Cleveland Cavaliers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, Pick, Odds: Can Donovan Mitchell Get Hot Early?

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, Pick, Odds: Can Donovan Mitchell Get Hot Early?

The Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Portland Trail Blazers tonight and we’re going back to this market again. Can Donovan Mitchell get hot early? Josh Gayle shares his pick, prediction, and odds for this matchup.

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Cavaliers vs Trail Blazers Start Time and Where to Watch

• Date: November 23, 2022
• Start Time: 7:00 pm ET
• Where to Watch: NBA League Pass

Cavaliers vs Trail Blazers Odds

Spread: Cavaliers -7.5 (-105), Trail Blazers +7.5 (-110)

Total: Over/ 213.5 (-107), Under 213.5 (-105)

Moneyline: Cavaliers (-285), Trail Blazers (+250)

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Portland Trail Blazers Pick

1u - Donovan Mitchell o6.5 1Q PTS (-135) Bet $135 to collect $235 DraftKings has the best odds, click here to bet

At first glance, this number looks very intimidating. Seven points to start off the game is a tall task but Mitchell loves opening games being aggressive so this bet a value. Mitchell has hit this prop in seven of his last eight games with the last miss being his last game falling just short with six. In the past eight games, Mitchell has averaged 10.0 points per first quarter in 9.3 minutes of play.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction

We need seven points from a guy in the first quarter who is averaging double-digit points to start off games and is seven for his last eight games. Portland’s defense is very average and doesn't rank top 10 in anything or bottom 10 in anything, the definition of mid. If Mitchell drives to the rack I don’t expect Nurkic to be much of a threat in the paint as he’s only recorded a block in half of his games.

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I’m trusting the hot hand and have watched too many Cavs games where he starts the game with 15 points in the first quarter and I can’t continue to not make money off of a trend I’m noticing. Teams will often adjust to hit throughout the game so in the future when we see him have these hot first quarters then live betting his under points will be a moneymaker more times than not. As for tonight, let's hope for a 3 pointer and two two-pointers and get out of this one easily. Let's roll!