Pistons Open as 4.5-Point Favorites Over Cavaliers in Game 5 as SportsLine Backs Over 211.5
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Updated · CBS Sports · May 13
Pistons Open as 4.5-Point Favorites Over Cavaliers in Game 5 as SportsLine Backs Over 211.5
9 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · May 13
Detroit enters Wednesday’s Game 5 at Little Caesars Arena as a 4.5-point favorite, with the Cavaliers back on the road after leveling the series in Game 4.
SportsLine’s model, after 10,000 simulations, projects 213 total points and recommends the Over on 211.5, with the total clearing in the past two games of the series.
The model also says one side of the spread cashes well over 60% of the time, though the report does not disclose that pick outside SportsLine.
Cleveland is unbeaten at home but winless on the road this postseason, while top-seeded Detroit tries to protect home-court advantage despite three players listed as questionable.
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