Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 10/28/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks

Date: Monday, October 28, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+2.5)

The Cleveland Cavaliers (3-0) are traveling to Madison Square Garden on Monday where they will meet the New York Knicks (1-1). Cleveland is 2.5-point dogs. The betting total is set at 222.

The Cavaliers played the Wizards and notched a win by a score of 135-116 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 25 while the Wizards finished the game with 27 fouls. They also buried 15 of their 43 tries from distance. Washington finished shooting 84.4% from the charity stripe by making 27 of 32 shots. Furthermore, Washington grabbed 42 rebounds (6 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 9 blocked shots. Washington distributed 27 dimes and had 13 steals in this contest. In reference to defending, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 38.5% from the floor on 37 of 96 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 41 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers made 23 of their 34 shots for a percentage of 67.6%. Cleveland walked away from the game having earned a 53.4% field goal percentage (47 out of 88) and buried 18 of their 39 3-point attempts.

Donovan Mitchell is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. Mitchell went 61.1% from the field and also distributed 5 assists. He saw the court for 29 mins played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He scored 30 points on 11 out of 18 shooting.

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Cleveland heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 3-0 on the season. They are turning it over 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Cleveland is pulling down 41.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 84 assists on the campaign, which is 4th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Cavaliers are connecting on 43.7% on shots from 3-point land (45 of 103) and 71.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 128.0 points per game (2nd in the NBA) while hitting 54.5% from the field.

On defense, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 18.7 turnovers every game while drawing 23.7 fouls. They currently rank 24th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 75 surrendered so far this season. The Cavaliers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.2% (111 of 263) and they surrender 42.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 37.7% on shots from downtown and they are 6th in the NBA in PPG allowed (107.7).

In their last game, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 123-98 when they faced the Pacers. The Knicks collected 34 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this matchup. They also turned it over 12 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. The Pacers were called for 24 fouls for the matchup which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to knock down 23 of those for a percentage of 79.3%. Regarding shots from downtown, New York made 12 of their 27 attempts (44.4%). Overall, the Knicks finished the game shooting 44 for 84 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.4%. The Knicks permitted the Pacers to knock down 41 of 83 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 49.4% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 10.0% from three-point range by connecting on 3 out of 30 and finished the game at 13 of 20 at the free throw line (65.0%). In relation to team rebounding, New York allowed Indiana to get 42 in all (8 offensive).

Jalen Brunson was important for the Knicks for the matchup. He made 10 out of 19 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and had 5 rebounds. Brunson tallied 26 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes for this game.

New York has a mark of 1-1 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Knicks are shooting 53.7% from the field, which is 2nd in the league. New York has accounted for 232 points this year (116.0 per contest) and they grab 38.5 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.5 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. The Knicks are responsible for committing 15.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The New York defense allows 35.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (32 of 91) and opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 30.5 dimes and 36.5 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 28th and 2nd in the league. The Knicks on defense are ranked 16th in the NBA in PPG given up with 115.0. They are able to force 10.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 50.0% from the field (26th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-2.5)

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