The Cleveland Cavaliers aim to bounce back on Thursday, taking on the Detroit Pistons in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Little Caesars Arena.
The Cavs coughed up 19 turnovers in Tuesday’s Game 1 loss, voiding a 23-point performance from Donovan Mitchell. They’ll continue leaning on their loaded backcourt — also featuring former MVP James Harden — to settle the score before the series shifts back to The Land.
Tipoff is set for 7:10 p.m. ET. Detroit enters as a 3.5-point home favorite with -162 moneyline odds. Cleveland counters as a +136 underdog, with the game total set at 215.5 points.
Ahead of Game 2, let’s dive into the top Donovan Mitchell prop bet on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Best Donovan Mitchell Prop Bet for Cavaliers vs. Pistons Game 2
Best Bet: Donovan Mitchell 3+ Threes (-110)
Donovan Mitchell’s production has taken a noticeable dip in the playoffs — understandable given the Cavaliers have faced a pair of top-five defenses. The seven-time All-Star, whose 27.9 points per game this season ranked seventh in the NBA, has managed just 23.1 points on 44% shooting across eight games against the Raptors and Pistons.
Still, Mitchell has remained a reliable threat from beyond the arc. The 29-year-old guard is averaging three made threes per game at a 34.3% clip, burying at least three treys in five of those contests. He went 4-for-10 from deep in Game 1 in Detroit.
That figure matches his career regular-season mark of exactly three made threes per game. The nine-year veteran has buried at least three triples per contest in every season in 2020–21 — the same campaign in which he drained five threes per game during the playoffs, the second-highest mark in NBA postseason history.
With Cleveland doing much of its damage from the perimeter, expect its franchise superstar to set the tone and knock down a trio of threes in Game 2.
