NBA recap: Thursday, October 29

LineSpy · October 29, 2026 finals

3 games on Thursday, October 29, 2026. Against DraftKings’ closing lines, favorites won 2 of 3 and covered 2; totals went over 1 times and under 2. The closing totals missed by 12.2 points on average. The biggest upset: the Grizzlies beat the Trail Blazers, who were about 71% to win. Top scorer of the night: Darius Acuff Jr. with 34.

The lines in this recap are DraftKings’ closing numbers as ESPN shows them: one sportsbook, from before LineSpy kept its own record of every book. A favorite “covers” when it wins by more than the spread, and a win chance here is the moneyline with the book’s margin taken out. Tonight’s games, with every book side by side, are on the board.

Hawks 114, Cavaliers 111

DraftKings closed the Hawks as 1.5-point favorites and about a 52% chance to win with the margin taken out; they won by 3 and covered the 1.5-point spread.

The total closed at 237.5 and the game finished with 225: under by 12.5.

Leading scorers: James Harden (Cavaliers) with 24 and Onyeka Okongwu (Hawks) with 29.

Pelicans 132, Kings 120

DraftKings closed the Pelicans as 6.5-point favorites and about a 68% chance to win with the margin taken out; they won by 12 and covered the 6.5-point spread.

The total closed at 234.5 and the game finished with 252: over by 17.5.

Leading scorers: Darius Acuff Jr. (Kings) with 34 and Jeremiah Fears (Pelicans) with 22.

Grizzlies 124, Trail Blazers 103

DraftKings closed the Trail Blazers as 7.5-point favorites and about a 71% chance to win with the margin taken out; they lost by 21 and lost outright as 7.5-point favorites.

The total closed at 233.5 and the game finished with 227: under by 6.5.

Leading scorers: Cameron Boozer (Grizzlies) with 18 and Deni Avdija (Trail Blazers) with 24.

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