Cavaliers vs Knicks Pick – NBA Predictions & Odds 3/31/23

The New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers meet Friday in NBA action at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The New York Knicks are averaging 115.3 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 112.8 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Julius Randle is averaging 25.4 points and 10.1 rebounds, while Jalen Brunson is averaging 23.8 points and 3.6 rebounds. RJ Barrett is the third double-digit scorer and Immanuel Quickley is grabbing 4.1 rebounds. The New York Knicks are shooting 34.9 percent from beyond the arc and 76.9 percent from the free throw line. The New York Knicks are allowing 35.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.7 rebounds per game.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 112.2 points on 48.8 percent shooting and allowing 106.5 points on 46.8 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 27.4 points and 4.5 assists, while Darius Garland is averaging 21.6 points and 2.7 rebounds. Evan Mobley is the third double-digit scorer and Jarrett Allen is grabbing 9.9 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 77.9 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 36.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.3 rebounds per game.

The Knicks are 35-17 ATS in their last 52 road games and 13-6-1 ATS in their last 20 games overall. The Cavaliers are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 Friday games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Knicks last 4 overall. The over is 8-3 in Cavaliers last 11 overall.

The Knicks have been great at covering numbers on the road, and they don’t lose big often, so the points are intriguing. However, the Cleveland Cavaliers are back on one of their hot streaks, and they’re at home, where they win by an average of 9.2 points and shoot 49.4 percent from the field. I’m not excited to step in front of the Cavs at home. I’ll lay the reasonable chalk.