NBA 26th

[TazaD]

Getting this one out early because I think the line will drop...It's also an early game, starting at midday Eastern US time. Cleveland +9 League: 23-11-1 (Av. loss 6.7) away 5+ dog, 1 day off a 10+ ats loss as home 5+ fav, if opp last won ats as a fav. [Cavs] 10-1-1 (Av. loss 4.2) if opp covered as an away fav. Even tho Detroit covered @ Chicago last game, it was more due to the Bull's poor play, having 17 turnover's to the Pistons' 7. As I said before that game, Detroit just aren't scoring enough lately to warrant being big favs over anyone. They haven't scored 100 in their last 12 games, and av'd just 91.5 ppg in that time. Cleveland off a big loss yesterday, but again it was more sloppy play than anything major wrong. 18 to's to 10...they shot the ball and rebounded well enough, but simply didn't look after the ball. The Cav's won the first meeting 97-84 @ home this season and are 4-1 ats their last 5 @ Detroit, with an av loss of just 3.4.