Cleveland Cavaliers

2nd in Central (52 - 30)

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Jalen Brunson logo Jalen Brunson o6.5 Total Assists (+111)
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Pick made: 4 hours ago
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Jon Metler
Betting Analyst

Jalen Brunson came up short for us on this prop in Game 1 with only six assists, but if the sportsbooks are going to hang 6.5 again at plus money, I’m hitting the button without hesitation. Nothing I saw in Game 1 changed my opinion on this number. If anything, I feel even more confident attacking it in Game 2. Brunson absolutely cooked James Harden in isolation, and I have a hard time believing the Cleveland Cavaliers will continue letting him attack Harden one-on-one over and over again. More help defense and double teams should create additional assist opportunities for Brunson. Even though Brunson attempted 29 field goals in Game 1, he still finished with 12 potential assists, which is very encouraging in my opinion. I price the Over 6.5 assists closer to -165.

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New York Knicks logo NY -6.5 (-105)
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Pick made: 5 hours ago
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Joe Osborne
Senior Betting Analyst

New York showed plenty of rust in Game 1 after an eight-day layoff but still controlled most of the key metrics despite trailing by 22 in the fourth quarter. The Cavs won’t catch them flat again. The Knicks lead all playoff teams in net rating and effective field goal percentage, while Cleveland’s road efficiency has fallen off a cliff. The Cavs also looked badly rattled late in Game 1 which is a big red flag the the MSG crowd ready to errupt again. 

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James Harden logo James Harden o17.5 Points Scored (-120)
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Pick made: 5 hours ago
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Jason Logan
Senior Betting Analyst

The Knicks blitzed James Harden in the first half of Game 1, sending extra defenders to force the ball out of his hands. He scored only seven points on 3-for-5 shooting and couldn’t get inside to draw fouls in the opening two frames. However, Cleveland was able to skip the ball to open hands and that built the big lead. New York’s crazy comeback started when it switched up its defensive scheme in the second half and played Harden straight up. He took 10 FGAs and got to the foul line six times but walked away with just eight points in the 2H due to poor shooting (2 for 10). Harden’s usage jumped from 23.7% in the 1H to 29.2% in the 2H and if the Knicks stick to what worked, Harden will get plenty of scoring opportunities but the Cavs won’t generate so many wide open looks. Projections are bullish on “The Beard” with most models north of his 17.5-point total, including a few on the happy side of 20 points. 

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Josh Hart logo Josh Hart u12.5 Points Scored (-125)
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Pick made: 18 hours ago
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Jason Logan
Senior Betting Analyst

Josh Hart may not play as big a role in this series as he has in the Knicks’ postseason run. Cleveland played off of him, using Allen to guard and begging Hart to shoot. The Knicks also got good defense from Landry Shamet, who stole minutes from Hart. Game 2 models come in short of this 12.5-point total.

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Jarrett Allen logo Jarrett Allen o19.5 Points and Rebounds (-112)
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Pick made: 21 hours ago
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Jason Logan
Senior Betting Analyst

The New York Knicks are susceptible inside, as we saw versus Joel Embiid in Round 2, and the Cleveland Cavaliers must make a focused effort on getting Jarrett Allen touches – especially against smaller forwards. Allen can also put up points from offensive rebounds and snatched six of his seven boards on that end. He generated 17 rebounding chances in Game 1 yet walked away with only one defensive rebound. Projections call for 13+ points and 10+ boards Thursday.

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Jarrett Allen o11.5 Points Scored
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Jarrett Allen o7.5 Total Rebounds
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Pick made: 21 hours ago
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Jason Logan
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The Cleveland Cavaliers can crush the New York Knicks inside with Jarrett Allen. He’s often drawing smaller forwards and projections for Game 2 call for 13+ points and 10+ rebounds. With Evan Mobley guarding Karl-Anthony Towns in the high post, Allen is free to protect the paint and send shots back.

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Jarrett Allen o19.5 Points and Rebounds
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Josh Hart u12.5 Points Scored
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Pick made: 21 hours ago
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Jason Logan
Senior Betting Analyst

The Cleveland Cavaliers were playing excellent basketball up until that flop in the fourth quarter. The collapse is going to scare a lot of people off, so we’re getting some extra padding on the point spread with Cleveland. The Cavs are a solid 27-9 SU off a loss on the year, including a 4-2 record off a loss in the postseason.  Jarrett Allen should have seen the ball more in Game 1 and we’ll see Cleveland feed the interior to compress the Knicks perimeter defense. His game projections sit above 13 points with a ceiling of 10 rebounds. The rebounding chances were there in Game 1, he just deferred those boards to Evan Mobley.

Josh Hart may not play as big a role in this series as he has in the Knicks’ postseason run. Cleveland played off of him, using Allen to guard and begging Hart to shoot. The Knicks also got good defense from Landry Shamet, who stole minutes from Hart. Game 2 models come in short of this 12.5-point total.

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Karl-Anthony Towns o16.5 Points Scored (-120)
Projection 19.12 (Over)
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Pick made: an hour ago
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Star rating: 4 out of 5
The New York Knicks have been the 4th-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA as the home team this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore produce added chances for scoring and assists).
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James Harden o17.5 Points Scored (-122)
Projection 20.31 (Over)
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Pick made: 18 minutes ago
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Star rating: 4 out of 5
Offensive rebounds preserve possession and bring about more chances for scoring and assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers grade out 6th-best in in the NBA when playing on the road with 13.0 offensive boards per game over the last 10 games.. The matchup vs. the New York Knicks is a strong one for getting to the charity stripe; opposing starting PGs have attempted a colossal 4.3 foul shots per game this year (6th-most in the league).
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Max Strus o8.5 Points Scored (-115)
Projection 9.82 (Over)
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Pick made: 2 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Offensive rebounds preserve possession and bring about more chances for scoring and assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers grade out 6th-best in in the NBA when playing on the road with 13.0 offensive boards per game over the last 10 games.
Total Assists
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Karl-Anthony Towns u4.5 Total Assists (+120)
Projection 3.44 (Under)
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Pick made: 22 hours ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 5 out of 5
The most lethargic tempo offense in the NBA over the last 25 games has been the Knicks.. The Knicks will likely see a decline in opportunities today from competing against the 3rd-slowest pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Cleveland Cavaliers).
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Mikal Bridges o2.5 Total Assists (+115)
Projection 3.52 (Over)
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Pick made: 1 hours ago
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Star rating: 5 out of 5
The New York Knicks have been the 4th-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA as the home team this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore produce added chances for scoring and assists).
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Donovan Mitchell logo
Donovan Mitchell o3.5 Total Assists (-125)
Projection 4.83 (Over)
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Pick made: an hour ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Offensive rebounds preserve possession and bring about more chances for scoring and assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers grade out 6th-best in in the NBA when playing on the road with 13.0 offensive boards per game over the last 10 games.
3-Pointers Made
Josh Hart logo
Josh Hart u1.5 3-Pointers Made (-114)
Projection 1.19 (Under)
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Pick made: 4 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
The New York Knicks rank as the 4th-least aggressive offense in the league over the last 5 games as the home team in regard to three-point attempts.. This year, the opposition's starting SFs have tallied 3.9 three attempts per game (3rd-lowest in the league) against the Cleveland Cavaliers, designating this as a hard matchup.. The most lethargic tempo offense in the NBA over the last 25 games has been the Knicks.. The Knicks will likely see a decline in opportunities today from competing against the 3rd-slowest pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Cleveland Cavaliers).

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Total Picks CLE 283, NY 250

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Total PicksCLE 259, NY 172

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Our user picks are made by you, our valued users - we highlight the best user picks, sharing the users who are on a hot streak.

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'SouthernMotion' picks Cleveland vs New York to go Under (215.5)

SouthernMotion is #1 on picking games that New York is in with a record of (37-28-0) and +14150 units on the season.

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'SouthernMotion' is picking Cleveland to cover (+6.5)

SouthernMotion is #1 on picking games that New York is in with a record of (37-28-0) and +14150 units on the season.

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'jetfan4340' picks Cleveland vs New York to go Under (216.5)

jetfan4340 is #1 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (48-30-1) and +13350 units on the season.

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'jetfan4340' is picking New York to cover (-6.5)

jetfan4340 is #1 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (48-30-1) and +13350 units on the season.

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'bonny2bag' picks Cleveland vs New York to go Under (214.5)

bonny2bag is #2 on picking games that New York is in with a record of (38-35-0) and +13140 units on the season.

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'bonny2bag' is picking New York to cover (-6.5)

bonny2bag is #2 on picking games that New York is in with a record of (38-35-0) and +13140 units on the season.

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'merle1858' is picking Cleveland to cover (+6.5)

merle1858 is #3 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (40-38-0) and +9700 units on the season.

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'merle1858' picks Cleveland vs New York to go Under (216.5)

merle1858 is #3 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (40-38-0) and +9700 units on the season.

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'sssnnnlll' is picking New York to cover (-6.5)

sssnnnlll is #4 on picking games that New York is in with a record of (36-29-0) and +11450 units on the season.

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'sssnnnlll' picks Cleveland vs New York to go Under (214.5)

sssnnnlll is #4 on picking games that New York is in with a record of (36-29-0) and +11450 units on the season.

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'Seawep95' picks Cleveland vs New York to go Under (214.5)

Seawep95 is #4 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (40-28-0) and +9700 units on the season.

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'Seawep95' is picking New York to cover (-6.5)

Seawep95 is #4 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (40-28-0) and +9700 units on the season.

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'PMaeson' is picking Cleveland to cover (+6.5)

PMaeson is #5 on picking games that New York is in with a record of (35-24-0) and +11200 units on the season.

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'PMaeson' picks Cleveland vs New York to go Under (214.5)

PMaeson is #5 on picking games that New York is in with a record of (35-24-0) and +11200 units on the season.

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'Stillmill' is picking New York to cover (-6.5)

Stillmill is #5 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (0-0-0) and +9400 units on the season.

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'chickenhawk3233' picks Cleveland vs New York to go Under (215.5)

chickenhawk3233 is #7 on picking games that New York is in with a record of (19-7-0) and +10350 units on the season.

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'chickenhawk3233' is picking Cleveland to cover (+6.5)

chickenhawk3233 is #7 on picking games that New York is in with a record of (19-7-0) and +10350 units on the season.

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'sandhog1' picks Cleveland vs New York to go Over (215.5)

sandhog1 is #8 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (41-37-1) and +8100 units on the season.

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'sandhog1' is picking New York to cover (-6.5)

sandhog1 is #8 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (41-37-1) and +8100 units on the season.

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'ozmcgee' is picking New York to cover (-6.5)

ozmcgee is #8 on picking games that New York is in with a record of (13-9-0) and +9900 units on the season.

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'redsox99' is picking New York to cover (-6.5)

redsox99 is #9 on picking games that New York is in with a record of (32-32-0) and +9500 units on the season.

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'redsox99' picks Cleveland vs New York to go Over (214.5)

redsox99 is #9 on picking games that New York is in with a record of (32-32-0) and +9500 units on the season.

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