Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 1/30/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Sunday, January 30, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Cleveland Cavaliers (30-19) are hitting the road to Little Caesars Arena on Sunday where they will take on the Detroit Pistons (11-36).

The Cavaliers faced the Bucks and earned the victory with a final of 115-99 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 19 and the Bucks finished the game with 19 fouls. They knocked down 9 of their 32 shots from downtown. Milwaukee ended up shooting 88.9% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of their 18 tries. Additionally, Milwaukee had 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Milwaukee doled out 41 assists and had 22 steals in this matchup. In regard to defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 46.3% from the floor on 37 of 80 shooting. They also distributed 27 assists in this contest as well as creating 3 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 41 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 14 of their 17 tries for a rate of 82.4%. Cleveland ended having earned a 47.1% field goal percentage (41 out of 87) and made 19 out of their 42 3-point attempts.

Darius Garland is one guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He had 19 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He played for 26 mins played and also snagged 2 rebounds. Garland finished shooting 58.3% from the floor and also distributed 8 dimes.

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Cleveland comes into this game with a win-loss record of 30-19 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Cleveland is snagging 45.3 boards per game and has accumulated 1,251 dimes on the year, which is 5th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Cavaliers are hitting 35.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (584 of 1,665) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 107.1 points per contest (22nd in the league) on 46.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are forcing 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.9% on three-point shots while they are 2nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (102.2). The Cavaliers defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.2% (1,897 of 4,292) and they concede 43.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 10th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,122 conceded this season.

The last time they took the court, the Pistons went home defeated by a final of 110-105 when they played the Nuggets. The Pistons corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this contest. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 14 steals in the game. The Nuggets had 25 personal fouls in the game which took the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. When discussing shots from distance, Detroit made 12 of 36 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Pistons finished the game shooting 41 out of 97 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.3%. The Pistons allowed the Nuggets to bury 36 out of 84 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 34.4% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 32 and finished the contest at 27 out of 31 at the charity stripe (87.1%). In the matter of rebounds, Detroit allowed Denver to get 40 in total (16 on the offensive glass).

Cade Cunningham was important for the Pistons for the matchup. Cunningham racked up 34 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and added 8 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 14 out of 26 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 8 rebounds.

Detroit has a win-loss record of 11-36 this year. The Pistons are committing 21.3 fouls every game and they go 77.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.2 times per game (26th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.9 times per game. Detroit has 4,796 pts for the campaign (102.0 per contest) and they pull down 42.4 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Pistons are connecting on 42.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 29th in the league.

The Pistons defensively are ranked 25th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 111.6. They are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (29th in the league). The Detroit defense allows 36.6% on 3-pointers (571 of 1,562) and their opposition makes 77.0% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 25.2 dimes and 46.8 total boards per game, which is ranked 23rd and 25th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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