LiontipsDetroit vs Cleveland. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Detroit recently suffered their 37th defeat in the season. This time Pistons failed to put up a fight to Orlando. Dwane Casey's men put up a terrible defensive performance and suffered a 103:119 defeat.
We should note that Pistons lost four matches in a row. Before that they suffered defeats to Utah (101:111) and Denver (111:117 and 105:110). Detroit is still one of the weakest teams in the league. They have only 11 victories in the current season.
Cleveland managed to get to the 3rd spot in the Eastern Conference. Moreover, Bickerstaff's men have a chance to get over Chicago in the standings. Cavaliers are currently tied with the Bulls on victories. But they are behind on tiebreakers. If Billy Donovan's men will slip up once again, Cavaliers will be the 2nd team in the Conference.
Cleveland recorded victories in three most recent matches. Cavs started to perform defensively once again. It helped them to beat Oklahoma (94:87), New York (95:93) and Milwaukee (115:99).
Trends
СтавкаCleveland: total under 110,5 points
In 3 out of 5 most recent away matches Cavaliers failed to beat that total
СтавкаJarrett Allen: total over 10,5 rebounds
Allen averages 11,3 rebounds per game on away matches
Tip and bets
In most of recent home matches Detroit looked great. On January Pistons only once were defeated with a crushing score, it was a match against Phoenix. Casey's men recorded victories in 4 out of 5 other matches. Seems like Pistons are feeling themselves more comfortable at home. We think that they will be able to put up a fight to Cleveland.
Our prediction - Handicap (+8,5) points for Detroit
In recent matches Cleveland put up a great performance under the own rim. In each of three most recent Cleveland's matches no more than 214 points were scored. Detroit are weak on the offense, so we are not expecting something to change.
Our second bet is on total under 216,5 points
