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Josh Hart u12.5 Points Scored (-125)
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.
Jarrett Allen o19.5 Points and Rebounds (-112)
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.
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.
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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