Is Darius Garland Playing Tonight? (injury Update, Betting Impact For Cavs Vs. Knicks)

Cleveland Cavaliers defender Darius Garland has been ruled retired for nan team’s play opener connected Wednesday nighttime against nan New York Knicks arsenic he continues to retrieve from offseason toed surgery.

Garland has agelong been expected to miss nan commencement of nan season, but he could return immoderate clip successful November if each goes good pinch his recovery. The first timeline for Garland aft he underwent room successful June was 4-5 months. 

With Garland retired of nan lineup, nan Cavs person to change their starting lineup, but they person much than 1 starter out. Max Strus (foot) is retired for this crippled and expected to miss important times pinch a Jones fracture and helping De’Andre Hunter is questionable for Wednesday.

The Cavs did adhd constituent defender Lonzo Ball successful nan offseason, and he could play a bigger domiciled successful this discourtesy this season. It’s besides imaginable that Donovan Mitchell opens nan run arsenic nan team’s superior constituent guard. 

Cleveland is favored successful nan latest likelihood astatine DraftKings for this matchup, arsenic nan Knicks are down Josh Hart and Mitchell Robinson for this play opener. The Cavs are 1.5-point roadworthy favorites arsenic of Wednesday morning.

Here’s a look astatine really to stake connected nan Cavs successful nan prop marketplace pinch Garland ruled out. 

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

Lonzo Ball OVER 3.5 Assists (-113)

Ball has ever been a awesome passer, and he showed that successful his past preseason game, playing 20 minutes of action and signaling 9 dimes.

While Ball’s minutes are apt going to beryllium constricted owed to his lengthy wounded history, I still deliberation he’s worthy a look successful this market.

When Ball is successful nan game, he should beryllium nan superior playmaker for nan Cavs, and he’ll apt play a bunch of minutes pinch Mitchell connected nan bench.

Ball has averaged 5.8 assists per crippled for this career, averaging astatine slightest 5.0 dimes per crippled successful each play isolated from nan 2024-25 play pinch Chicago. He whitethorn beryllium undervalued connected Wednesday night.

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