Tonight, the two best teams in the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder, will play for the first time this season at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Cavs and the Thunder are both on a 10-game winning streak. The Thunder have the best defense in the NBA while Cleveland scores the second most points (122.5) a game.
Donovan Mitchell and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will get all the major headlines and will be the primary foucs for each team tonight. But check out my favorite prop bet for the Cavs’ PG Darius Garland right here. Garland is averaging more points (20.5) and assists (6.6) per game than he did in 2023-24.
Darius Garland over 6.5 assists (-125)
Garland’s total for points is set at 19.5 for tonight’s game. He has only hit that mark once in the previous three games. Garland’s over in assists is the better play since he has been more consistent in that area this season. He is 13th in the NBA in assists per contest.
You can get Garland’s over in assists at -125 on DraftKings Sportsbook. Garland has hit this mark in 10 of his previous 20 games and in five of the last six. In his six years in the NBA, Garland has faced the Thunder nine times. He has totaled seven or more assists in the last five matchups against OKC and seven of nine games.
Yes, Garland only had two assists against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday, which was his fewest total of the season. The last time Garland has had under 6.5 assists, he followed it up with eight of them. Although the Cavs are facing the Thunder who allow the fewest points per game (103) in the NBA, Garland has found success against other elite teams in the past.
All odds provided by DraftKings Sportsbook, lines and odds subject to change.
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