New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 4/15/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+6)

The New York Knicks are on their way to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cleveland is 6-point favorites. The over/under is 217.5.

The Knicks played the Pacers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 141-136 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Knicks finished with 24 while the Pacers finished the game with 24 fouls. They also converted 19 out of their 34 tries from distance. Indiana finished 78.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 30 of their 38 attempts. Additionally, Indiana pulled down 44 boards (8 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Indiana recorded 33 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In relation to the defense, New York allowed 51.7% from the field on 46 out of 89 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 53 with 19 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Knicks made 17 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. New York finished the game having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (52 of 108) and converted 15 of their 40 3-point shots.

Obi Toppin is someone who played a role for the matchup. He ended up with 34 points on 13 out of 23 shooting. He played for 37 minutes and totaled 7 rebounds. Toppin finished the game at 56.5% from the field and totaled 5 assists.

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New York comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 47-35 for the campaign. They average 116.0 points per outing (11th in the league) while connecting on 47.0% from the field. The Knicks are connecting on 35.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,037 of 2,930) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New York is grabbing 46.6 boards per game and has tallied 1,880 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 28th in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game and as a group are committing 20.3 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Knicks are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.7% on shots from downtown while they are 13th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.1). The Knicks are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.2% (3,343 of 7,229) and they concede 42.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 13th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,062 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Cavaliers went home defeated by a final of 106-95 against the Hornets. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Cleveland allowed Charlotte to snag 49 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 18.8% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 6 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 30 from the charity stripe (86.7%). The Cavaliers allowed the Hornets to convert 37 of their 81 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.7% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Cavaliers ended up going 35 for 89 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Cleveland buried 10 out of 37 tries (27.0%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 93.8%. The Hornets had 14 personal fouls for this game which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They gave up possession 16 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Cavaliers collected 33 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 44 for the game.

Sam Merrill was important for the Cavaliers in the game. He made 6 of 12 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Merrill scored 17 points in his 26 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this game.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 51-31 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cavaliers are connecting on 48.8% from the field, which ranks 5th in the league. Cleveland has tallied 9,205 points this year (112.3 per game) and they average 41.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.9 times per game (19th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per contest. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 19.0 fouls per contest while shooting 78.0% from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 1st in basketball in PPG allowed with 106.9. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (7th in the league). The Cleveland defense concedes 36.8% from downtown (924 of 2,508) and their opposition knocks down 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 23.0 dimes and 41.2 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 1st and 3rd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+6)

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