Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons: Should the Cavaliers be considered the favorites in Round 2?

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons: Should the Cavaliers be considered the favorites in Round 2?

Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference)

Detroit; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT

LINE: Pistons -3; over/under is 213.5

EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Pistons host first series matchup

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Pistons host the Cleveland Cavaliers to begin the Eastern Conference second round. Detroit and Cleveland tied the regular season series 2-2. The Cavaliers won the last regular season matchup 113-109 on Wednesday, March 4 led by 22 points from Jaylon Tyson, while Jalen Duren scored 24 points for the Pistons.

The Pistons are 12-4 against opponents in the Central Division. Detroit is the top team in the Eastern Conference with 57.9 points in the paint led by Duren averaging 14.6.

The Cavaliers are 11-5 against Central Division teams. Cleveland is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 32.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Evan Mobley averaging 6.6. | https://www.espn.com/nba/preview/_/gameId/401871333

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