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New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
A winning streak will be on the line for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday when they battle the New York Knicks at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -4.5-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total opened at 219.5.
In their last action, Cleveland was a 118-94 winner at home against the 76ers. They covered the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (212) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
New York won its last outing, a 130-110 result against the Bucks on December 27. The Knicks covered in that game as a +13-point underdog, while the 240 combined points took the game OVER the total.
New York:
Team record: 1-2 SU,1-2 ATS
New York is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland:
Team record: 3-0 SU,3-0 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games
Next up:
New York at Toronto Thursday, December 31
Cleveland at Indiana Thursday, December 31