Cleveland vs New York Prediction: Betting on the Knicks and Total Over

Prediction for the NBA match between Cleveland vs New York, which will take place on February 22nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Cleveland

The Cavs started after the break in the regular season with a road game against Brooklyn and, as expected, got a confident victory. Kenny Atkinson's team didn't miss even a hundred points from the Eastern Conference outsider and won with a double-digit score difference - 110-97. Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley scored 18 points each, and centre Jarrett Allen had 20 rebounds.

So, Cleveland's winning streak is now at five games and they've won nine of the last ten. They're top of the Eastern Conference standings and it looks like they'll stay there until the end of the regular season.

New York

The Knicks also played yesterday, like Cleveland. Tom Thibodeau's team took on a weakened Chicago team in the trade deadline and managed to win, albeit only in overtime - 113:111 (104:104).The New Yorkers only managed to convert 43% of their shots, but also allowed their opponents to score on only 39.8% of their attempts. Karl-Anthony Towns was the star player for the Knicks, with 18 rebounds and 32 points. Jalen Brunson had 22 points and 12 assists, and Miles McBride scored 23 points. The Knicks have now won 10 out of their last 12 games, with 37 wins and 18 losses. This puts them in third place in the Eastern Conference standings.

H2H Meetings

So, the score in the season series is 1-0 to Cleveland. Last season, the Knicks beat the Cavs 2-1.

Stats Betting

• New York has won five out of the last seven times the two teams have played each other.
• The opponents never scored more than 240 points in nine matches back-to-back though.
• Cleveland has scored more than 123 points in nine out of 13 home matches.
• New York scored at least 117 points in seven of the last eight away games.

Expert Betting Tips

Cleveland and New York are in the top three of the Eastern Conference and the top three of the offensive rankings. So we should expect a high-scoring game. Also, the Knicks are underrated here. The Cavaliers are definitely the favorite in this match, but not as clear as the bookmakers' odds suggest. We also suggest looking at the TO of assists. 

Our picks:

TO (240.5) for 1.91

H2 (+8.5) for 1.91

Assists TO (55.5) for 1.79