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Best Jalen Duren prop bet for Pistons vs. Cavaliers Game 1 on Tuesday 5/5/26

Best Jalen Duren prop bet for Pistons vs. Cavaliers Game 1 on Tuesday 5/5/26

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By: Alex Hunter

The Pistons are hosting the Cavaliers for Game 1 of this second-round series Tuesday. On DraftKings Sportsbook, Detroit is favored by 3.5 points and this game carries a total of 215.5 points.

Let’s dive into my favorite Jalen Duren player prop for Tuesday’s contest.

Best Jalen Duren prop bet on DraftKings Sportsbook

Jalen Duren 2+ points in the first three minutes (-114)

The Pistons won the last three games of their first-round series vs. the Magic to advance and Duren scored at least two points in the first three minutes of each of these victories. Duren next faces the Cavaliers in the second round, who he averaged 21.7 PPG against in three matchups in the regular season.

Duren scored at least two points in the first three minutes of two of these three matchups vs. Cleveland. In that lone outlier, Duren missed one of his two free throws in the first three minutes, so he was very close to cashing this early game prop.

Duren should have a better series vs. the Cavaliers than he did vs. the Magic – Cleveland ranks 10th in defensive rating this postseason, compared to the Magic at sixth – and the big man should get on the board quickly in Game 1 tonight. This season, Duren is leading the Pistons with 2.0 PPG in the first three minutes.

Alex Hunter
Alex Hunter is an avid DFS player and sports handicapper, who has been a proud member of the DraftKings Network team since 2020. He is a data-driven analyst, who earned his bachelor’s degree in communications at Worcester State University and has been in the sports content business for nearly a decade, covering the NBA, NFL and PGA TOUR. Alex is a diehard Boston Celtics fan, who loves to be on the golf course when he isn’t grinding lineups or producing content. For all of Alex’s work or if you need any lineup advice, be sure to follow him @Hunta512 on X.
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