Knicks vs Cavaliers Prediction and Odds

Knicks vs Cavaliers Prediction and Odds: The bookmakers have favored the host Cleveland Cavaliers over the New York Knicks in this game.

The New York-based team, New York Knicks after two back-to-back wins are now well within the range of qualifying for the playoffs. Tonight, the Knicks will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cleveland Cavaliers are one of the 4 teams from the Eastern Conference who have already qualified for the playoffs. The Cleveland Cavaliers have qualified for the post-season games for the first time since 2018.

Tonight the Cleveland Cavaliers will be playing a host to New York Knicks at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The last time the New York Knicks visited Cleveland to face the challenge of the Cavaliers, they faced a 116-104 points defeat.

This season the two teams have already met 3 times with New York Knicks winning 2 games and one game won by the Cavaliers. Tonight as a host, the Cleveland Cavaliers will be looking forward to ending their 2-game losing streak against the New York Knicks.

The New York Knicks are currently on two games winning streak while the Cleveland Cavaliers lost their last regular season game.

Knicks vs Cavaliers Prediction: Home-Away Stats (Last 5 Games)

Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be hosting the New York Knicks tonight. In their last five home games, the Cavs won 4 and lost one game. The victories came against the likes of the Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics, and Detroit Pistons. The Cavs were defeated at home by the Philadelphia 76ers.

Last 5 Home Games Stats

The Cleveland Cavaliers have scored 113.2 points per game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have conceded 101.4 points per game.
Number of games that ended with a difference of 3 points or less: 0
Number of games that ended with a difference of 4-10 points: 2

New York Knicks

The New York Knicks have won 2 of their last 5 away games. They won against the like of the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers while they lost to Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, and the Los Angeles Clippers.

Last 5 Away Games Stats

The New York Knicks have scored 111.2 points per game.
The New York Knicks have conceded 111.8 points per game.
Number of games that ended with a difference of 3 points or less: 0
Number of games that ended with a difference of 4-10 points: 3

The Cleveland Cavaliers will have a home advantage and they have been able to maintain a strong home record this season.

Knicks vs Cavaliers Prediction: Attack and Defense Analysis

Attack

The Cleveland Cavaliers have maintained a scoring rate of 112.26 points per game so far. They shot 48.8% from the field and 36.37% from the 3-point line. The Cavs rank 9 in the offense with an Adjusted Offensive rating of 115.7.

The New York Knicks are playing with an average of 115.61 points per game. They shot 46.6% from the field and 46.77% from the 3-point line. The free throw success rate stands at 76.7%. The Knicks are rated 117.2 on offense with a rank of 5 in the league.

Knicks		Cavaliers
115.61	Total Score	112.26
46.77	Field Goal %	48.82
35.04	Three Point %	36.37
76.78	Free Throw %	77.78
46.64	Total Rebounds	41.26

The Cleveland Cavaliers have an advantage over the New York Knicks in the offense.

Defense

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been conceding 106.7 points per game. They maintained an average of 41.8 rebounds along with 7.1 steals and 4.4 blocks per game. The Cavs have the 3rd-best defense among all sides. They are given an Adjusted Defensive Rating of 110.2.

The New York Knicks are allowing the opposition 112.6 points per game in the current season. They played with an average of 46.8 rebounds per game. The average number of steals and the average number of blocks per game are currently at 6.2 and 4.0 respectively. The Knicks are the 6th highest-ranked in the defense having an Adjusted Defensive Rating of 112.8.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have an advantage over the New York Knicks in the defense.

Knicks vs Cavaliers Odds

Spread

Cleveland Cavaliers: -6 (-110)
New York Knicks: +6 (-110)

Moneyline

Cleveland Cavaliers: -217
New York Knicks: +165

Win Probability

Cleveland Cavaliers: 63%
New York Knicks: 37%

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Knicks vs Cavaliers Prediction: Insights

Cleveland Cavaliers To Return to Winning Ways

The Cleveland Cavaliers are coming off a 120-118 loss against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. The defeat led to the end of the four-game win streak for the Cavs. Tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers are back at home and this will be their 5th home game this month. Going in the game, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have a home advantage. The host has been able to maintain a phenomenal outright record at home this season. They have lost only 8 of their 38 home games.

Tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have a great opportunity to return to their winning ways and also they will be able to end their two games losing streak against the New York Knicks this season.

It is almost certain that the Cleveland Cavaliers will be facing the New York Knicks in the playoffs. They will have a great opportunity to send a message to Knicks about their home domination as well as to elevate their confidence before they go into the playoffs.

New York Knicks To Continue their Winning Streak

The New York Knicks will be playing the Cleveland riding on the back to 2 back to back wins. In their last game, the Knicks defeated the mighty Miami Heat by 101-92 points. The Knicks were able to serve the revenge for their last game defeat at the hand of the Miami Heat, a 127-120 point loss.

New York Knicks are also on two games winning streak against the Cavaliers this season. The two teams met thrice this season with the Cavaliers registering their lone win back in October 2022. Both Cavaliers and the Knicks have been able to outperform the expectation this season.

For New York Knicks this game will be a crucial one as a win will further strengthen their chances of making it into the playoffs. The Knicks will, therefore, will be looking forward to extending their 2-game winning streak to 3 games.

Knicks vs Cavaliers Head-to-head

The New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers have played 222 regular season games against each other as of now. The New York Knicks have an edge over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the overall head-to-head games. The Knicks won 118 games while the Cavaliers defeated the Knicks in 104 games.

In the last five games between the two teams, the New York Knicks have won 3 while the Cavaliers won 2 games. The last meeting between the two teams ended in a win for the New York Knicks.

Knicks vs Cavaliers Prediction and Odds: Players Stats

Cleveland Cavaliers

Donovan Mitchell (Shooting Guard)

Points Per Game: 27.0 | Assists Per Game: 4.8 | Steals Per Game: 1.5

Darius Garland (Point Guard)

Points Per Game: 22.0 | Assists Per Game: 7.8 | Steals Per Game: 1.3

Evan Mobley (Power Forward)

Points Per Game: 15.9 | Rebounds Per Game: 8.8 | Blocks Per Game: 1.3

New York Knicks

Julius Randle (Power Forward)

Points Per Game: 25.2 | Rebounds Per Game: 10.3 | Assists Per Game: 4.1

Jalen Brunson (Point Guard)

Points Per Game: 23.8 | Assists Per Game: 6.1 | Steals Per Game: 0.9

RJ Barrett (Shooting Guard)

Points Per Game: 19.9 | Rebounds Per Game: 5.1 | Assists Per Game: 2.7

Cavaliers vs Knicks Winner Prediction

Home Advantage: Cleveland Cavaliers
Momentum Advantage: New York Knicks
H2H Advantage: New York Knicks
Offensive Advantage: Cleveland Cavaliers
Defensive Advantage: Cleveland Cavaliers
Overall: Cavaliers to win

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be starting as home favorites when they take on the New York Knicks in tonight’s game. The Cavs have maintained a strong home record while they have had an average form playing away from home.

Considering the overall stats of both teams and also taking into consideration the home advantage, Cleveland Cavaliers will be the favorite in this game. The odds and predictions of this game are also in favor of the host, the Cleveland Cavaliers.