{"id":733613,"date":"2026-05-13T22:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/733613\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T22:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:03:17","slug":"cavaliers-vs-pistons-prediction-odds-spread-start-time-2026-nba-playoff-picks-for-game-5-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/733613\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavaliers vs. Pistons prediction, odds, spread, start time: 2026 NBA playoff picks for Game 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers willed their way to tie their series after an impressive Game 4 win in Ohio. Now the series heads north, where Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, get an opportunity to keep the homecourt advantage. The Cavs are unbeaten at home in the 2026 NBA playoffs, but winless on the road. Kevin Huerter (adductor), Caris LeVert (heel) and Duncan Robinson (back) are all listed as questionable for Detroit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tipoff from Little Caesars Arena is Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET. Detroit is a 4.5-point favorite in the latest Cavaliers vs. Pistons odds from FanDuel Sportsbook, while the over\/under for total points scored is 211.5. Donovan Mitchell and Cade Cunningham both have an over\/under for total points set at 26.5. Before making any Pistons vs. picks,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/cavaliers-vs-pistons-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-eastern-conference-semifinal-game-5-matchup-on-wednesday-may-13\/#ttag=05132026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_CavaliersPistons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">check out the Cavaliers vs. Pistons predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">betting<\/a>\u00a0profit for $100 players on its top-rated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/expert-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBA picks<\/a>\u00a0over the past eight-plus seasons. The model entered the second week of the second round of the 2026 NBA playoffs on a sizzling 26-9 roll (74%) on top-rated NBA spread picks this season. Anyone following its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBA betting<\/a>\u00a0advice at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/sportsbook-promos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sportsbooks<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/best-betting-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">betting apps<\/a>\u00a0could have seen huge returns.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the model has simulated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/nba\/game-forecast\/NBA_20260513_CLE@DET\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cavaliers vs. Pistons<\/a> 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted NBA picks and betting predictions. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/cavaliers-vs-pistons-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-eastern-conference-semifinal-game-5-matchup-on-wednesday-may-13\/#ttag=05132026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_CavaliersPistons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">head to SportsLine now to see the model&#8217;s picks<\/a>. Here are several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/odds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA odds<\/a> and NBA betting lines for Pistons vs. Cavaliers:<\/p>\n<p>Cavaliers vs. Pistons                                                     spread:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pistons -4.5 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/fanduel-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FanDuel<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cavaliers vs. Pistons                                                     over\/under:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>211.5 points<\/p>\n<p>Cavaliers vs. Pistons                                                     money line:<\/p>\n<p>Pistons -178, Cavaliers +149<\/p>\n<p>Cavaliers vs. Pistons                         picks:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/cavaliers-vs-pistons-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-eastern-conference-semifinal-game-5-matchup-on-wednesday-may-13\/#ttag=05132026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_CavaliersPistons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See picks at SportsLine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cavaliers vs. Pistons                                                     streaming:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome\/leagues\/191276?irad=356361&amp;irmp=416484&amp;sharedid=HTW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">Fubo<\/a>\u00a0(Try for free) \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Top Cavaliers vs. Pistons predictions<\/p>\n<p>After 10,000 simulations of Cavaliers vs. Pistons, SportsLine&#8217;s model is\u00a0going Over on the total (211.5).\u00a0The Over has hit in the past two games in this series. Cleveland also saw 54% of its road games clear the total this season, and when the total was between 210 and 213, Cleveland was 2-0 to the Over.<\/p>\n<p>The teams are projected to combine for 213 total points as the Over hits in more than 50% of simulations, making it a great selection for anybody targeting NBA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/parlays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">parlay betting<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/cavaliers-vs-pistons-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-eastern-conference-semifinal-game-5-matchup-on-wednesday-may-13\/#ttag=05132026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_CavaliersPistons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See the Cavaliers vs. Pistons spread pick at SportsLine<\/a>, and you can bet the Under in Pistons vs. Cavaliers at FanDuel here:<\/p>\n<p>How to make Cavaliers vs. Pistons picks<\/p>\n<p>After simulating each possession of Cavaliers vs. Pistons 10,000 times, the model also says one side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/cavaliers-vs-pistons-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-eastern-conference-semifinal-game-5-matchup-on-wednesday-may-13\/#ttag=05132026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_CavaliersPistons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">You can head to SportsLine to see the model&#8217;s NBA picks<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So who wins Pistons vs. Cavaliers, and which side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/cavaliers-vs-pistons-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-eastern-conference-semifinal-game-5-matchup-on-wednesday-may-13\/#ttag=05132026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_CavaliersPistons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to back, all from the model that has returned well over $10,000 on top-rated NBA picks<\/a>, and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers willed their way to tie their series after an impressive Game 4&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":733316,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3772],"tags":[7,306,90136,90137,90138,305,193,3846,188,6,67485,24770,57148,88919,4708],"class_list":["post-733613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-basketball","tag-cavaliers","tag-cavaliers-vs-pistons-odds","tag-cavaliers-vs-pistons-picks","tag-cavaliers-vs-pistons-prediction","tag-cleveland","tag-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-clevelandcavaliers","tag-detroit-pistons","tag-nba","tag-nba-lines","tag-nba-odds","tag-nba-picks-today","tag-nba-playoff-picks","tag-nba-predictions"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116569532234075048","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/733316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}