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Pick report

Cleveland Cavaliers +3.5 Cavaliers vs 76ers Spread Prediction & Odds (Oct 22, 2026)

Pick ID 2026-10-22-cleveland-cavaliers-plus-3-5 · Cleveland Cavaliers @ Philadelphia 76ers

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Cleveland Cavaliers +3.5

Cavaliers vs 76ers (Cleveland Cavaliers @ Philadelphia 76ers) · released Oct 22, 2026 · 0 days to kickoff at issuance

Issued odds: -105
Book: Caesars
Stake: 0.50u

Market tape

Book prices

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Min playable: 3.5 / -105 · PLAYABLE · model pinnacle-powerdevig-2026-10-22T14:18Z+sharpmodels-nba-nfl-2026-10-22 (unabated not applied)

Issued

3.5 / -105

Caesars · Oct 22, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC

2.5 / -110

Oct 23, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC

Result: LOSS
CLV: +1.00
Net: −0.50u

Information uncertaintyUnabated fair not applied. Forced pick under the Best-Bet-every-day rule: EV vs Pinnacle is -0.97%, below break-even and well below the +1.5% bar. SharpModels support is thin (projected margin 3.2 vs line 3.5). Jarrett Allen is questionable; if he sits, the line may move toward PHI. Opening-week market. Close/CLV empty until grade.

Issued reasons

Immutable

Locked at post. Later notes do not rewrite this ticket.

Forced Best Bet for 2026-10-22 (NO BET not allowed under the Best-Bet-every-day rule). Same-day board screened first on an Odds API pull at 9:12 AM CT, refreshed 9:18 AM CT: NBA (CLE@PHI, DEN@OKC), NFL TNF (NE@CHI), CFB Thursday (JMU@App State, Liberty@Kennesaw, ECU@Memphis); NHL (12 games) not tracker-eligible; no same-day MLB. FanDuel excluded from all pricing. Nothing tracker-eligible in the -250..+250 band cleared +1.5% vs Pinnacle; no row in band was positive.
Pinnacle CLE +3.5 -108 / PHI -3.5 -102 -> power-devig fair CLE +3.5 50.72%. Caesars hangs CLE +3.5 at -105 while BetRivers/Bally/betPARX are -109 and DK/BetMGM/ESPN/Fanatics/Hard Rock -115 -> EV -0.97% vs Pinnacle, essentially tied for the best in-band row (CHI ML -155 -0.90%, CHI -3 -102 -0.98%) and the only one of those with model support.
SharpModels projects PHI by 3.2 (60%), inside the 3.5 we are getting, so its margin leans to the Cavaliers getting the points; its 60% PHI moneyline is close to Pinnacle's 58.6%. By contrast SharpModels has NE-CHI 50/50 (CHI by 1.9), which contradicts both Bears plays. Injury report (NBA 9:00 AM ET): CLE center Jarrett Allen questionable (patellar tendinopathy), Diop and Tomlin out; PHI without Barlow, Fall, Hukporti, Dean Wade questionable. Staked 0.5u.

Research addendum

Daily log

Oct 22, 2026 · 2026-10-22-cleveland-cavaliers-plus-3-5 · not part of issued reasons

Forced Best Bet (Best-Bet-every-day rule). CLE +3.5 -105 Caesars: EV -0.97% vs Pinnacle fair 50.72%; SharpModels PHI by 3.2 (margin leans CLE +3.5); Unabated not applied. Same-day board: 2 NBA, NFL TNF NE@CHI, 3 CFB, 12 NHL (not tracker-eligible; best WPG +1.5 -140 BetMGM +0.85%). FanDuel excluded. Research: /workspace/daily-slate-2026-10-22/.

Source: daily research log. Does not change line, odds, stake, or issued reasons.

Spread · posted 2026-10-22T14:18:44.472Z · report /picks/2026-10-22-cleveland-cavaliers-plus-3-5 · X PUBLISHED

About this Pick Report

What is Don’s Daily Best Bet?: Daily Best Bet = Don’s strongest qualifying wager released that day. The game may be played today or later. If no wager meets the standard, Don passes.
What is closing-line value (CLV)?: Closing-line value is the difference between Don’s issued line or odds and the market close after the game. Official Pick Reports freeze the issued number and append the close and CLV when a reliable close is logged. CLV is a tracking metric, not a claim that the wager won.
Does this official Pick Report change after the game?: Pregame analysis, issued line, odds, stake, and timestamp never change. Result, close, and closing-line value append after the game.