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Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, Odds and NBA Playoffs Game 2 Picks for Today, 05/07/26

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Cavaliers vs Pistons Pickswise Expert Predictions

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DET Pistons -3.0(-120)

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons will play Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series in the NBA playoffs on Thursday night in Detroit. Game 1 went to the Pistons 111-101 on Tuesday, so they are now hoping to take a commanding lead in this best-of-7 set. With a ton of momentum from their first-round comeback against Orlando, they should be able to do it. My Cavaliers vs Pistons prediction is for the home team to win and cover. Detroit tipped off its playoff run in lackluster form, falling into a 3-1 series hole against Orlando. However, Cade Cunningham and company have heated up at just the right time. They had little trouble (aside from the start of Game 6) destroying the Magic over the last 3 games, and mostly dominated the Cavs on Tuesday. The final margin may have been just 10 points, but let’s not forget that Detroit led 37-21 after 1 quarter and it only got close for a very brief stretch during the 3rd quarter.

The Cavaliers did not play well at all, lacking aggressiveness (16 free-throws attempted compared to the Pistons’ 35) and turning the ball over left and right (19 TOs to the Pistons’ 11). Cleveland did not play particularly well in round 1, either, but managed to get past Toronto in 7 games. Donovan Mitchell has not scored more than 24 points in 6 straight games. Backup shooting guard Sam Merrill left the series opener with a hamstring injury and is questionable for Thursday. The Utah State product averaged 12.2 ppg during the regular season and logged more than 20 minutes per game in the first round. Especially if Jalen Duren heats back up for Detroit, the visitors could once again be in trouble.

Cavaliers vs Pistons Game 2 prediction: Detroit -3 (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable to -4.

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