Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/21/2023

Game Time: 8:30 pm ET, Friday, April 21, 2023

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Cavaliers +2, Knicks -2; Over/Under:  211.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Cavaliers +2, Knicks -2; Over/Under:  211 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Cavaliers +2.5, Knicks -2.5; Over/Under:  211.5 points

Cleveland Cavaliers:  51-31 (2nd place, Central Division)

New York Knicks:  47-35 (3rd place, Atlantic Division)

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Cleveland Cavaliers:  6-4 last 10

New York Knicks:  6-4 last 10

The Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 51-31 record overall and they were 20-21 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the New York Knicks in their last game. Darius Garland led the team in points in that game with 32 while Caris LeVert was next on the team with 24 points. Donovan Mitchell led the team in assists in that game with 13 while Evan Mobley led the team in rebounds with 13. They were 49.4% from the field, 42.4% from 3-point range, and 81% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 112.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 106.9 PPG against them. The Cavaliers have an ATS record of 43-37-4 this season and their O/U record is 40-44.

The Knicks finished the regular season with a 47-35 record overall and they were 23-18 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers in their last game. Julius Randle led the team in points in that game with 22 while Jalen Brunson was next on the team with 20 points. Jalen Brunson led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Julius Randle led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 36.7% from the field, 24.1% from 3-point range, and 83.3% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 116 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 113.1 PPG against them. The Knicks have an ATS record of 45-35-4 this season and their O/U record is 43-39-2.

The current betting odds have the Cavaliers listed as a 2 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 3 of a 7-game series between the 4th seeded Cavaliers and the 5th seeded Knicks for the 1st round of the playoffs in the NBA Eastern Conference. This is going to be the 1st game of this series being played in New York and the series is all tied up 1-1 after 2 games in Cleveland. The Knicks took game 1 of the series in a game they were leading the whole time, but the Cavs came back late in that game to make it very interesting near the end and then blew the Knicks out in game 2 to even up the series at 1. The Cavaliers weren't a great road team this season as they were only 20-21 in their road games, but the Knicks were also a better road team than in their home games this season. Now that the Cavaliers have some momentum on their side from that win, they will be looking to take a series lead here in New York where the Knicks haven't played great all year and the Cavaliers need to win this game as the pressure is on them to win a road game now to get out of the series. The Cavaliers will continue to roll the Knicks in this game like they have been doing over the last 6 quarters and they will take a series lead in this game. The best way to place a bet here is on the Cavaliers to cover the spread in this game.

Cavaliers Knicks Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Friday, April 21, 2023 (8:30 pm ET start time) is Cavaliers 122 Knicks 116.

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Cleveland Cavaliers: 3-10 ATS as a road underdog of 6 points or less. 6-11 ATS as an underdog. 26-16 UNDER when the total is 210 to 219.5. 27-15 UNDER as a road underdog of 6 points or less.

New York Knicks: 15-6 ATS revenging a same season loss vs opponent. 32-18 ATS at home when the line is +3 to -3. 17-10 UNDER revenging a road loss vs opponent of 10 points or more. 31-22 UNDER against Central division opponents.

Cleveland Cavaliers:  D. Windler (SG) Ques Fri - Foot. 

New York Knicks:  T. Keels (SG) Ques Fri - Illness. D. Washington Jr. (PG) Out indefinitely - Hip. I. Roby (SF) Ques Fri - Ankle.

“That's the All-Star we know, and it was good to see. He came out with a purpose. There was just a different look in his eye." - Donovan Mitchell on Darius Garland after their win against the Knicks in their game on Tuesday, game 2 of this series.

“I thought it was a little unnecessary. I understand that in the playoffs, you don’t give up on plays. But typically, you run across the body. Not like that.” - Julius Randle after their loss against the Cavaliers in their game on Tuesday, game 2 of this series. 

PG Darius Garland

SG Donovan Mitchell 

SF Isaac Okoro

PF Evan Mobley

C Jarrett Allen

PG Jalen Brunson

SG Quentin Grimes

SF RJ Barrett

PF Julius Randle

C Mitchell Robinson

PPG: D. Mitchell (28.3)

APG: D. Garland (7.8)

Reb/G: J. Allen (9.8)

PPG: J. Randle (25.1)

APG: J. Brunson (6.2)

Reb/G: J. Randle (10)

Coaches:

Cleveland Cavaliers: J.B. Bickerstaff (5th season)

New York Knicks: Tom Thibodeau (3rd season)