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2023 NBA Handicapping – New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
(1-0) New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (0-1)
Date: Tuesday, April 18th
Time: 7:30 PM EST
Venue: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland, North Carolina
Moneyline NBA Odds: Knicks +185 | Cavaliers -200 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Cavaliers –5.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total: 214
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Game 2 of the first-round series between the fifth-seed New York Knicks and fourth-seed Cleveland Cavaliers tips off on Tuesday, April 18th. The Knicks won back home court advantage by winning Game 1 in Cleveland 101-97.
ATS
The Knicks are 46-34-3 overall against the spread this season. Also, they are 27-14-1 ATS as the away team. At this time, the Cavaliers are 42-37-4 against the spread this season. Also, they are 23-17-2 ATS as the home team
Season Series
New York won the regular season series 3-1 with victories on December 4th match (92-81), January 24th (105-103), and March 31st (130-116) while Cleveland won the initial meeting on October 30th (121-108).
All time the Knicks have the advantage of winning 119 of the 223 matches versus the Cavaliers. Last season, the teams played three times with the Cavaliers sweeping those three contests. The teams have played nine times in the postseason with the Knicks winning eight of those series.
New York Knicks
Heading into the series the health and availability of the Knicks’ two primary scorers was uncertain but Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson were both on the court for Game 1.
Brunson found himself in early foul trouble while Randle admitted he was gassed having not played since March 29th. Both were key contributors to the victory with Brunson leading the scoring (27) and Randle grabbing a pivotal rebound to seal the victory.
Stats
As can be seen, the Knicks are one of the best defensive teams in the association they limit opponents to 113.1 points which is 13th-ranked while possessing the third-best opponent field goal percentage of 46.2% and also ranks 12th for opponent perimeter percentage of 35.7%.
So far, offensively, the Knicks score 116 points per game ranking 11th while shooting 46.7% from the field and 35.4% from the perimeter ranking 20th and 19th respectively.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Julius Randle, PF (upgraded to questionable—ankle)
- Jalen Brunson, PG (probable—hand)
Cleveland Cavaliers
In the post-game presser Cavs coach, J.B. Bickerstaff used the word ‘physicality’ more than a handful of times. The coach also referenced how going through it once offered lessons pointing to his team’s inexperience.
The latter seemed like an obvious statement given this is Garland, Mobley, Okoro, and Dean’s first postseason experience. However, the reality is two Knicks starters (Mitchell, Grimes) and Hart are also in that position.
In fact, on a whole, the Knicks have less experience and even the most battle-tested (Brunson -25) has far less experience than Mitchell (39).
Season Stats
Offensively, Cleveland scores 112.3 points per game ranking 25th while shooting 48.8% from the field and 36.7% on the perimeter ranking fifth and 12th respectively.
Overall, Cleveland tops the league for opponent scoring limiting foes to an average of 106.9 points per game. Cavs opponents shoot 46.8% from the field and 36.8% from deep ranking seventh and 23rd.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Dylan Windler, SF (OUT—foot)
- Isaac Okoro, SF (questionable—knee)
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New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Knicks are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
- New York is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games when playing in Cleveland.
- Also, the Knicks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Cleveland.
- By comparison, the Cavaliers are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games.
- In conclusion, the Cavaliers are 12-6 SU in their last 18 games.
Free New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Prediction:
Cleveland enters this match already in a must-win situation since the next two games are in New York where a devoted Knicks fan base will be primed to boisterously encourage their team to take a stranglehold in the series.
Aside from the physicality Bickerstaff kept referencing the two areas they’ll need to improve upon are rebounding and bench scoring. Despite the presence of Mobley and Allen the Knicks won the glass 51-38 (17-11 offensive boards) and Thibodeau’s bench outscored them 37 to 14.
4* Free New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Betting Pick: Knicks +5.5
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