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Knicks130
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Cleveland
Cavaliers116
48-29
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New York Knicks42372625130
Cleveland Cavaliers47253014116
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Knicks vs Cavaliers Predictions & Best Bets

Game time: March 31, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse — Cleveland, OH

Article updated Mar 30, 2:14 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The New York Knicks are traveling to play the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse stadium on Friday, 3/31/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Cleveland is the betting

Game outlook

The New York Knicks are traveling to play the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse stadium on Friday, 3/31/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Cleveland is the betting favorite opening at -5 and the current line is Cleveland -3.5.

Knicks vs Cavaliers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cavaliers to win tonight's game by 8 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Cleveland Cavaliers to cover the 2.5 point spread and the total to go under 220 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: New York 104 to Cleveland 112

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts New York Knicks to cover the spread (55%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Cleveland will win straight-up is 62%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be NY 106.5, CLE 113.5.

OddsShark predicts Cleveland will win, new york will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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New York Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 4, New York is ranked #13 in offense (scoring an average of 115.61 per game), #14 in defense (allowing an average of 112.82 points to be scored against them per game) and are 44-33 (43-32-2 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Knicks hit an average of 46.77% of their field goals (ranked #22) and 76.78% of their free throws (ranked #22) and makes an average of 35.04% of their three pointers ranked #22 in the NBA). They average 46.64 rebounds per game (ranked # 2) and average 22.64 offensive assists and 12.07 turnovers per game (ranked # 29 and 3 respectively).

Defensively speaking, New York allows an average of 45.94% field goals (ranked #3) and 78.01% free throws (ranked #15 in the NBA) The Knicks allow an average of 35.08% of the three pointers (ranked #10) and averages 42.33 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 42.33) Finally, the Knicks average 24.87 defensive assists and 11.91 turnovers per game (ranked # 12 and 28 respectively).

Cleveland Key Betting Stats

Cleveland Cavaliers has a power ranking of 9 and are #24 for offense (scoring an average of 112.26 per game), #1 for defense (giving up an average of 106.70 points per game) and 48-29 (41-33-3 ATS) overall. New York went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Cleveland.

For offense, the Cavaliers hit an average of 48.82% of their field goals (ranked #6) and 77.78% of their free throws (ranked #19) and makes an average of 36.37% of their three pointers (ranked #13 in the NBA). They average 41.26 rebounds per game (ranked # 25) and average 24.78 offensive assists and 12.45 turnovers per game (ranked # 18) and 5 respectively).

On defense, Cleveland allows an average of 46.77% field goals (ranked #7) and 78.24% free throws (ranked #16 in the NBA) The Cavaliers allow an average of 36.93% of the three pointers (ranked #22) and averages 40.95 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 40.95) Finally, the Cavaliers average 23.04 defensive assists and 14.68 turnovers per game (ranked # 1 and 5 respectively).

Betting Summary

Cleveland has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Cleveland Cavaliers to cover the 2.5 point spread and the total to go under 220 points.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw Knicks vs Cavaliers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Knicks vs Cavaliers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · New York Knicks+172 → +138Moved
  • Moneyline · Cleveland Cavaliers-203 → -160Moved
  • Spread · New York Knicks+5 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Cleveland Cavaliers-5 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · OverN/A (-110) → 220 (-110)Moved
  • Total · UnderN/A (-110) → 220 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

New York Knicks
43-33 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Cleveland Cavaliers
48-29 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-03-30T18:14:16.086Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-01-24Cleveland Cavaliers 103 · New York Knicks 105
Final result

Matchup pick recap

New York Knicks defeated Cleveland Cavaliers 130-116

New York Knicks defeated Cleveland Cavaliers 130-116 on March 31, 2023, a 14-point decision in the series. New York Knicks' strongest period was the 2nd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 37-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded New York Knicks +3.5 (-110) spread, New York Knicks covered, while the 246 combined points finished over the recorded total of 220.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • HopkinspicksSpread · New York Knicks +5 (-110)Win
  • DpxsportsSpread · New York Knicks +5 (-110)Win
  • PurplebloodSpread · New York Knicks +5.25 (-110)Win
  • JoeThomasSpread · New York Knicks +5.25 (-110)Win
  • Altuve27Spread · New York Knicks +4.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 221 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · New York Knicks +3.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 221 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • TropMoneyline · Cleveland Cavaliers -165Loss
  • VegaspatSpread · New York Knicks +3.5 (-110)Win