The New York Knicks (47-35) and Cleveland Cavaliers (51-31) open a best-of-7 series Saturday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Tip for Game 1 of the Round 1 Eastern Conference series is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Knicks vs. Cavaliers odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Knicks stumbled down the stretch, losing the final 2 games of the regular season and going 1-2-1 against the spread (ATS) in the final 4 outings.
New York won 130-116 at Cleveland recently, however, cashing as a 3-point underdog on March 31 as the Over (220.5) connected. The Knicks also topped the Cavaliers 105-103 at Madison Square Garden as 3.5-point ‘dogs as the Under (221) cashed on Jan. 24.
The Knicks actually won and covered 3 of the 4 regular-season meetings. The Under cashed in both meetings in New York and the Over connected in each of the 2 meetings in Cleveland.