Cavaliers vs. Knicks betting: NBA preview for February 21

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A pair of streaking teams square off when the Cleveland Cavaliers (45-10) host the New York Knicks (37-18) on Friday, February 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The Knicks are 8-point underdogs and will attempt to keep their five-game win streak allive against the Cavaliers, winners of five straight. The over/under is 242 for the matchup.

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Cavaliers Cover -8 vs Knicks -113

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Cavaliers vs. Knicks betting lines

  • Cavaliers odds to win: -350
  • Knicks odds to win: +278
  • Spread: Cavaliers (-8)
  • Total: 242
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Cavaliers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Cleveland has a 19-10 record against the spread at home and is 25-4 in home contests.
  • This year, Cleveland is 12-8 ATS at home as 8-point favorites or more.
  • The Cavaliers have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 18 times this year.
  • This season at home Cleveland and its opponents have averaged a total of 230.8 points per contest, 11.2 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Cavaliers Recent Trends

  • The Cavaliers have a 9-1 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
  • The Cavaliers’ last 10 games saw six hit the over.
  • The Cavaliers’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 234.0 points scored. That’s 8.0 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Cavaliers have scored 1.8 more points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Cavaliers Betting Records

  • The Cavaliers have been the moneyline favorite 51 total times this season. They’ve gone 43-8 in those games.
  • Cleveland has a record of 26-3 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -350 or shorter (winning 89.7%).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cavaliers have an implied win probability of 77.8%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.6 (second in NBA) 45.4 (fifth) 45.0 (11th) 43.4 (13th) 29.0 (fourth) 12.5 (fifth)

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Knicks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Knicks have a 13-12 ATS record in road games so far while going 17-8 overall in those contests.
  • The Knicks have a 2-4 record ATS in road games this season when playing as 8-point underdogs or more.
  • Knicks games have hit the over on the set point total 15 times on the road this season.
  • The Knicks and their opponents have averaged a total of 224.5 points per road contest this year, 17.5 points fewer than this game’s projected total.

Knicks Recent Trends

  • The Knicks have covered the spread five times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 8-2 record straight-up in those games.
  • Knicks’ last 10 outings saw eight hit the over.
  • The past 10 Knicks games averaged 6.6 fewer points (235.4) than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over the last 10 games, the Knicks are scoring 125.9 points per game compared to their 118.3 season average.

Knicks Betting Records

  • New York has been underdogs in six games this season and won two (33.3%) of those contests.
  • The Knicks have not been a bigger underdog this season than the +278 moneyline set for this game.
  • The Knicks have a 26.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.4 (third in NBA) 47.2 (20th) 43.2 (23rd) 41.4 (first) 27.6 (10th) 12.1 (third)
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