak to five.
Although it may not mean much now, Cleveland was competitive in this
atchup during the regular season. These two Central Division rivals split
their four head-to-head encounters at two wins apiece, including 1-1
in Cleveland. The Cavaliers lost 114-110 at home on January 4 before
prevailing 113-109 over the visiting Pistons on March 3.
The Pistons were favoured by 3.5 points at home in each of the first two games
on the NBA playoff odds. They were also favourites by -2.5 at Cleveland
in the final regular-season matchup between these teams. As such,
it’s a bit surprising to see the Cavaliers going off at -4.5 for Saturday’s
showdown. The regular-season totals were all set between 226.5 and 229.5,
but defensive intensity always ratchets up in the playoffs, and the first two
gamesof this series went off at 216.5 and 215.5 as a result.
Following a pair of low-scoring affairs, Saturday’s total is even lower.
Cleveland is 1-6 against the spread in its last seven games,
while Detroit is 4-0 ATS in its last four. The under is 9-2 in the
last 11 head-to-head meetings. Read More.
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