A pair of the NBA’s top players will be on show when Donovan Mitchell (29.8 points per game, fifth in league) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (20-16) welcome in Cade Cunningham (26.6, 11th) and the Detroit Pistons (25-9) on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET on FDSDET and FDSOH.
The Cavaliers take the court as 4.5-point favorites against the Pistons. The matchup’s over/under is set at 235.5.
Cavaliers vs. Pistons betting odds
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Spread: Cleveland -4.5Total: 235.5Moneyline: Cleveland -206, Detroit +171
Pistons at Cavaliers odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Pistons (+ 4.5)Pick OU:
Under (235.5)Prediction:
Cavaliers 118 – Pistons 117MoneylineThe Cavaliers have won 60% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (18-12).Cleveland has a record of 15-8 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -206 or shorter (winning 65.2%).Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cavaliers’ implied win probability is 67.3%.This season, the Pistons have won five out of the six games in which they’ve been the underdog.Detroit has played as an underdog of +171 or more once this season and won that game.The Pistons have a 36.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadThe Cavaliers average 119.4 points per game, 6.6 more points than the 112.8 the Pistons allow.Cleveland has a 13-12 record against the spread and a 19-6 record overall when scoring more than 112.8 points.When it scores more than 116.9 points, Detroit is 11-6 against the spread and 16-1 overall.Cleveland has an ATS record of 10-10 and a 14-6 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 118.9 points.The Cavaliers are at the eighth spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (119.4 PPG), while the Pistons allow the fifth-fewest points per game (112.8) in the league.The 10th-ranked scoring NBA team (118.9 PPG) is Detroit, while the Cleveland squad ranks 16th in the league defensively (116.9 PPG).The Cavaliers have out-scored their opponents by a total of 92 points this season (2.5 points per game on average), and the Pistons have put up 207 more points than their opponents on the year (6.1 per game).Over/UnderCleveland’s average implied point total this season is 2.3 more points than its implied total in Sunday’s game (122.3 implied points on average compared to 120 implied points in this game).This season, Cleveland has put up more than 120 points 17 times.The average implied point total on the season for Detroit (119.1) is 3.1 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (116).How to watch Cavaliers vs. PistonsGame day: Sunday, January 4, 2026Game time: 2 p.m. ETLocation: Cleveland, OhioArena: Rocket ArenaTV channel: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit – BSDLive stream: Watch this game on Fubo