Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 10/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Friday, October 25, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+10.0)

The Detroit Pistons (14-68 last season) are traveling to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Friday where they will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (48-34 last year). Detroit is 10.0-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 224.5.

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Pacers and ended up losing by a score of 115-109 in their last contest. Detroit finished the game with a 43.2% field goal percentage (38 out of 88) and made 9 of their 33 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pistons converted 24 of 28 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. In reference to rebounding, they collected 47 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 22 assists for the game while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to the defense, Detroit let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the field on 42 out of 83 shooting. Indiana doled out 32 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. In addition, Indiana snagged 42 rebounds (7 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Indiana went 88.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 22 of their 25 attempts. They also buried 9 of 31 shots from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Pistons ended up with 21 and the Pacers finished the game with 23 personal fouls.

Cade Cunningham is one guy who played a role for the game. Cunningham finished the contest at 43.5% from the floor and also dished out 8 assists. He played 37 minutes played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He had 28 points on 10 out of 23 shooting.

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Detroit steps onto the court after finishing with a win-loss mark of 14-68 last season. They had an average of 109.9 pts per contest (27th in the NBA) while hitting 46.3% from the field. The Pistons shot 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (906 of 2,602) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Detroit grabbed 43.3 rebounds per game and tallied 2,088 assists last year, which was 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing. They lost possession via turnover 15.2 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 20.6 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Pistons were able to force 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They gave up 37.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they were 26th in the league in opponents points per game (119.0). The Pistons defense gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 49.0% (3,578 of 7,301) and they relinquished 43.1 boards per contest as a team. They were 20th in the league in giving up assists with 2,216 surrendered last season.

For their last game, the Cavaliers took home the win by a final score of 136-106 when they played the Raptors. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Cleveland permitted Toronto to snag 49 in total (14 on the offensive side). They shot 38.7% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 12 of 31 and ended up going 22 of 29 from the free throw line (75.9%). The Cavaliers permitted the Raptors to knock down 36 out of their 86 tries from the floor which had them at 41.9% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Cavaliers shot 51 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.6%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Cleveland converted 14 out of 30 tries (46.7%). They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.9%. The Raptors had 22 fouls in this matchup which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 26 shots. They also turned the ball over 18 times, while recording 13 steals for this game. The Cavaliers collected 28 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the contest.

Evan Mobley ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers for the game. He converted 9 out of 14 in the matchup giving him a rate of 64.3%, and had 9 rebounds. Mobley recorded 25 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists in this matchup.

Cleveland had a win-loss record of 48-34 last season. As an offensive unit, the Cavaliers shot 47.9% from the field, which was ranked 12th in basketball. Cleveland earned 9,236 points over the course of last year (112.6 per contest) and they grabbed 43.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 28.0 times per contest (8th in the league) and they coughed up possession 13.6 times per contest. The Cavaliers committed 17.5 fouls per contest and they went 76.5% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers on the defensive end were ranked 7th in basketball in points allowed per game with 110.2. They forced their opponents into 13.6 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (6th in the league). The Cleveland defense surrendered 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc (1,029 of 2,773) and opponents converted on 79.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They conceded 25.3 assists and 42.7 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 6th and 10th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cleveland (-10.0)

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