NBA Predictions › Thu, Oct 29, 2026

Cavaliers vs Hawks Prediction, Picks & Odds

The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Atlanta Hawks on Thu, Oct 29, 2026. Tip-off is 8:00 PM ET. Here is what the MC Sports model makes of it: one moneyline pick, one spread pick, one player prop and a first basket pick, each with the model's own number and FanDuel's price.

Picks at a glance

Moneyline: Cavaliers (50%)
Spread: Cavaliers +1.5
Player prop: James Harden 17+ points (-132)
First basket: Donovan Mitchell (+700)

⭐ Best bet: James Harden 17+ points (-132)

Moneyline pick: Cleveland Cavaliers

Cavaliers MLModel win chance 50.1% at -108 on FanDuel. Projection: CLE by 0.0.

The model makes the Cavaliers a 50% winner against the Hawks. In back-testing, the model's projected winner has won 68.9% of games. The Cavaliers and Hawks are on the second night of a back-to-back.

Out tonight: Hawks: Mouhamed Gueye, Henri Veesaar.

Spread pick: Cavaliers +1.5

Cavaliers +1.5 (-118)Model cover chance 50.4%.

FanDuel's spread is Cavaliers +1.5. The model projects the Cavaliers to win by -0.0 points.

Total: FanDuel's number is 238.5. The model projects 229.9 combined points and leans under (51.1%).

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Player prop pick: James Harden 17+ points

James Harden over 16.5 points at -132Projection 19.8 · model hit chance 57.1%.

The model projects James Harden for 19.8 points on 35 expected minutes, clear of FanDuel's line of 16.5.

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First basket pick: Donovan Mitchell (+700)

Donovan Mitchell first basket +700Model chance 14.1% · most likely way: 3pt.

Why: took 19 of his team's first shots in his last 80 starts; 10 first baskets; 29% of the starters' shots. FanDuel settles first basket on the first points of the game, free throws included.

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