🏀 Cavaliers vs. Pistons Player Props Today: NBA Playoffs Best Bets & Picks for Game 5

Our Cavaliers vs. Pistons player props for Game 5 today feature Jalen Duren Under 12.5 points (-125), our best same-game parlay, and more.

Corey Scott

Last Updated: May 13, 2026 2:00 PM EDT • 3 minute read

Pictured: Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0), seen here reacting during a game, is featured in our Cavaliers vs. Pistons player props for Game 5 today. Photo by Ken Blaze / Imagn Images.

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📡 SBR Edge: Duren Goes Under Again

My Cavaliers vs. Pistons player props for Game 5 today feature Jalen Duren Under 12.5 points (-125). He has scored 12 or fewer points in 10 of his 11 playoff games this season. My second NBA best bet is Donovan Mitchell Over 26.5 points (-112), as he has attempted 24+ shots in three straight games.

🏀 Best Cavaliers vs. Pistons player props: NBA Playoffs Game 5

See all of our experts' NBA picks based on the latest NBA odds for the playoffs.

💰 Pick	💡 Best odds	⚖️ Bet size	🧠 Why I'm making this bet
Jalen Duren Under 12.5 points	-125 via BetMGM	1.25u -> 1u	Has scored 12 or fewer points in 10 of his 11 playoff games
Donovan Mitchell Over 26.5 points	-112 via DraftKings	1.12u -> 1u	Has attempted 24+ shots in 3 straight games

Total wagered: 2.37 units | Max profit: 2 units

💰 Best Cavaliers vs. Pistons prop bet

The Pistons have the fourth-shortest odds to win the NBA Finals.

Jalen Duren Under 12.5 points (-125)

If Duren’s Unders keep hitting, why would I stop betting them? We’ve cashed on his Under here and here, and he has hit this prop in four straight. Over a larger sample, he has scored 12 or fewer points in 10 of the Pistons’ 11 playoff games.

Why's he scoring so little? He’s not as talented offensively as we originally thought in the regular season - especially now that coaches can game-plan for him and defenses are ramping up intensity. BetMGM has his Under 12.5 at -125, but I'd play this up to -145 on the best sports betting sites.

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Donovan Mitchell Over 26.5 points (-112)

Mitchell has become more aggressive after losing Game 1 in Detroit. He has attempted 24 or more shots in three straight games, scoring 31 or more points in each outing.

What’s even more reassuring for Over bettors is that he has not shot well from three. He has made just 27.6% of his 3-point attempts in that sample, and as a career 36.6% shooter from beyond the arc, I would argue he actually should have scored more points recently. Mitchell Over 26.5 points is -112 at DraftKings, but I'd play this up to -130 on the best sports betting apps.

🚀 Cavaliers vs. Pistons same-game parlay

These two bets are negatively correlated, yet the Pistons haven't needed Duren to contribute offensively to cover spreads in these playoffs. Duren is averaging just 10.6 PPG across the Pistons' five covers this postseason. bet365 offers this SGP at +275, while FanDuel offers the same parlay at +214.

💵 Cavaliers vs. Pistons SGP picks

Jalen Duren Under 12.5 points
Pistons -4

Best odds: +275 via bet365 (0.36u -> 1u)

💵 My betting record for NBA picks

All NBA picks, including SGPs, have been tracked since Feb. 10.

Bet type	Record	Net profit	ROI
Overall	183-194-4	-3.09 units ❌	-0.8% ❌
Player props	159-133-4	-4.76 units ❌	-1.4% ❌
Parlays	20-56	+2.55 units ✅	11.2% ✅
Spreads	2-3	-0.8 units ❌	-13.1% ❌
Totals	2-2	-0.09 units ❌	-4.1% ❌

My betting record in the NBA postseason

Tracked since April 14.

Bet type	Record	Net profit	ROI
Overall	75-68	+13.94 units ✅	12.6% ✅
Player props	60-34	+14.77 units ✅	16% ✅
Parlays	12-29	+1.56 units ✅	13.6% ✅
Spreads	1-3	-2.3 units ❌	-52.5% ❌
Totals	2-2	-0.09 units ❌	-4.1% ❌

💡 How I'm betting Cavaliers vs. Pistons: NBA Playoffs Game 5 strategy

We're seeing the same shift in the series that we saw with the Cavaliers in the first round: Cleveland exceeds expectations at home but struggles on the road. So while I would typically look toward Pistons players' Overs and Cavaliers players' Unders in this spot, the market has been too slow to adjust Duren and Mitchell's points props. Mitchell scored 31 the last time out in Detroit, while Duren has scored 12 or fewer points regardless of location.

🚑 Cavaliers vs. Pistons injuries: Game 5

Injury report last updated at 1:58 p.m. ET.

Cavaliers

None

Pistons

Kevin Huerter (adductor) - questionable
Caris LeVert (heel) - questionable
Duncan Robinson (back) - questionable

📺 How to watch Cavaliers vs. Pistons: East semifinals - Game 5

Date: Wednesday, May 13
Tipoff: 8 p.m. ET
Location: Little Caesars Arena (Detroit)
TV: ESPN
Spread: Pistons -3.5
Moneyline: Cavaliers +152 | Pistons -167
Total: 211.5

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Written by:
Corey Scott

Corey is a Publishing Editor at Sportsbook Review and holds a diploma in Radio and Television Sports Broadcasting from the College of Sports Media in Toronto. He is one of the NBA player-prop specialists at SBR and focuses on the impact of injuries to identify where the market has been slow to adjust. Corey also frequently bets sides in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and CFL, typically using a top-down approach to beat the closing line. His work has appeared across the USA Today Network, Gambling.com Group, and Athlon Sports. With more than a decade of sports betting experience, Corey is familiar with all types of operators, from regulated sportsbooks to less conventional platforms, though he primarily uses Pinnacle and FanDuel. While he rarely bets parlays anymore - unless they are clearly mispriced - his biggest win came from a seven-team parlay at +13675 odds. Corey visits Las Vegas multiple times a year. His favorite resort is the Wynn/Encore, though he can be found at any sportsbook offering an off-market number.