SportsLine Model Backs Over 210.5 in Pistons-Cavaliers Game 6 After 10,000 Simulations
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Updated · CBS Sports · May 15
SportsLine Model Backs Over 210.5 in Pistons-Cavaliers Game 6 After 10,000 Simulations
12 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · May 15
SportsLine’s model projects 216 total points in Friday’s Game 6 and recommends the over on 210.5 after simulating Pistons-Cavaliers 10,000 times.
That call leans on recent scoring trends: the over has hit in the last three meetings, in six of Cleveland’s last eight games, and in 10 of the Cavaliers’ last 14 May games.
Cleveland enters at home with a 3-2 series lead after a 117-113 Game 5 win, with James Harden scoring 30 points as the fourth-seeded Cavaliers moved within one win of eliminating top-seeded Detroit.
The model projects Donovan Mitchell for 27.3 points and Cade Cunningham for 26.4, while Cleveland is listed as a 4.5-point favorite with a -174 moneyline for the 7 p.m. ET tip at Rocket Arena.
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