Pistons vs Cavaliers Betting Odds – Pistons Effort Not Mandatory On Friday
The Pistons vs Cavaliers betting odds used to be a heated rivalry game. Now it’s just another loss for Detroit and another win for Cleveland. Online betting cappers know both teams are heading in opposite directions and the only thing that matters on Friday is who will cover.
- What: NBA Betting
- When: Wednesday March 5th – 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Quicken Loans Arena – Cleveland, OH
- KeyStats: Cavs have won five straight; Pistons have lost five straight
The Pistons opened up their wallets in the offseason to bring in Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. Not only have those moves not helped the team, they have hampered them financially down the road. This is a team that is just playing out the string until the offseason so they can figure out how to rebuild this mess.
The story is different in Cleveland. They are eyeing an NBA Championship – their first with LeBron – and nothing can stop this freight train right now. They topped 60 wins last year and are a good bet to do so again.
Offensive Matchups – Pistons vs Cavaliers betting odds breakdownThe Pistons are still hampered by injuries, they don’t have good chemistry and their bench is weak. This is not a recipe for success. The Pistons have such an array of decent contributors that you’d think the bench would not be a problem, but players like Gordon are reeling. He’s averaging less than 10 points per game in the last month. The Pistons are the second-lowest scoring team in the NBA, averaging just 92.6 per game.
Meanwhile, there is no slowing the Cavs. Sportsbook bettors saw Shaquille O’Neal go down with a thumb injury, yet they keep on rolling. They played without Mo Williams for a while and were fine. Now they’ll go without Shaq for a couple of months, which won’t factor so much in this game.
Betting Edge: Cavaliers
Defensive Matchups – Pistons vs Cavaliers betting odds breakdownThe Pistons used to be a strong defensive team but now it’s come one, come all. They are coming off a loss where they gave up 128 to the New York Knicks and that didn’t include overtime. The stats still say they are a top 10 defensive team but the effort won’t be there going down the stretch unless it’s the youngsters playing.
Cleveland is among the best in the business defensively. Expect their defense to take a hit, though, with Shaq out. NBA betting fans should know that Zydrunas Ilgauskas was also traded recently and he hasn’t returned yet, so the Cavs are thinner than usual on big men.
Betting Edge: Cavaliers
Notable Injuries – Pistons vs Cavaliers betting odds breakdownThe Pistons have a few bumps and bruises as Ben Wallace (knee) is questionable for Friday and so is Chris Wilcox (back). Tayshaun Prince returned from a sprained ankle on Wednesday.
For the Cavs, Shaq is out for eight weeks with his thumb injury.
Betting Edge: Pistons
Betting Prediction – Pistons vs Cavaliers betting odds breakdownSports betting cappers should just bet this as they see it. The Cavs are by far the better team and at home on Friday night, they’ll win and cover.
Pick: Cavaliers
