New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/31/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Friday, March 31, 2023

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the location where the Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the New York Knicks on Friday.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Heat and took home the win by a score of 101-92 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Knicks left the arena with 14 and the Heat had 18 personal fouls. They converted 13 out of their 39 shots from downtown. Miami went 64.3% from the free throw line by burying 9 of 14 attempts. Additionally, Miami grabbed 35 boards (6 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Miami recorded 20 assists and had 5 steals for this game. Regarding defending, New York let their opponent shoot 44.3% from the field on 35 of 79 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 47 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Knicks knocked down 12 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 52.2%. New York ended the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (38 of 76) and buried 13 out of their 31 three-point shots.

Immanuel Quickley is a guy who played a role in this contest. He finished with 24 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He played 32 mins played and also totaled 1 rebound. Quickley walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the field and totaled 4 assists.

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New York will play this contest with a mark of 44-33 on the campaign. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New York is grabbing 46.6 boards per game and has 1,743 assists so far this year, which is 29th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Knicks are shooting 35.1% on shots from downtown (960 of 2,733) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They average 115.4 pts per contest (13th in the league) while shooting 46.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Knicks are forcing 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 11th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,910 relinquished on the season. The Knicks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.9% (3,127 of 6,809) and they surrender 42.2 boards per game as a squad. They give up 35.1% from 3-point land and they rank 9th in the league in PPG allowed (112.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Cavaliers took a loss by a final score of 120-118 when they faced the Hawks. The Cavaliers corralled 30 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 40 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Hawks earned 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.2%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Cleveland buried 9 of 25 attempts (36.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Cavaliers ended up going 47 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.5%. The Cavaliers permitted the Hawks to convert 41 of their 89 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.1% for the game. They shot 44.4% from downtown by shooting 12 of 27 and ended up shooting 26 of 33 from the free throw line (78.8%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Cleveland allowed Atlanta to snag 51 in all (14 on the offensive glass).

Donovan Mitchell was important for the Cavaliers for the matchup. He buried 15 of 33 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 5 rebounds. Mitchell totaled 44 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 5 dimes for this contest.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 48-29 so far this year. As an offense, the Cavaliers are hitting on 48.8% from the floor, which is 6th in the league. Cleveland has tallied 8,644 points so far this season (112.3 per game) and they pull down 41.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 24.8 times per game (18th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per game. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 18.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the NBA in PPG given up with 106.7. They have forced 15.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (7th in basketball). The Cleveland defense allows 36.9% from downtown (869 of 2,354) and their opponents are connecting on 78.2% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 23.0 assists and 41.0 total rebounds per game, which is 1st and 2nd in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cleveland and under the total points

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