{"id":667004,"date":"2026-05-13T16:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/667004\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:14:13","slug":"cavaliers-vs-pistons-prediction-odds-spread-start-time-2026-nba-playoff-picks-for-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/667004\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavaliers vs. Pistons prediction, odds, spread, start time: 2026 NBA playoff picks for Game 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers willed their way to tie their series after an impressive Game 4 win in Ohio. Now the series heads north, where Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, get an opportunity to keep the homecourt advantage. The Cavs are unbeaten at home in the 2026 NBA playoffs, but winless on the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tipoff from Little Caesars Arena is Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET. Detroit is a 4.5-point favorite in the latest Cavaliers vs. Pistons odds from FanDuel Sportsbook, while the over\/under for total points scored is 212.5. Before making any Pistons vs. picks,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/cavaliers-vs-pistons-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-eastern-conference-semifinal-game-5-matchup-on-wednesday-may-13\/#ttag=05132026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_CavaliersPistons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">check out the Cavaliers vs. Pistons predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">betting<\/a>\u00a0profit for $100 players on its top-rated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/expert-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBA picks<\/a>\u00a0over the past eight-plus seasons. The model entered the second week of the second round of the 2026 NBA playoffs on a sizzling 26-9 roll (74%) on top-rated NBA spread picks this season. Anyone following its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBA betting<\/a>\u00a0advice at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/sportsbook-promos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sportsbooks<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/best-betting-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">betting apps<\/a>\u00a0could have seen huge returns.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the model has simulated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/nba\/game-forecast\/NBA_20260513_CLE@DET\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cavaliers vs. Pistons<\/a> 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted NBA picks and betting predictions. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/cavaliers-vs-pistons-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-eastern-conference-semifinal-game-5-matchup-on-wednesday-may-13\/#ttag=05132026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_CavaliersPistons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">head to SportsLine now to see the model&#8217;s picks<\/a>. Here are several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/odds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA odds<\/a> and NBA betting lines for Pistons vs. Cavaliers:<\/p>\n<p>Cavaliers vs. Pistons                                                     spread:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pistons -4.5 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/fanduel-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FanDuel<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cavaliers vs. Pistons                                                     over\/under:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>212.5 points<\/p>\n<p>Cavaliers vs. Pistons                                                     money line:<\/p>\n<p>Pistons -172, Cavaliers +144<\/p>\n<p>Cavaliers vs. Pistons                         picks:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/cavaliers-vs-pistons-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-eastern-conference-semifinal-game-5-matchup-on-wednesday-may-13\/#ttag=05132026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_CavaliersPistons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See picks at SportsLine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cavaliers vs. Pistons                                                     streaming:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome\/leagues\/191276?irad=356361&amp;irmp=416484&amp;sharedid=HTW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">Fubo<\/a>\u00a0(Try for free) \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Top Cavaliers vs. Pistons predictions<\/p>\n<p>After 10,000 simulations of Cavaliers vs. Pistons, SportsLine&#8217;s model is\u00a0going Under on the total (212.5).\u00a0The Under hit in three out of four meetings between these teams in the regular season and it hit in Games 1 and 2 in Detroit. The Pistons trended to the Under all season with 54% of its games hitting that side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The teams are projected to combine for 212 total points as the Under hits in 53% of simulations, making it a great selection for anybody targeting NBA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/parlays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">parlay betting<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/cavaliers-vs-pistons-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-eastern-conference-semifinal-game-5-matchup-on-wednesday-may-13\/#ttag=05132026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_CavaliersPistons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See the Cavaliers vs. Pistons spread pick at SportsLine<\/a>, and you can bet the Under in Pistons vs. Cavaliers at FanDuel here:<\/p>\n<p>How to make Cavaliers vs. Pistons picks<\/p>\n<p>After simulating each possession of Cavaliers vs. Pistons 10,000 times, the model also says one side of the spread hits nearly 70% of the time.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/cavaliers-vs-pistons-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-eastern-conference-semifinal-game-5-matchup-on-wednesday-may-13\/#ttag=05132026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_CavaliersPistons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">You can head to SportsLine to see the model&#8217;s NBA picks<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So who wins Pistons vs. Cavaliers, and which side of the spread hits nearly 70% of the time? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/cavaliers-vs-pistons-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-eastern-conference-semifinal-game-5-matchup-on-wednesday-may-13\/#ttag=05132026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_CavaliersPistons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to back, all from the model that has returned well over $10,000 on top-rated NBA picks<\/a>, and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers willed their way to tie their series after an impressive Game 4&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":667005,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,245985,245986,245987,2357,8028,459,224772,109677,153862,231117,110250,82],"class_list":["post-667004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cavaliers-vs-pistons-odds","tag-cavaliers-vs-pistons-picks","tag-cavaliers-vs-pistons-prediction","tag-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-detroit-pistons","tag-nba","tag-nba-lines","tag-nba-odds","tag-nba-picks-today","tag-nba-playoff-picks","tag-nba-predictions","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=667004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}