NBA board for Monday, November 2, 2026
Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers win by 4+
Spread: the points they have to cover.
Ticket CLE -3.5
Oklahoma City lists Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams, Alex Caruso and Cason Wallace among five players out. Cleveland won four of its last five, and that much missing talent makes a short home number worth laying.
Books on this card
- DraftKings CLE -3.5 · total 228.5 · OKC +150 / CLE -179
Consensus median CLE -3.5. 1 of 1 books match that number.
Total median 228.5. 1 of 1 books match that total.
A snapshot from the card's source. Not a link. Not an offer. It may already be stale. One book is the whole board when that is all the source printed.
Sources
- https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/nba/scoreboard?dates=20261102Retrieved Monday, November 2, 2026, 9:57 AM ET. Verified schedule, odds.
- https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/nba/summary?event=401909907Retrieved Monday, November 2, 2026, 9:57 AM ET. Verified schedule, injury.
Preview
The Thunder visit Rocket Arena at 7 p.m. ET, and both teams are on the second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland won 136-111 at Milwaukee on Sunday, and Oklahoma City lost 119-98 at Houston, per ESPN. The Cavaliers have won four of their last five. The Thunder started 3-0 in that stretch, then dropped two straight on the road.
Key factors
Oklahoma City is badly short-handed. ESPN lists Chet Holmgren (knee), Jalen Williams (leg), Alex Caruso (ankle), Cason Wallace (shoulder) and Thomas Sorber (knee) out. Cleveland lists Jaylon Tyson (ankle) out and Peyton Watson day-to-day with a hamstring. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 26.0 points and Isaiah Hartenstein 9.2 rebounds, while Donovan Mitchell leads Cleveland at 22.7 points, James Harden adds 6.3 assists and Jarrett Allen 9.2 rebounds, per ESPN. DraftKings via ESPN had Cleveland -3.5, OKC +150 and CLE -179, with a 229.5 total at last check (our morning card had 228.5). ESPN's predictor has it close at 51.3% Cleveland.
The pick
Our morning card liked Cleveland -3.5, and the spread hasn't moved. Four rotation players out on the road on a back-to-back is a lot to ask even of Gilgeous-Alexander. The risk is that Cleveland is tired too, and ESPN's own predictor calls this nearly a coin flip, so one big SGA night covers it. Watch the late injury report, since a Thunder return would change the read.
Write-up sources
- ESPN: Thunder at Cavaliers, Nov. 2, 2026
- ESPN game summary: OKC at CLE (injuries, leaders, odds, predictor, last five)
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