NBA Best Bets: Cavaliers vs. Knicks Picks for February 21
Published 12:39 pm Friday, February 21, 2025
Two streaking teams meet when the Cleveland Cavaliers (45-10) host the New York Knicks (37-18) on Friday, February 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The Knicks are 8.5-point underdogs and will attempt to keep their five-game win streak intact against the Cavaliers, winners of five straight.
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Cavaliers vs. Knicks Game Info
- When: Friday, February 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio
- TV: ESPN, FDSOH, and MSG
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Cavaliers vs. Knicks Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 8.5)
- Cleveland has 36 wins in 55 games against the spread this season.
- Against the spread, New York is 28-27-0 this year.
- As 8.5-point favorites or more, the Cavaliers are 19-12 against the spread.
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Pick OU:
Under (241.5)
- The Cavaliers’ 55 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 241.5 points 19 times.
- Knicks games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 241.5 points in 17 of 55 outings.
- Cleveland has had an average of 229.9 points in its games this season, 11.6 fewer than this matchup’s total.
- The average over/under for New York’s outings this season is 226.3, 15.2 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Knicks are the league’s sixth-highest scoring team this season compared to the third-ranked Cavaliers.
- The Cavaliers are the league’s 14th-ranked scoring defense while the Knicks are the 15th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-350)
- The Cavaliers have been favorites in 51 games this season and won 43 (84.3%) of those contests.
- The Knicks have won in two of the six contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- Cleveland has a record of 27-3, a 90% win rate, when it’s favored by -350 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- New York has yet to enter a game this year with longer moneyline odds than +280.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 77.8% chance of a victory for the Cavaliers.
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