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2022 NBA Handicapping
(42-35) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks (34-43)
Date: Saturday, April 2nd
Time: 1:00 PM (ET)
Venue: Madison Square Garden New York, New York City, New York
NBA Moneyline Odds: Cavaliers -116 | Knicks +111 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Cavaliers -2
NBA Betting Total: 215.5
Saturday, April 2nd the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks play for the third and final time this season. Cleveland won both prior matches on November 7th (126-109) and January 24th (95-93).
The Cavaliers last played Thursday losing 107-131 to the Hawks while the Knicks lost 114-125 to the Hornets on Wednesday.
All-time the Knicks have the advantage of winning 116 of the 218 matches versus the Cavaliers. Last season, the teams played three times the Knicks taking two of the three contests.
Cleveland Cavaliers
While several teams who spent the majority of the season in the upper echelon of seeds have struggled recently no team has been impacted as badly as the Cavaliers.
Injuries are playing a major role but from just prior to the All-Star break Cleveland began their descent. Offense has always been the side of the court that requires more effort for them which is why they hang their hats on stand-out defense to help generate offense.
Certainly not having Jarrett Allen took a major toll but teams had begun to figure out how to attack Cleveland and that equated to more losses than wins for the Cavs.
Since February 12th the Cavaliers are 7-14 and fell out of their home court seeding position and just kept sliding down the ladder. With just five games remaining they sit seventh three games back of both the Raptors and Bulls and two games up on the Nets, Hornets and Hawks.
Rajon Rondo (ankle) and Dean Wade (knee) were downgraded to out Saturday. Evan Mobley (ankle), and Jarrett Allen (finger) are out indefinitely while Collin Sexton (knee) is out for the season.
New York Knicks
The Knicks started to turn the corner but too late to get into the race. The recent loss ended a four-game winning streak that highlighted a hot 9-4 stint.
During this timeframe head coach Tom Thibodeau began using the younger players on the roster more, something many Knicks fans had been calling for.
Thibs is a creature of habit and has a penchant for the vets likely because he prioritizes defense and he knows rookies and sophomores will make errors as they learn and grow in a system.
Now that the Knicks are mathematically eliminated from the postseason he’ll undoubtedly increase the younger players minutes so they gain experience.
Miles McBride (knee) is probable while Julius Randle (quad), Nerlens Noel (foot) and Quentin Grimes (knee) were downgraded to out Saturday.
Derrick Rose (ankle) is out indefinitely. Cam Reddish (shoulder) and Kemba Walker (knee) are done for the season.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Cleveland is 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games.
- New York is 10-5 ATS in their last 15 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland’s last 10 games.
- New York are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games at home.
- The Cavaliers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite
- The Knicks are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games as an underdog.
Free Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks NBA Prediction
The lone win the Cavs have in their last six matches occurred versus the Magic and even then Jamahl Mosley sat all his starters for the majority of the fourth quarter to ensure they collected the loss for their tanking effort.
Clevelad will get a similar opportunity in this match with Randle and several other players out, however they still can’t afford to underestimate the young Knickerbockers.
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