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NBA Friday is here and we’re set to bring you a betting prediction and pick for this next cross-conference tilt between teams squaring up for the first time. The Denver Nuggets (23-10) will visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (19-16) as the two sides open their two-game season series against one another. Check our NBA odds series for the […]

Coming off back-to-back quality wins over the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns, the Cleveland Cavaliers are finding success through feeding Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen. As the wheels have started to turn for the team over the last two weeks, Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson is advising Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell to prioritize […]

It’s time for another betting prediction and pick inside the NBA as we take a look at this next cross-conference tilt. The Cleveland Cavaliers (17-16) will take on the San Antonio Spurs (23-8), Cleveland leading the season series 1-0. Check our NBA odds series for the Cavs-Spurs prediction and pick. The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently eighth in the Eastern […]

Cleveland Cavaliers six-time All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell received a lot of love in the first fan returns of 2026 NBA All-Star voting. In the league’s official announcement on Monday afternoon, Mitchell is listed as the fifth-highest vote-getter in the Eastern Conference with 851,155 votes. Behind only Giannis Antetokounmpo, Tyrese Maxey, Jalen Brunson, and Cade Cunningham, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson expressed extreme disappointment after his team suffered a 117-100 loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday. That final score was generous, as the Cavs trailed by as many as 31 points in the fourth quarter and barely showed a pulse in their follow-up to a promising week of basketball. […]

Donovan Mitchell knows how to score in every way imaginable. Step-back threes, acrobatic finishes, smooth pull-ups, he does it all. Yet on Christmas Day at Madison Square Garden, Mitchell tapped into a different gear. With Coco Jones sitting courtside, the Cleveland Cavaliers star brought back a part of his game that had stayed dormant for […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks just finished playing a wild Christmas Day contest to open the 5-game slate. Every single quarter was a shift in momentum, seeing both teams dominate for that 12 minutes. The Cavs began on fire in the first quarter, while the Knicks stormed back in the second quarter to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been searching for consistency this season, and were trying to add to their current win streak as they faced off against the New York Knicks as one of the NBA’s slate of Christmas Day games. During the Cavs’ game against the Knicks, Darius Garland saw his teammate Donovan Mitchell streaking to […]

There’s no tradition quite like Christmas Day in the NBA as we’re set to bring you a betting prediction and pick for the opening game of the slate. The Cleveland Cavaliers (17-14) will take on the New York Knicks (20-9) as both teams jockey for position in the East. Check our NBA Christmas odds series for […]

Asked continuously about why his team has all of a sudden found a groove, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson repeatedly kept bringing up one person. Not coincidentally, Cavs All-Star Donovan Mitchell looked at the same guy: Sam Merrill. Put aside the fact that he scored 22 points on 6-of-10 from long distance in a […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers got back in the win column on Monday night with a 139-132 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. It snapped a three-game losing streak and showed what this group is capable of, which was needed. However, one victory over a team they should beat, especially at home, doesn’t mean everything is fixed. Despite […]

It was a good thing that the Cleveland Cavaliers had Donovan Mitchell in their lineup. On Monday against the Charlotte Hornets, Mitchell left fans with a memory they surely won’t forget.  With the clock ticking in the first half, Mitchelled chucked up a three from the logo and banked it in, per ClutchPoints. In the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night to continue their three-game homestand at Rocket Arena. Donovan Mitchell is listed as probable and LaMelo Ball is listed as available for the teams’ second meeting in eight days. Mitchell missed Cleveland’s third straight loss on Friday to the Chicago Bulls due to illness, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers enter Friday with a 15-13 record, but they have lost two in a row and four games already in December. It has been an ugly stretch for the Cavs, and a 16-point loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday was not promising, either. On Friday, they face the Bulls again, this time […]

If the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to wake up from the nightmare they’re in right now, it will take a team effort. After the wine and gold’s latest 127-111 loss on the road to the Chicago Bulls, Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen are electing to uplift rather than scold while this group tries to find […]

The NBA is back in action on this Wednesday, December 17, 2025 for a two-game slate, this showdown coming in the Eastern Conference. The Cleveland Cavaliers (15-12) will visit the Chicago Bulls (10-15) for the second meeting between these two teams, Cleveland leading 1-0. Check our NBA odds series for the Carolina-Montague prediction and pick. The Cleveland […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season has been so out of whack that even their home-court advantage is seeing slippage. After falling to a depleted Charlotte Hornets squad on Sunday, the Cavs’ record at Rocket Arena dropped to 9-7 among a cascade of boos. “I was a fan once. I’d boo us, too,” Cleveland All-Star guard Donovan […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were on the precipice of a long, difficult plane ride home from the nation’s capital before NBA MVP candidate Donovan Mitchell came to the rescue again. “We found Donovan Mitchell, or Donovan Mitchell found us,” Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson said postgame. “It was one of the best performances I’ve ever seen. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to take one step forward and two steps back. Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland wasted little time pinpointing the most maddening characteristic of the Cavs after their disheartening 99-94 loss to a Golden State Warriors team that was down nine players. “We get down, and then we start playing,” Mitchell said […]

Winning their first home game since Nov. 23, the Cleveland Cavaliers may have found their most balanced five-man combination in Friday’s 130-117 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Playing together from the 9:36 to the 6:04 mark of the third quarter, the grouping of Craig Porter Jr., Donovan Mitchell, Jaylon Tyson, Dean Wade, and Evan […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been on the struggle bus as of late, dropping to 13-10 on Wednesday night with an inexplicable home loss to the lowly Portland Trail Blazers. While Donovan Mitchell continues to put up Herculean stat lines on a nightly basis, he isn’t getting as much help as anticipated from his Cleveland supporting […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers pride themselves on toughness, defensive identity, and continuity. But after Wednesday night’s 122-110 loss to the struggling Portland Trail Blazers, the tone shifted, and Donovan Mitchell didn’t sugarcoat it. Mitchell, who finished with 33 points in the defeat, delivered a message that was equal parts blunt and measured, a reflection of growing […]

Amid a three-game losing streak and going into a second night of a back-to-back on the road, the Cleveland Cavaliers had to come out with a victory over the Indiana Pacers. So, before the matchup, Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson sent a text to Donovan Mitchell with a message that would foreshadow his night. “‘You’ve […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers being on the second night of a back-to-back on Monday, they decided to give Darius Garland the night off so he wouldn’t re-aggravate his toe injury troubles. This freed up Donovan Mitchell to do the bulk of the heavy lifting against a flatlining Indiana Pacers team. Mitchell, who didn’t have the […]

Donovan Mitchell gave Cleveland Cavaliers fans a brief scare Friday night, but the star guard looked just fine once he stepped back on the floor. Midway through the third quarter against the Atlanta Hawks, Donovan Mitchell headed to the back with a Cleveland staffer after checking out, as Hawks beat reporter Lauren L. Williams noted […]

It’s time for another betting prediction and pick as we take a look at this upcoming primetime showdown in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. The Cleveland Cavaliers (12-6) take on the Toronto Raptors (12-5) in their final meeting this season, Toronto leading 2-0. Check our NBA odds series for the Cavaliers-Raptors prediction and pick. The Cleveland […]

Shedeur Sanders earned his first NFL victory in Week 12, leading the Cleveland Browns to a 24-10 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The rookie quarterback became the first Cleveland QB since 1999 to win his debut start, snapping a lengthy franchise drought that had haunted the organization. Sanders delivered when given his opportunity, completing […]

Donovan Mitchell continues to cement his legacy in Cleveland with another milestone in franchise history. The Cavaliers’ star guard recently surpassed Kyrie Irving on the team’s all-time made three-pointers list, achieving the feat in just 210 games, compared to Irving’s 381. Mitchell, now in his fourth season with the Cavs after the blockbuster trade with […]

Donovan Mitchell lived up to his reputation once more on Sunday, as he willed the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 120-105 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers to cap a six-game homestand at Rocket Arena to spoil Kawhi Leonard’s return game. Whether it was getting downhill, hitting his usual left-drifting threes off the dribble, or dazzling […]

A new NBA 2K26 Player Ratings Update has dropped, making it the second one for the month of November. Players like Donovan Mitchell and Cade Cunningham received significant boosts to their OVR, as well as several other players across various teams. We’ll go over the biggest changes, winners, and losers. Without further ado, let’s check […]

Despite a 114-104 loss, the Cleveland Cavaliers got to the rim plenty against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night in a physical clash. The problem is that they didn’t cash in on their opportunities. In addition to missing 16 shots in the paint, the Cavs went 20-of-32 from the free-throw line, leaving critical points behind […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson minced no words on Wednesday regarding the NBA’s $100,000 fine for resting Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley last week. Asked multiple times about the punishment, Atkinson initially left well enough alone before expressing his disagreement with the league’s decision. “I’ve got to look at the Cavs’ best interest,” Atkinson […]

The NBA has fined the Cleveland Cavaliers $100,000 for sitting Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley in Miami last Wednesday. The league released a statement on the matter on Tuesday evening. “The NBA announced today that the Cleveland Cavaliers have been fined $100,000 for violating the league’s Player Participation Policy. The violation occurred when the Cavaliers […]

CarMax continues to expand its “Wanna Drive?” platform by adding two major names to its basketball strategy, per SportsBusinessJournal. Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell and Wings guard Paige Bueckers now headline a new slate of creative built around control, clarity and confidence, which CarMax CMO Sarah Lane identified as core traits that both athletes show on […]

A fan who went viral for charging at Donovan Mitchell during an Oct. 25 Cleveland Cavaliers-Brooklyn Nets matchup in Brooklyn received a harsh punishment. According to Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor, the fan has been banned from attending any event at Barclays Center and all league-related events (NBA, WNBA, G League and 2K) that take place at […]

We’re back with a betting prediction and pick for tonight’s big NBA tilt as the Milwaukee Bucks (8-6) take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (9-5) with both teams remaining competitive in the East’s Central Division. Taking a look at the upcoming odds, we’ll make our Bucks-Cavs prediction and pick. The Milwaukee Bucks are currently seventh in the Eastern Conference, […]

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers’ All-Star duo of Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley was peppered with questions in the locker room after the team’s come-from-behind 108-100 victory over a shorthanded, struggling Memphis Grizzlies bunch. So much has been written and said about the Cavs’ early-season struggles amid injuries, flat performances, and call-backs to last season, […]

Donovan Mitchell has been playing his heart out for the Cleveland Cavaliers to begin the 2025-26 season, perhaps to dampen the sting that remains from the heartbreaking manner in which they exited the 2025 NBA playoffs. But before Mitchell blossomed into one of the best players in the association, he was a nascent guard plying […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will not have Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, or Jaylon Tyson for Wednesday night’s rematch with the Miami Heat at the Kaseya Center. Those four will join Max Strus on the sidelines, but only two of them are injured. Mitchell and Mobley are being held out for rest purposes, while Garland […]