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Friday's hot teams
-- Cavaliers won four of their last five games (5-12-1AF).
-- Detroit is 4-3 in its last seven games (3-3HU).
-- Celtics won their last four games (3-1 last 4HF)
-- Bucks won four of their last five games (4-1 last 5HF).
-- Miami won its last two games after losing 7 of previous 8
-- Thunder won nine of its last ten games (5-0 last 5HF).
-- Houston won three of its last four games (3-7 last 10AU).
-- Portland won three of its last four games (5-0 last five HF).
-- Charlotte won three of its last four games (9-8AU).
-- Clippers won three of their last four games (5-2 last 7HF).
Cold teams
-- Suns lost eight of their last nine games (1-11 last 12AU).
-- New York lost five of its last seven games (8-2 last 10HF).
-- Orlando lost its last seven games (1-6 vs spread).
-- Nets lost six of their last seven games (0-3 last 3AU).
-- Dallas lost three of last four games (5-2 last 7HF).
-- Minnesota lost four of its last five games (3-7 last 10AU).
-- Utah lost five of its last eight games (7-5 last 12HF).
-- Lakers lost their last eight games (2-6 vs spread).
Series records
-- Knicks lost their last three games with Phoenix.
-- Cavaliers won six of their last eight games with Detroit.
-- Magic won three of last four games with Boston.
-- Bucks won their last five games with Milwaukee.
-- Thunder lost their last five games with Houston.
-- Road team won eight of last nine Brooklyn-Dallas games.
-- Jazz won four of last six games with Minnesota.
-- Trailblazers won six of last eight games with Charlotte.
-- Clippers won their last eight games with the Lakers.
Totals
-- Over is 6-3 in last nine New York games.
-- Over is 6-3 n last nine Detroit games.
-- Five of last seven Orlando-Boston games stayed under.
-- Five of last six Milwaukee games stayed under total.
-- Six of last seven Thunder games went over total.
-- Six of last eight Brooklyn games went over total.
-- Over is 4-0-1 in last five Utah games.
-- Four of last five Portland games stayed under.
-- Over is 8-2 in last 10 Laker games if they played night before.
Back/backs
-- New York lost three of last four if they played night before.
-- Milwaukee is 9-3 vs spread if they played night before.
-- Lakers are 2-4 vs spread last six times they played night before.
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons
NBA Handicappers taking a look at Friday's matchup between Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons at 'The Palace of Auburn Hills' will be quick to point out a slew of negative betting numbers that King James and his Cavaliers must overcome.
In the previous sixteen meetings vs Pistons the Cavaliers have been a money-burning 5-11 against the betting line. Cavaliers also enter the contest a cash-draining 5-10 at the betting window running the hardwood vs a division opponent. Additionally, Cavaliers have struggled as road favorites posting a 6-11-1 ATS record including 1-4-1 as -4.0 to -6.5 road chalk in enemy territory.
Those digging deeper to get a better take will also note, Cavaliers do not respond against the betting line on the road following 110 or more point performance. Cavaliers are just 2-4 ATS on the road this season after netting 110 or more points, 6-12 ATS last eighteen away after busting the 110 barrier.