Cleveland at Detroit

Mismatch. After squeaking out of the first round, winning three games by one point, and two in overtime, Cleveland gets the privilege of travelling to face a more rested Detroit team on a mission. Cleveland is spent after that first series and they just played a very long overtime game less than 48 hours ago. And LeBron must face Tayshaun Prince in this series - one of the league's best defenders. When these two teams last met here, Detroit won by 23 points. In the four meetings between these two clubs this year, the Pistons shut down the Cavs holding them to under eighty points three times. Cleveland doesn't match up well here. Detroit is now 16-4 ATS at home vs. winning teams at 60%+ over the past three seasons. Cleveland would like to win this series but given their recent past, they have to be feeling like they accomplished their goal for the year by making it out of the first round. Detroit big today.