Opening Pistons vs Cavaliers Odds, Schedule for Round 2
By Sascha Paruk in NBA Basketball
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- The Pistons and Cavaliers will meet in a best-of-seven second-round series
- Both teams survived Game 7s on Sunday
- See the opening Pistons vs Cavaliers series odds, game spread, and schedule
The #1 Detroit Pistons (64-25 SU, 47-42 ATS, 41-47-1 O/U) and #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (56-33 SU, 36-53 ATS, 44-44 O/U) both survived first-round Game 7s on Sunday, setting up a best-of-seven second-round clash with a spot in the Eastern Conference final on the line.
The Pistons have home-court advantage and are priced as modest favorites to advance. The winner of Cavs/Pistons will face the winner of Knicks/76ers in the East final.
Pistons vs Cavaliers Series Odds
The series price for Pistons/Cavaliers has opened with Detroit as a -120 favorite and Cleveland as a very slight +100 underdog.
The total-games market favors over 5.5 at -130 with under 5.5 priced at +105.
The Cavs and Pistons split their four regular-season games, with each team going 1-1 on its home court.
At prediction site Kalshi, Detroit is trading at 28¢ to win the East, equal to +257 odds in traditional sports-betting parlance. Cleveland is trading at 21¢ (+376) at to reach its first NBA Finals in the post-LeBron era.
The Knucks are currently 38¢ favorites to win the East (+163) with Philadelphia the biggest remaining longshot at just 14¢ (+614).
Cavs vs Pistons Regular-Season Results
The Cavs took the first (Oct 27) and last (Mar 3) meetings of the season, while Detroit won the middle two. Each team won once as a plus-money underdog.
Three of the four games stayed under the total. All four had an O/U of at least 227.5.
Detroit went 3-4 ATS and 3-4 O/U in the first round against Orlando. Cleveland went 3-4 ATS and 4-3 O/U in their seven-game series against Toronto.
Pistons vs Cavaliers Series Schedule
The Pistons/Cavaliers series will start on Tuesday, May 5, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. They will play every other day until the series concludes. Games 1 and 2 have a 7:00 pm ET tipoff time, while Game 3 on Saturday is at 3:00 pm ET and Game 4 on Monday at 8:00 pm ET. The tipoff times for Games 5 through 7 (if necessary) have yet to be announced.
Detroit will host Games 1, 2, 5, and 7. Cleveland will host Games 3, 4, and 6.
Bookmark SBD’s NBA odds page to see the opening lines for Game 1 of the series.
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Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
