Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 1/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, January 27, 2025

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Detroit Pistons (23-21) are en route to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Monday where they will try to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-7).

The Pistons faced the Hawks and went home with a win by a final score of 114-104 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Pistons ended up walking away with 19 and the Hawks recorded 14 fouls. They made 6 of 38 attempts from 3-point range. Atlanta shot 76.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of their 26 attempts. Additionally, Atlanta grabbed 47 rebounds (15 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 10 rejections. Atlanta earned 25 dimes and had 14 steals in the game. When discussing defending, Detroit allowed the other team to go 37.9% from the floor on 39 of 103 shooting. They also distributed 27 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 51 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Pistons converted 18 of 19 tries for a percentage of 94.7%. Detroit ended the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (42 of 84) and made 12 out of their 34 3-point shots.

Cade Cunningham is someone who was a major contributor for the game. Cunningham walked away from this one shooting 63.2% from the field and also dished out 11 dimes. He was on the court for 34 minutes and also pulled down 6 boards. He walked away with 29 points on 12 out of 19 shooting.

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Detroit will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 23-21 on the season. They average 112.2 points per contest (16th in basketball) while shooting 46.8% from the field. The Pistons are connecting on 36.4% on shots from distance (587 of 1,613) and 77.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Detroit is grabbing 45.1 rebounds per game and has earned 1,124 assists this season, which ranks 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 16.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.2 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Pistons are able to force 14.6 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 11th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,119 surrendered on the season. The Pistons defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 46.5% (1,802 of 3,874) and they concede 42.3 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 37.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 15th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.9).

For their last game, the Cavaliers took a defeat with a final score of 109-108 against the Rockets. In regard to how they rebounded, Cleveland allowed Houston to collect 53 overall (20 offensive). They shot 44.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 15 of 34 and ended up going 14 out of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Cavaliers permitted the Rockets to convert 40 of their 91 tries from the floor which left them shooting 44.0% for this game. Overall, the Cavaliers shot 41 for 97 from the floor which had them shooting 42.3%. Concerning 3-point shots, Cleveland made 13 of 41 attempts (31.7%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 68.4%. The Rockets had 20 fouls in this game which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 12 steals for the game. The Cavaliers were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in this matchup.

Darius Garland was important for the Cavaliers in this game. Garland earned 26 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 5 dimes in the game. He buried 10 out of 21 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 47.6%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 36-7 on the season. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 18.0 fouls per contest and they hit 78.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.0 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. Cleveland has scored 5,232 points for the campaign (121.7 per contest) and they average 44.2 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Cavaliers are hitting on 49.6% from the floor, which ranks them 2nd in the NBA.

The Cleveland defense gives up 36.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (574 of 1,563) and their opposition makes 78.2% of their foul shots. They allow 25.8 dimes and 43.6 boards per game, which has them ranked 10th and 12th in the NBA. The Cavaliers defensively are ranked 11th in the league in PPG given up with 111.6. They have forced 15.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.9% from the field (10th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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