nba Preview
New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -5.5-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total opened at 207.5.
In their last action, Cleveland was a 94-87 winner at home against the Thunder. They failed to cover the -11.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (181) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
New York was a 110-102 winner in its last match at home against the Clippers. They covered the -4-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 212 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
New York:
Team record: 23-24 SU,23-24 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games on the road
New York is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
New York is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland:
Team record: 28-19 SU,30-15-2 ATS
Cleveland is 4-9-1 ATS in its last 14 games
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games
Next up:
New York at Miami Wednesday, January 26
Cleveland home to Milwaukee Wednesday, January 26