Cavaliers Vs. Nets Prediction, Odds And Best Nba Prop Bets For Friday, Oct. 24

Donovan Mitchell and nan Cleveland Cavaliers came up short successful their season-opening nonaccomplishment to nan New York Knicks, but they are double-digit favorites connected Friday against nan Brooklyn Nets.

The Cavs were down 3 cardinal rotation players successful Darius Garland, Max Strus and De’Andre Hunter connected Wednesday, but they’ll person a chance to get backmost connected way against a Brooklyn squad that is wide expected to beryllium 1 of nan worst successful nan NBA.

The Nets dropped their play opener to nan Charlotte Hornets, giving up 136 points while nary subordinate connected Brooklyn vanished pinch 20-plus points. Rookies Ben Saraf and Egor Demin played large roles for a Brooklyn squad that is apt lottery bound successful nan 2025-26 season.

The Cavs are wide expected to beryllium 1 of nan champion teams successful nan East, and they should triumph this crippled moreover if they stay shorthanded connected Friday night.

Here’s a look astatine nan odds, my favourite subordinate prop and a prediction for this Eastern Conference battle. 

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With nan Cavs down aggregate rotation players, including prima defender Darius Garland, Mitchell took 25 shots against nan Knicks and vanished pinch 31 points. He should beryllium successful statement for a akin workload until Garland returns, and he’s facing 1 of nan worst defenses successful nan NBA successful nan Nets, who allowed 9 players to people 10 aliases much points successful a nonaccomplishment to Charlotte.

Mitchell is simply a awesome stake to people erstwhile he’s nan superior ball-handler connected offense, arsenic he’s averaging 29.6 points, 6.8 assists and 4.7 rebounds successful 33 games without Garland successful his Cavs career. 

The Nets defense was torched connected Wednesday nighttime by Charlotte, and it has an moreover tougher trial connected Friday against a Cavaliers squad that was 1 of nan apical offenses successful nan convention successful nan 2024-25 season.

Cleveland scored 111 points successful its play opener against nan Knicks, but discourtesy should beryllium overmuch easier to travel by against a Brooklyn squad that is playing a ton of young players and questionable protect players connected its roster.

Cleveland averaged 121.9 points per crippled successful nan 2024-25 season, and moreover pinch nan squad down a fewer starts, I deliberation it’s worthy betting connected Cleveland to scope 120 points connected Friday.

I don’t emotion laying double digits pinch a squad that is truthful banged up, but this crippled could move into a shootout considering Brooklyn and Charlotte played astatine nan fifth-fastest gait successful nan NBA of immoderate teams connected Wednesday night. 

Pick: Cavs Team Total OVER 119.5 (-134 astatine DraftKings)

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