CLE @ DET
Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI
Rafters Edge Simulation
A transparent, site-owned matchup read built from recent scoreboard history, scoring margin, recent form, and home-venue adjustment. For entertainment and analysis only.
Cleveland Cavaliers 108 · Detroit Pistons 119
Detroit Pistons gets the model’s nod thanks to Detroit Pistons’s margin advantage, with Detroit Pistons’s recent run providing the second tip. Whichever team wins the second-quarter bench stretch usually wins the game outright.
Three things to watch
- Form gap. Detroit Pistons is 70% over their recent sample; Cleveland Cavaliers is 50%. Streaky teams tend to carry one more game than the math allows for.
- Net efficiency. Detroit Pistons projects 73% from points-for vs points-allowed; Cleveland Cavaliers sits at 61%.
- Scoring margin. Detroit Pistons at +7.9 per game vs. Cleveland Cavaliers at +3.6 — a 4.3-point gap on the season.
Formula: expected win rate from points-for vs. points-allowed (anchored), scoring margin, recent form, and home/venue edge, adjusted by league volatility. Refreshes whenever the venue/game workflow republishes game pages.
Key Players to Watch
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Donovan Mitchell G · #45
- Evan Mobley C · #4
- Jarrett Allen C · #31
- James Harden G · #1
Detroit Pistons
- Duncan Robinson F · #55
- Ausar Thompson G · #9
- Jalen Duren C · #0
- Cade Cunningham G · #2
Injury Report
Detroit Pistons
Cleveland Cavaliers
On The Court
A quick look at where each team's starters slot in. Click a player to open their profile.
Box Score
Live and final box-score stats appear here once the game tips.
Recent Form
Detroit Pistons
- Wvs ORL116-109
- W@ ORL93-79
- Wvs ORL116-94
- Wvs CLE111-101
- Wvs CLE107-97
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Wvs TOR125-120
- L@ TOR112-110 OT
- Wvs TOR114-102
- L@ DET111-101
- L@ DET107-97