The Cleveland Cavaliers (2-1) visit the Detroit Pistons (2-1) in a matchup of Central Division rivals at Little Caesars Arena on Oct. 27, 2025. This is the first matchup between the teams this season.
How to watch Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons
Cleveland vs. Detroit odds
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Injury reports
Cavaliers
Max Strus: Out (Foot),
Darius Garland: Out (Toe)
Pistons
Jaden Ivey: Out (Knee),
Caris LeVert: Day-To-Day (Knee),
Marcus Sasser: Day-To-Day (Hip)
Stats to know
- Last season the 121.9 points per game the Cavaliers put up were 8.3 more than the Pistons gave up (113.6).
- The Pistons scored 115.5 points per game last season, only 3.1 more points than the 112.4 the Cavaliers allowed.
- The Cavaliers’ 38.3% 3-point shooting percentage was just 1.7 percentage points higher than opponents of the Pistons shot from deep (36.6%).
- The Pistons shot 36.2% from 3-point range last season. That’s only 0.3 percentage points higher than what the Cavaliers allowed their opponents to shoot (35.9%).
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Oct 27, 2025
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