NBA 5/15: The East's winningest team plays for survival

YTD 9-11 -3.9 units

all plays 1* so far

Playoffs 0-2 -2.2 units

I went 10-0 in the playoffs last year but have clunked this year.  Nonetheless, this is a very strong play for me and would be my first 2* if I weren't struggling.

1* Pistons +4

Home court is irrelevant in the playoffs and it's been meaningless in this series with the road team going 3-2 so far.  Everybody is writing off Detroit for dead after losing Game 5 at home but playing a road team in a bounce-back elimination game is a great angle.  Cavs have one of the worst ATS records in NBA at 39-55 (including playoffs).  Pistons 114-6 ATS this year as dog

@Griswold1

Road team 1-4 in this series so far…..

Not saying Detroit can't win but..

home team won every game in series except one and home teams 44-28 in playoffs

Both teams do flatlining, never know when they're going to do that. Sometimes it's because of the other team's defense. 

The Cavs have been excellent at Home winning every game these Playoffs..(6 and 0) 

Not sure what to expect from Duren as well game 6 but they will probably need him to play better...Coach Bickerstaff might need to go to Reed sooner than later because Duren has not played well these Playoffs 

That is a very good record indeed. Can't argue with a .950 winning percentage!

@Griswold1

 Wow, they have played 120 games this year!

@Griswold1

 Does that road team bounceback angle in elimination games weaken at all in a game 6 when that team won the first 2 and lost the next 3?