Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, March 28, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Cleveland Cavaliers (58-14) are traveling to Little Caesars Arena on Friday where they will go up against the Detroit Pistons (41-32).

The Cavaliers played the Trail Blazers and took home the win by a score of 122-111 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 18 and the Trail Blazers totaled 15 fouls. They also made 17 out of their 52 attempts from downtown. Portland finished shooting 63.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 22 tries. Moreover, Portland collected 45 rebounds (19 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Portland earned 28 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the field on 40 of 100 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected 41 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers knocked down 14 of 17 shots for a rate of 82.4%. Cleveland wrapped up the game with a 54.5% FG percentage (48 out of 88) and converted 12 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc.

Darius Garland is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. Garland ended up going 57.9% from the floor and also earned 8 assists. He saw the court for 33 mins and also totaled 5 rebounds. He had 27 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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Cleveland enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 58-14 on the campaign. They average 122.3 pts per contest (2nd in the league) on 49.3% from the field. The Cavaliers are shooting 38.5% on three-point shots (1,141 of 2,964) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is collecting 45.1 boards per game and has accounted for 2,034 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game and as a group they commit 18.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cavaliers have forced 14.6 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They concede 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 10th in the league in PPG allowed (111.8). The Cavaliers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.4% (2,957 of 6,511) and they concede 43.4 boards per game as a team. They are 7th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,845 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Pistons walked away with a victory by a final of 122-96 when they faced the Spurs. In the matter of attacking the glass, Detroit permitted San Antonio to get 41 in total (16 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 31.8% from 3-point land via 14 of 44 and finished the game at 16 of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Pistons permitted the Spurs to convert 33 of 91 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 36.3% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Pistons finished the game shooting 44 for 78 from the floor which had them sitting at 56.4%. In regard to three-point shots, Detroit knocked down 15 of 31 attempts (48.4%). They were able to bury 19 of them for a rate of 76.0%. The Spurs earned 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Pistons pulled down 38 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 44 for this game.

Marcus Sasser pitched in for the Pistons for the game. He knocked down 9 of 12 in this matchup for a rate of 75.0%, and had 4 rebounds. Sasser racked up 27 points in his 26 mins on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in this matchup.

Detroit has a mark of 41-32 on the campaign. The Pistons have committed 20.5 fouls per game and they shoot 77.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 26.5 times per contest (14th in the league) and they turn it over 15.2 times per game. Detroit has earned 8,427 pts this year (115.4 per game) and they pull down 45.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Pistons are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which is ranked 9th in the NBA.

The Detroit defense allows 36.5% on shots from distance (998 of 2,732) and opponents are connecting on 77.5% of their free throw attempts. They concede 24.9 dimes and 41.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 6th and 1st in the league. The Pistons defensively are ranked 14th in the league in PPG given up with 112.9. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.0% from the field (8th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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