NBA Picks: Cavaliers vs Pistons NBA Odds – March 16, 2010: Looking for consecutive win number four, the (52-15) Cleveland Cavaliers [-10½] travel to the Motor City to take on the sports betting odds underdog (23-44) Detroit Pistons [+10½], who come in losers of two in a row. The Cavs continue to hold on to the best record in the league, currently three games ahead of the Western Conference leading and defending champions, Los Angeles Lakers.
Detroit and Cleveland are set to tip it off at 7:30 PM ET (6:30 PM CT) from the Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI, live on FSD and/or FSO. According to NBA Odds makers at SPORTSBETTING.com, the OVER/UNDER between the Cavaliers and Pistons is set to a projected total of 196½ points.
For the visiting Cavaliers, they come in looking to inch closer to wrapping up the Central Division while looking to win their 10th straight over the hosting Pistons. Mike Brown’s team magic number to clinch the Central is now down to just 2. The Cavs are coming off a 104-93 win in Bean Town.
“I thought we played the right way,” coach Brown said. “When you play a team like Boston, the most aggressive team is going to win. I thought we were aggressive on both ends of the floor for most of the game.”
For the Pistons, they come in off back-to-back loses to Atlanta and Boston. “They were good. We were bad,” Pistons coach John Kuester said. “It was one of the few games that our energy wasn't the way it should be, and I'm disappointed with the way we played.”
