Knicks-Cavaliers Preview

The New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Quicken Loans Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 14½-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Chris Duhon led New York with 23 points and 13 assists in its 104-97 loss to Portland on Tuesday night.
The game resulted in a push with Portland as 7-point road favorites, as the teams played under the 212-point total listed by oddsmakers.
LeBron James netted a game-high 32 points as the Cavaliers defeated the Bucks 97-85 on Saturday. The Cavaliers managed to cover the 7-point spread, but the 182 points fell UNDER the posted total of 195.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas shot 11-for-17 from the field with 23 points and 17 rebounds.
Current streak:
Cleveland has won 5 straight games.
Team records:
New York: 8-9 SU, 7-9-1 ATS
Cleveland: 14-3 SU, 13-4 ATS
New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing Portland are 1-9
After a loss are 4-6

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Indiana are 5-5
After playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After a win are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York’s last 5 games when playing Cleveland
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
New York is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
New York at Atlanta, Friday, December 5
Cleveland home to Indiana, Friday, December 5

 

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