New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, March 3, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+5)

The Cleveland Cavaliers (39-20) are hosting the New York Knicks (35-25) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday. Cleveland opens as 5-point favorites. The total is set at 212.5.

The Knicks faced the Warriors and took a loss by a final of 110-99 in their last game. New York wrapped up the contest having earned a 36.8% FG percentage (35 of 95) and buried 12 of their 39 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Knicks made 17 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 70.8%. In reference to hauling in boards, they compiled 56 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 23 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding defense, New York allowed 44.9% from the field on 44 out of 98 shooting. Golden State doled out 26 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. On top of that, Golden State snagged 53 rebounds (16 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Golden State walked away from this one shooting 50.0% at the charity stripe by making 8 of 16 tries. They buried 14 out of their 44 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Knicks walked away with 15 and the Warriors recorded 19 personal fouls.

Jalen Brunson is one player who was a contributor in this game. Brunson finished shooting 44.0% from the field and recorded 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and collected 5 rebounds. He racked up 27 points on 11 of 25 shooting.

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New York heads into this matchup with a record of 35-25 this year. They are giving up possession 13.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New York is pulling in 45.7 boards per contest and has earned 1,427 dimes this year, which is 29th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Knicks are hitting 36.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (782 of 2,132) and 78.4% from the free throw line. They average 113.6 pts per contest (20th in basketball) while hitting 46.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Knicks are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 fouls. They are 11th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,553 relinquished for the year. The Knicks are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.4% (2,453 of 5,175) and they concede 40.5 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 4th in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cavaliers got the win with a final of 110-100 when they faced the Pistons. The Cavaliers collected 41 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 53 for the contest. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Pistons were called for 23 fouls for the game which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 30 tries. They were able to make 26 of them for a percentage of 86.7%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Cleveland converted 18 out of 41 attempts (43.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers shot 33 out of 83 from the floor which had them shooting 39.8%. The Cavaliers allowed the Pistons to convert 33 of their 89 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.1% in this matchup. They went 27.8% from distance via 10 out of 36 and ended up going 24 out of 28 from the free throw line (85.7%). Regarding rebounds, Cleveland allowed Detroit to pull down 42 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Darius Garland was important for the Cavaliers for the matchup. He made 9 out of 21 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. Garland scored 29 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes for the matchup.

Cleveland has a record of 39-20 so far this year. As an offense, the Cavaliers are hitting on 48.1% from the floor, which ranks 12th in the league. Cleveland has scored 6,763 points this season (114.6 per contest) and they average 44.8 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.7 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.5 times per game. The Cavaliers commit 18.5 fouls per game and they go 76.8% from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the league in points per game surrendered with 109.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (4th in the NBA). The Cleveland defense allows 36.0% on 3-point attempts (714 of 1,986) and their opponents are knocking down 78.5% of their free throw shots. They surrender 24.2 assists and 42.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 2nd and 9th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (-5)

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