CLEVELAND

CAVALIERSCLE

17-14  |  Road

124
FINAL
Thu, Dec 25 • 12:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden
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NEW YORK

KNICKSNY

20-9  |  Home

126
AI Model Win Probability
CAVALIERS
0%
📊
KNICKS
100%
CAVALIERS --
KNICKS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
223.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 100%
Under 0 0%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
+1.0
NEW YORK
Book Spread
--
Book Line
CavaliersCLE (-3.5) 0 KnicksNY (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Cavaliers Cover

46.0%

Knicks Cover

54.0%

-30-20-100+10+20+30
Distribution centered around NY +1.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (NY)

CLE By 1-7 points

26.2%

CLE By 8-14 points

16.9%

NY By 1-7 points

24.3%

NY By 8-14 points

13.7%

AI Model Projected Score
112
CLEVELAND
111
NEW YORK
Simulated Score
108
CLEVELAND
112
NEW YORK
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Cavaliers Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Knicks Win
50% Win Prob
D
Point Spread (ATS)
Agreement
AI Knicks (+5.5) Win
Proj Spread: +1.0
D
Sim Knicks (+0) Win
Proj Spread: -4.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u242.0 Loss
Proj Total: 223.0
D
Sim u242.0 Win
Proj Total: 220.0
D
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
May 25, 2026 NY @ CLE 130 - 93
May 23, 2026 NY @ CLE 121 - 108
May 21, 2026 CLE @ NY 93 - 109
May 19, 2026 CLE @ NY 104 - 115
Feb 24, 2026 NY @ CLE 94 - 109
Key Model Drivers
Assists (L5) +25.7% more
Cleveland: 33.6 vs New York: 24.9
Steals (L5) +15.6% more
Cleveland: 8.6 vs New York: 7.3
Free Throw % (L5) +9.4%
Cleveland: 85.7% vs New York: 76.3%
Field Goal % (L5) +2.9%
Cleveland: 50.1% vs New York: 47.2%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
CLE Score 112.0 124
NY Score 111.0 126
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
3pt Field Goal % 39.4 / 40.2 48.0 / 44.0
Assists 24.9 / 33.6 28.0 / 30.0
Blocks 3.5 / 3.6 4.0 / 0.0
Field Goal % 47.2 / 50.1 47.0 / 52.0
Free Throw % 76.3 / 85.7 77.0 / 83.0
Rebounding 49.2 / 43.4 43.0 / 45.0
Steals 7.3 / 8.6 9.0 / 7.0
Turnovers 15.8 / 13.7 13.0 / 14.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
28%TICKETS72%
33%MONEY67%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
39%TICKETS61%
42%MONEY58%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
56%TICKETS44%
46%MONEY54%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
CLE
60-40-0 (60.0%)
Margin: 2.8 ATS +/-: -2.4
NY Advantage
70-32-0 (68.6%)
Margin: 8.0 ATS +/-: +3.5
🎯 ATS (Spread)
CLE
40-60-0 (40.0%)
Margin: 2.8 ATS +/-: -2.4
NY Advantage
58-44-0 (56.9%)
Margin: 8.0 ATS +/-: +3.5
⚖️ Over/Under
CLE
52-48-0
O: 52.0% / U: 48.0% Total +/-: +0.9
NY
47-55-0
O: 46.1% / U: 53.9% Total +/-: -1.4