Sharp NBA Playoff Picks for Tuesday: 3 Predictions for Today, Including Knicks vs. Cavaliers in Game 2

The NBA playoffs are here and with that comes plenty of opportunities to make some cash from the sportsbooks.

Tuesday features three Game 2s, with two of those coming from home teams that are down 0-1 in the Cavaliers and Suns. Let’s get into the bets.

Knicks vs. Cavaliers Pick: Cavaliers -5.5 | Shop for the Best Odds Below!

What a season it has been for the Knicks and a turnaround that the franchise desperately needed. In Game 1, New York marched into Cleveland and stole a win from Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs.

This time, however, we are picking the Cavs to bounce back from that loss.

Cleveland was completely carried by Donovan Mitchell’s 38 performance, yet still came up short. This was partly due to a poor shooting performance from the rest of the team. The Cavalier bench was abysmal and it was not a solid showing from Darius Garland and Evan Mobley’s combined 25 points.

Jalen Brunson has been an excellent pickup for New York, but I don’t see him having 27 points again. Cleveland’s defensive effort was lethargic in Game 1 and they should right the ship in this one.

I fully expect a bounce-back performance from Mitchell’s supporting cast and Cleveland to pull away late to cover this spread. They’re too talented of a team to go down 0-2 at home.

Hawks vs. Celtics Pick: Jayson Tatum Under 3.5 Assists | +152 at Caesars

This was a play pulled from the Positive EV page and it has some tremendous value on Jayson Tatum’s assist total.

Caesars has this total at +152, which is vastly higher than the average odds and other sportsbooks. It’s also a bet that makes sense on the court based on how Game 1 went down for these two teams.

Tatum had just two assists in Game 1, which clearly would cash at this total. Given the clear talent difference between these two teams, there’s a good chance this game ends up in another blowout, which would take Tatum off the court.

In the postseason, Tatum looks to score first and take over the contest. If he does so in this game, or we have another blowout, this will be a nice plus-money cash from OddsJam’s Positive EV page.

Derrick White Under 15.5 Points | -119 at PrizePicks

Our OddsJam Fantasy Screen selection of the day is also in Boston and it comes by way of Derrick White’s point total. There is clear value here, so make sure you add this to your five- or six-leg PrizePick slip today.

This bet is heavily favored on other sportsbooks, with the line on this going all the way up to -152 at FanDuel. In our PrizePick entry, we are getting this for -119 odds, which is clearly much better than what any of the sportsbooks are offering.

White averages just 12.4 points per game this season, so this is a solid bet based solely on his season statistics. His playoff success last season has a lot to do with why this line is three points higher, but we’ll take this one and trust the math.

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