Cavaliers vs. Knicks betting: NBA preview for April 2

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The New York Knicks (48-27) will attempt to extend a three-game winning streak when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (60-15) on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse as heavy, 10.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 7 p.m. ET on . The matchup has an over/under of 231.5 points.

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Cavaliers Cover -10.5 vs Knicks -109

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Cavaliers vs. Knicks betting lines

  • Cavaliers odds to win: -515
  • Knicks odds to win: +389
  • Spread: Cavaliers (-10.5)
  • Total: 231.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Cavaliers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Cleveland has a 20-16-1 ATS record in home games so far while going 32-5 overall in those contests.
  • Cleveland has gone 7-10 ATS in home games this year as 10.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Cavaliers have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 23 times this season.
  • Recent performance seems to trend against Cleveland to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 231.2 points per contest this season.

Cavaliers Recent Trends

  • The Cavaliers are 5-5 overall and 3-7 against the spread over their past 10 contests.
  • The final score of the past 10 Cavaliers games has surpassed the set total eight times.
  • The last 10 Cavaliers games averaged 233.1 total points, 1.6 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • During the past 10 games, the Cavaliers are scoring 2.2 points less per game compared to their season average.

Cavaliers Betting Records

  • The Cavaliers have put together a 57-13 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 81.4% of those games).
  • Cleveland has won all 24 games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -515 or shorter.
  • The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Cavaliers an 83.7% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.2 (second in NBA) 45.4 (third) 45.2 (eighth) 43.5 (10th) 28.2 (ninth) 12.3 (fourth)

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Knicks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Knicks are 22-15 in road contests with a 17-20 record against the spread on the road.
  • The Knicks have a 1-3 record ATS in road games this season as 10.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Knicks have gone over a set point total in a road game 19 times this year.
  • The Knicks and their opponents have averaged a total of 225.6 points per road contest this year, 5.9 points fewer than this game’s projected total.

Knicks Recent Trends

  • The Knicks have covered the spread seven times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Knicks and their opponents have hit the over in five of the past 10 games.
  • The Knicks’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 221.5 points scored. That’s 10.0 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • During their last 10 games, the Knicks have scored 5.5 fewer points per contest compared to their 116.2 PPG season-long scoring average.

Knicks Betting Records

  • This season, New York has won four out of the 14 games, or 28.6%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Knicks have not been a bigger underdog this season than the +389 moneyline set for this game.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Knicks based on the moneyline is 20.4%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.7 (fourth in NBA) 47.3 (20th) 42.9 (24th) 42 (second) 27.5 (11th) 12.2 (third)
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