Cavaliers vs. Pistons Prediction, Odds, Picks - Oct. 27

The Cleveland Cavaliers (2-1) are traveling to face the Detroit Pistons (2-1) for a contest between Central Division foes at Little Caesars Arena on October 27, 2025. It's the first matchup between the teams this season. Monday's game between the Cavaliers and the Pistons features the Cavaliers as 2.5-point favorites. The over/under is 231.5 points for the matchup.

Check out everything you need to know about the Cavaliers-Pistons game, from the point spread, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert picks, as well as TV channel and streaming information.

Cavaliers vs. Pistons Game Information, TV Channel & Odds

• When: Monday, October 27, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan
• TV: Peacock
• Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Cavaliers vs. Pistons Prediction

ATS Pick: Pistons (+ 2.5)
O/U Pick: Over (231.5)
Score Prediction: Pistons 119 - Cavaliers 114

Cavaliers vs. Pistons Betting Insights

• The Cavaliers' 82 games last season went over this contest's total of 231.5 points 47 times.
• The Pistons played 37 games last season that ended with a point total above 231.5 points.
• The two teams combined to score 237.4 points per game last season, 5.9 more points than this matchup's total.
• These teams surrendered a combined 226 points per game last year, 5.5 fewer points than the total for this contest.
• Cavaliers contests last season had an average total of 231.0, 0.5 more points than this game's over/under.
• Pistons contests last year had a 226.2-point average over/under, 5.3 fewer points than this game's total.

Cavaliers Recent Trends

• Cleveland covered 47 times in 82 games with a spread last season.
• Cleveland covered the spread 39 times last season (39-29-2 ATS) when playing as at least a 2.5-point favorite.
• Last season, 50 Cleveland games went over the point total.
• Last year, the Cavaliers averaged 8.3 more points per game (121.9) than the Pistons allowed (113.6).
• Cleveland had a 40-22-1 record against the spread and a 54-9 record overall last season when putting up more than 113.6 points.
• The Cavaliers shot 49.1% from the field last season, 3.0 percentage points higher than the 46.1% the Pistons allowed to opponents.
• Against the spread last season, the Cavaliers played worse when played at home, covering 23 times in 41 home games, and 24 times in 41 road games.
• Cleveland exceeded the total in the same percentage of games at home as road games (61%) last season.
• As a moneyline favorite, the Cavaliers won a higher percentage of their games when playing at home (.850) compared to road games (.765) last year.

Cavaliers Recent Stats

Cavaliers Leaders

• Donovan Mitchell's numbers last season were 24.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per contest. He also drained 44.3% of his shots from the field and 36.8% from 3-point range, with an average of 3.3 triples (eighth in NBA).
• Last season, Evan Mobley recorded an average of 18.5 points, 9.3 boards and 3.2 assists per game.
• Darius Garland averaged 20.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 6.7 assists. He sank 47.2% of his shots from the floor and 40.1% from 3-point range, with 2.8 triples per contest.
• Jarrett Allen's numbers last season were 13.5 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. He sank 70.6% of his shots from the floor (first in NBA).
• De'Andre Hunter's numbers last season were 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest. He sank 47.0% of his shots from the floor and 40.5% from 3-point range, with an average of 2.5 triples.

Cavaliers Player Props

Pistons Recent Trends

• The Pistons compiled a 42-36-4 record against the spread last season.
• Against the spread, as an underdog of 2.5 points or greater, Detroit went 20-14-4 last season.
• Pistons games went over the point total 42 out of 82 times last year.
• The Pistons scored an average of 115.5 points per game last year, just 3.1 more points than the 112.4 the Cavaliers allowed.
• Detroit went 34-18-1 against the spread and 35-18 overall when it scored more than 112.4 points last season.
• The Pistons shot at a 47.6% clip from the field last season, 2.2 percentage points greater than the 45.4% shooting opponents of the Cavaliers averaged.
• The Pistons performed better against the spread away (23-16-2) than at home (19-20-2) last season.
• In terms of the over/under, Detroit's games went over less often at home (20 of 41, 48.8%) than away (22 of 41, 53.7%) last year.
• As moneyline favorites, the Pistons won a lower percentage of games at home (14-9) than on the road (12-5) last year.

Pistons Recent Stats

Pistons Leaders

• Cade Cunningham put up 26.1 points per game last season to go with 9.1 assists.
• Jalen Duren pulled down 10.3 rebounds per game while also scoring 11.8 points a contest.
• Duncan Robinson knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.6 per contest a season ago.
• Ausar Thompson and Isaiah Stewart were defensive standouts last season, with Thompson averaging 1.7 steals per game and Stewart collecting 1.4 blocks per contest.

Pistons Player Props

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