Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers odds, tips and betting trends | 3/3/2026
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March 2, 2026, 7:29 p.m. ET
The Cleveland Cavaliers (38-24) will turn to James Harden (24.5 points per game, 14th in NBA) when they attempt to beat Cade Cunningham (25.5, 11th) and the Detroit Pistons (45-14) on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Rocket Arena. It tips off at 7 p.m. ET on FDSDET, FDSOH, Rock Entertainment Sports Network, and WUAB.
The Pistons are only a 1.5-point favorite when they and the Cavaliers play in a game projected to be a tight matchup. The over/under for the game is set at 228.5.
Pistons vs. Cavaliers betting odds
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Spread: Detroit -1.5Total: 228.5Moneyline: Detroit -120, Cleveland +100Watch the NBA on Fubo!Pistons at Cavaliers odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Cavaliers (+ 1.5)Pick OU: Over (228.5)Prediction: – Cavaliers 116 – Pistons 115MoneylineThe Pistons have won 35 of the 48 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (72.9%).Detroit has gone 34-12 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -120 or shorter (winning 73.9%).The Pistons have an implied moneyline win probability of 54.5% in this contest.The Cavaliers have entered the game as underdogs 13 times this season and won six, or 46.2%, of those games.Cleveland has a record of 4-7, a 36.4% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +100 or more by oddsmakers this season.Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cavaliers have a 50.0% chance to win.Against the spreadThe Pistons record just 2.3 more points per game (117.3) than the Cavaliers allow (115).Detroit is 19-10 against the spread and 27-2 overall when scoring more than 115 points.When it scores more than 109.4 points, Cleveland is 25-26 against the spread and 34-17 overall.Detroit’s record is 30-22 against the spread and 40-12 overall when it allows fewer than 119.2 points.The Pistons are the league’s ninth-ranked scoring team (117.3 PPG), while the Cavaliers allow the rank 14th in points per game (115) in NBA action.Cleveland is the NBA’s third-ranked offense (119.2 PPG), while Detroit is the fourth-ranked defense (109.4).The Pistons have out-scored their opponents by a total of 467 points this season (7.9 points per game on average), and the Cavaliers have put up 263 more points than their opponents on the year (4.2 per game).Over/UnderThe average implied total for Detroit this year is 117.6 points, 2.6 more points than its implied total of 115 points in Tuesday’s game.So far this season, Detroit has put up more than 115 points 30 times.The 120.9-point average implied total on the season for Cleveland is 6.9 more points than the team’s 114-point implied total in this matchup.How to watch Pistons vs. CavaliersGame day: Tuesday, March 3, 2026Game time: 7 p.m. ETLocation: Cleveland, OhioArena: Rocket ArenaTV channel: FDSDET, FDSOH, Rock Entertainment Sports Network, WUABWatch the NBA on Fubo!
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