{"id":4298,"date":"2009-04-24T06:14:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-24T11:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/cavaliers-pistons-odds-preview\/"},"modified":"2009-04-24T06:14:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-24T11:14:00","slug":"cavaliers-pistons-odds-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/cavaliers-pistons-odds-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavaliers-Pistons Odds Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at The Palace of Auburn Hills. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
LeBron James went for 29 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists to lead the Cavaliers past the Pistons 94-82 to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first round series on Tuesday night. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Cleveland<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:place><\/st2:City> covered as 11-point home favorites as the game played under the 178-point total set by oddsmakers. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Mo Williams added 21 points and seven assists for the Cavaliers, who got 20 points from Delonte<\/st1:GivenName> West<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName> in the win. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Richard<\/st1:GivenName> Hamilton<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName> dropped 17 points for Detroit<\/st2:place><\/st2:City>, while Rodney<\/st1:GivenName> Stuckey<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName> chipped in with 14 points and six assists for the Pistons. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Cleveland<\/st2:place><\/st2:City><\/st1:Sn>: 66-16 SU, 49-33 ATS
Detroit: 39-43 SU, 34-48 ATS <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 7-3
After playing Detroit are 7-3
After a win are 8-2<\/p>\n

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Cleveland are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 3-7
After a loss are 2-8<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland’s last 10 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit’s last 10 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit’s last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Detroit is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit’s last 7 games at home<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Cleveland<\/st2:place><\/st2:City><\/st1:Sn> at Detroit<\/st2:place><\/st2:City>, Sunday, April 26
Detroit<\/st2:place><\/st2:City> home to Cleveland<\/st2:place><\/st2:City><\/st1:Sn>, Sunday, April 26<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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