Cavaliers vs. Pistons Odds & Betting Predictions - May 5, 2026

Join Discord for earlier access: https://discord.gg/HjKxYKdSUy Cleveland's recent game environment is the cleanest Over angle, with its last 10 averaging 226.5 total points. The season scoring baseline is higher than this number too, with Cleveland at 119.5 PPG and Detroit at 117.8. This matchup has already cleared 214.5 in 3 of 4 meetings, including 224, 241, and 222 in the last 3.

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Love Duren reb this series with oreb stackable if the read is right. Two teams off G7 should mean lots of misses. No median, just escalator: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-spread-moneyline-picks-our-3-bets-for-cavaliers-ml-lakers-ats-more-on-tuesday-may-6

Cade only averaged 7.1 assists per game and cleared this number just twice in the 7-game series vs. Orlando, but the underlying Pass Mix data tells a very different story. I had him closer to ~9.9 expected assists per game. His pass rate was down, mostly because he took on more scoring responsibility, his potential assist rate dipped, and his teammates shot just 39% on his potential assists. That’s the biggest driver here. Duncan Robinson in particular let him down. He converted just 7 of Cade’s potential assists, but I had that closer to 13.7 expected over the series. So we’re getting a combination of depressed pass volume, suppressed conversion, and lower-than-usual potential assist rate, all of which are candidates to bounce back. I’m expecting regression across all three areas in Game 1. On top of that, I have the Pistons projected for ~3 more team assists than their series average vs. Orlando, which further boosts Cade’s ceiling. This sets up as a strong buy-low spot for him to get back into the 10+ range.

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After a tough series against the Magic, Duren should bounce back against a less physical Cavaliers frontcourt. He’s recorded 26 points and rebounds in four of his last six games against the Cavaliers, including 33 points and 16 rebounds and 24 points and 14 rebounds in the last two meetings.

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The Detroit Pistons narrowly escaped the first round and now face off against another team that went 7 games in the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs play a bit more conventionally than Orlando and even though Orlando had success limiting Jalen Duren, I expect that to change a bit against this Cavaliers team. Duren has been successful against the Cavs this season. He's had PR performances of 15, 49, and 38. The 15 PR game he only played 21 minutes which was a bit of a trend to start the season. He just averaged 31.8 minutes per game in a series where he struggled, we should see at least 25 minutes per game here. When playing 25+ minutes during the regular season, he averaged 32.7 PR and exceeded this mark in 44/53 games. While the Cavs may try and limit Duren in a similar fashion, their personnel is a bit different than Orlando’s. To me, that's a pre-adjustment that we don't typically see from Cleveland. I'll back Duren to get his lick back.