New York Knicks - Cleveland Cavaliers: our prediction

The Knicks are full of confidence with 80% recent wins and 80% success as favorites. At home, they dominate heavily, while the Cavaliers struggle with only 50% wins and 10% solid first halves. The odds (1.43) confirm their favorite status.

The Knicks tend to slow down the game in the second half (30% high points in 2nd half), and the Cavaliers are poor in the first half (10%). With solid defenses in the playoffs, the total points should stay under 217.5, especially since the under odds (1.72) are attractive.