New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 2/21/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Friday, February 21, 2025

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Cleveland Cavaliers (44-10) will go up against the New York Knicks (36-18) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Friday.

The Knicks took the court against the Hawks and earned the victory with a final of 149-148 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Knicks ended up finishing with 23 and the Hawks totaled 29 personal fouls. They made 14 of 38 shots from beyond the arc. Atlanta went 68.6% at the free throw line by burying 24 of their 35 attempts. Moreover, Atlanta totaled 47 boards (19 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Atlanta distributed 43 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. In regard to defense, New York allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 55 out of 110 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned a total of 39 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Knicks made 30 of 37 shots for a rate of 81.1%. New York walked away from the game having earned a 57.4% field goal percentage (54 of 94) and converted 11 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc.

Karl-Anthony Towns is a guy who had an impact in the matchup. Towns finished shooting 56.0% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He played 47 minutes played and also totaled 10 rebounds. He ended up scoring 44 points on 14 of 25 shooting.

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New York enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 36-18 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, New York is collecting 43.0 boards per contest and has racked up 1,491 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 10th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are shooting 37.6% on 3-pointers (690 of 1,836) and 80.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 118.4 pts per contest (4th in the league) while hitting 49.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Knicks are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.5 fouls. They surrender 37.8% from 3-point land and they are 13th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.5). The Knicks defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.3% (2,254 of 4,763) and they surrender 41.2 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 12th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,397 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Cavaliers went home victorious with a score of 131-108 against the Raptors. In regard to how they rebounded, Cleveland permitted Toronto to pull down 39 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They went 34.5% from distance by hitting 10 of 29 and ended up shooting 14 of 21 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Cavaliers allowed the Raptors to bury 42 of their 91 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.2% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Cavaliers ended up going 48 out of 99 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.5%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Cleveland knocked down 18 of 53 attempts (34.0%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a rate of 85.0%. The Raptors were called for 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Cavaliers recorded 40 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 53 for the contest.

Donovan Mitchell pitched in for the Cavaliers for this game. He buried 6 of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and had 6 rebounds. Mitchell earned 21 points in his 29 minutes on the court and totaled 5 dimes in the matchup.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 44-10 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 49.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 2nd in the NBA. Cleveland has accounted for 6,625 points so far this year (122.7 per game) and they collect 44.8 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.1 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per game. The Cavaliers commit 18.5 personal fouls every game and they go 78.8% from the free throw line.

The Cleveland defense allows 36.3% on 3-point shots (722 of 1,988) and their opponents are making 77.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 25.5 dimes and 43.4 boards every game, which has them ranked 8th and 13th in the NBA. The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 11th in the league in points allowed per game with 111.9. They have forced 14.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (6th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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