Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 11/1/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Cleveland Cavaliers (1-2) are hitting the road to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the New York Knicks (1-2).

The Cavaliers played the Pacers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 125-113 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 16 and the Pacers racked up 20 fouls. They also converted 15 out of their 38 tries from 3-point range. Indiana finished the contest at 82.4% from the charity stripe by burying 14 of 17 shots. Furthermore, Indiana snagged 48 boards (11 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Indiana distributed 36 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, Cleveland allowed 49.0% from the floor on 48 out of 98 shooting. They also distributed 29 assists in the game in addition to creating 7 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 51 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 15 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. Cleveland walked away from the game with a 43.4% field goal percentage (43 out of 99) and converted 12 of their 31 shots from downtown.

Evan Mobley is someone who was a contributor for this contest. He scored 33 points on 12 out of 22 shooting. He played for 33 mins and also totaled 14 boards. Mobley ended up shooting 54.5% from the field and recorded 3 assists.

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Cleveland comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 1-2 on the campaign. They turn it over 10.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Cleveland is pulling down 45.7 rebounds per game and has earned 74 dimes on the year, which ranks 21st in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers are hitting 34.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (41 of 119) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 110.7 points per contest (16th in basketball) while hitting 43.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers every game while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 40.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 20th in the league in PPG allowed (115.3). The Cavaliers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.3% (130 of 269) and they surrender 48.3 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 19th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 88 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 96-87 against the Pelicans. The Knicks were able to collect 43 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 59 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 18 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Pelicans committed 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Knicks to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a rate of 77.8%. Concerning 3-pointers, New York made 7 of 37 attempts (18.9%). Overall, the Knicks finished shooting 33 out of 90 from the field which had them shooting 36.7%. The Knicks allowed the Pelicans to bury 40 of 87 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 46.0% for this game. They finished 27.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 out of 33 and ended up shooting 7 out of 16 from the free throw line (43.8%). In regard to how they rebounded, New York permitted New Orleans to pull down 43 in total (4 offensive).

RJ Barrett was important for the Knicks for the contest. He made 7 out of 16 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 43.8%, and totaled 3 rebounds. Barrett accumulated 18 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this game.

New York has a win-loss record of 1-2 on the campaign. The Knicks have committed 20.0 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 66.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.3 times per game (18th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.3 times per game. New York has scored 317 points on the campaign (105.7 per contest) and they pull in 50.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Knicks are shooting 40.4% from the floor, which is 30th in the NBA.

The New York defense allows 31.7% on three-point shots (33 of 104) and their opposition makes 73.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 22.0 dimes and 44.3 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 4th and 12th in the league. The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 12th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 108.0. They are forcing 13.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (18th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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