nba Preview
New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -4-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total opened at 213.
Cleveland lost its last outing, a 101-97 result against the Knicks on April 15. The Cavaliers failed to cover in that game as a -5-point favorite, while the 198 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Last time out for New York, they were a 101-97 winner as they battled the Cavaliers on the road. The Knicks covered in the match as a +5-point underdog, while 198 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
New York:
Team record: 48-35 SU,46-34-3 ATS
New York is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland:
Team record: 51-32 SU,42-37-4 ATS
Cleveland is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Next up:
New York home to Cleveland Friday, April 21