Pistons vs Cavaliers prediction NBA · Saturday, May 9
At a glance
The Cleveland Cavaliers (56-35) host the Detroit Pistons (66-25) on Saturday, May 9 at 3:00 PM ET at Rocket Arena in NBA action. Final score: Pistons 109 – Cavaliers 116. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Pistons a 51% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Cavaliers are 31-14 at home and the Pistons are 29-15 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Cavaliers and 7-3 for the Pistons (current streaks: Cavaliers L2, Pistons W5).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Cavaliers 115 – 116 Pistons, a margin of about 0.2 points in favor of the Pistons and a total around 229 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Cavaliers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Pistons' defense allows clearly fewer points (109.1 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
DETCLE
Top performers
Pistons
Cade CunninghamG · #227pts / gameCade CunninghamG · #210assistsCade CunninghamG · #210reboundsCavaliers
Donovan MitchellG · #4535pts / game
James HardenG · #17assistsDonovan MitchellG · #4510reboundsRecent form
DETCLEHead-to-head
Tied 2-2 this season.
CLE
Team comparison
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 66-25 | Record | 56-35 |
| 116.3 | Points scored / game | 118.9 |
| 109.1 | Points allowed / game | 114.6 |
| +6.1 | Adjusted margin / game | +3.7 |
| W5 | Current streak | L2 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 29-15 road | Home / road record | 31-14 home |
| 44-38 (+1.9) | Last season | 64-18 (+9.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Pistons
Injury report Cavaliers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.