NEW YORK

KNICKSNY

53-29  |  Road

121
FINAL
Sat, May 23 • 8:00 PM ET
Rocket Arena
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CLEVELAND

CAVALIERSCLE

52-30  |  Home

108
AI Model Win Probability
KNICKS
75%
📊
CAVALIERS
25%
KNICKS --
CAVALIERS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
234.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 58%
Under 0 42%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-12.0
NEW YORK
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +12.0 points (New York)
KnicksNY (-3.5) 0 CavaliersCLE (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Knicks Cover

88.5%

Cavaliers Cover

11.5%

-30-20-100+10+20+30
Distribution centered around NY -12.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (NY)

NY By 1-7 points

20.1%

NY By 8-14 points

27.2%

CLE By 1-7 points

8.0%

CLE By 8-14 points

2.2%

AI Model Projected Score
123
NEW YORK
111
CLEVELAND
Simulated Score
105
NEW YORK
110
CLEVELAND
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Knicks Win
75% Win Prob
B
Sim Cavaliers Loss
50% Win Prob
D
Point Spread (ATS)
Divergence
AI Knicks (-3) Win
Proj Spread: -12.0
B
Sim Cavaliers (+0) Loss
Proj Spread: -5.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o215.0 Win
Proj Total: 234.0
D
Sim u215.0 Win
Proj Total: 215.0
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) +25.8% more
New York: 28.0 vs Cleveland: 20.8
Field Goal % (L5) +9.3%
New York: 51.7% vs Cleveland: 42.5%
3pt Field Goal % (L5) +7.1%
New York: 38.0% vs Cleveland: 30.9%
Blocks (L5) +36.1% more
Cleveland: 5.4 vs New York: 3.9
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
NY Score 123.0 121
CLE Score 111.0 108
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
3pt Field Goal % 30.9 / 38.0 29.0 / 39.0
Assists 20.8 / 28.0 22.0 / 27.0
Blocks 5.4 / 3.9 1.0 / 4.0
Field Goal % 42.5 / 51.7 50.0 / 56.0
Free Throw % 71.1 / 66.9 63.0 / 89.0
Rebounding 41.7 / 43.7 34.0 / 37.0
Steals 7.6 / 7.4 7.0 / 11.0
Turnovers 14.4 / 12.6 18.0 / 15.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
62%TICKETS38%
63%MONEY37%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
56%TICKETS44%
68%MONEY32%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
78%TICKETS22%
78%MONEY22%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
NY Advantage
70-32-0 (68.6%)
Margin: 8.0 ATS +/-: +3.5
CLE
60-40-0 (60.0%)
Margin: 2.8 ATS +/-: -2.4
🎯 ATS (Spread)
NY Advantage
58-44-0 (56.9%)
Margin: 8.0 ATS +/-: +3.5
CLE
40-60-0 (40.0%)
Margin: 2.8 ATS +/-: -2.4
⚖️ Over/Under
NY
47-55-0
O: 46.1% / U: 53.9% Total +/-: -1.4
CLE
52-48-0
O: 52.0% / U: 48.0% Total +/-: +0.9