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New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Basketball 2025 Betting Tips - Cleveland to flex their muscle against East contender

Ryan Tucker

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Last updated: 02 Apr 2025

Ryan Tucker 02 Apr 2025

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New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers expert tips for Thursday, 2nd April
Tip-off is at 10:00 PM AEDT at Rocket Arena, Cleveland
Cleveland expected to strengthen their Eastern Conference lead against the Knicks.
Knicks face travel and injury challenges, making them vulnerable.
Betting tips: Cavs to cover, Mobley over 1.5 threes, game total likely under.

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Cleveland Cavaliers mascot Moondog. (Photo by Rocky Widner/Getty Images)

New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Basketball 2025 Betting Tips

Cleveland will take a step closer to securing the Eastern Conference with a win over the banged up Knicks on Thursday (Australian time).

New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Basketball 2025 Betting Tips
Head to Head
2024-25 Match Results:
2023-24 Season Series:
New York Knicks Form
New York Knicks Team News
Cleveland Cavaliers Form
Cleveland Cavaliers Team News
New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA 2025 FAQ’s

Whilst the Cavs have struggled recently against the spread this is a good spot for them to regain some ascendancy, especially coming up against a conference rival that has some key injuries.

Cleveland have the 2nd best home record (32-5) in the NBA behind Oklahoma City and are coming off a good win and 3 days rest. The Knicks are on the second night of a back to back and have had to travel to Cleveland, they are 5-7 this season on the second night of a double game which points even further to this being a good spot for the Cavs.

Take Cleveland to cover the line, Evan Mobley to hit over 1.5 threes and the Game Total to go Under.

Cleveland have covered in 4 of the last 5 against the Knicks.
New York are ranked 27th in 3pt defence with the Cavs having the best 3pt% in the league.
Evan Mobley is averaging 3.1 3pt attempts on the season but has taken 6 shots from the perimeter in each of his last two games.
9 of the last 10 games between these two teams have gone Under the Game Total.

Head to Head

2024-25 Match Results:

Feb 21st 25: Cleveland 142-105 New York

Oct 28th 24: New York 104-110 Cleveland

2023-24 Season Series:

New York won the series 2-1 with all three wins coming from the road team.

New York Knicks Form

The Knicks have won 3 in a row and 5 of their last 6 heading into this matchup with the top seed. The only notable win though through that period was a 116-107 win against the Bucks, otherwise the rest are teams trying to lose.

Despite being 9th in scoring this season and 4th in FG% the team has struggled to maintain consistency throughout the season especially in the 2nd game of a back to back where they have a 5-7 record on the season. Injuries have affected players in different stretches through the year but the minutes the starters play on a night to night basis must also be playing its part.

New York rank 10th in defence, allowing 111.8 pts per game to opponents but have a much lower ranking of 22nd when it comes to opponent FG% which sits at 47.3%.

New York Knicks Team News

Jalen Brunson has been cleared for basketball activites as of the start of this week but there is still no specific timeline for his return. Ariel Hukporti is also out with a knee injury.

Miles McBride, Cam Payne and Karl-Anthony Towns did not play in the team's recent game against the 76ers but will likely suit up here.

Cleveland Cavaliers Form

The Cavs hold their spot atop the Eastern Conference, something that not many sports pundits gave them any chance to do earlier in the season.

They are 4 games clear of Boston in 2nd spot and have taken 4 wins in their last 5 outings. Including this matchup they have 7 games remaining, two against the Knicks and two against the Pacers otherwise it is a coast to the playoffs for a team expected to take the top seed in the conference.

Donovan Mitchell still leads the team in scoring despite a bit of a dip to start the year, he is averaging 24 points a game to go with 4.5 boards, 4.9 assists and 1.3 steals. Jarrett Allen is having a consistent year averaging a double double with 13.8 pts and 10 rebounds.

Cleveland are 1st in points per game in the NBA averaging 122.3 per game.

Cleveland Cavaliers Team News

Ty Jerome is listed as out for this matchup with a knee injury.

New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA 2025 FAQ’s

How to watch New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA game 2025?

You can watch the New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA 2025 game via Kayo Sports or the NBA Game Pass App.

What time does New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA 2025 start?

New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA 2025 starts at 10:00 PM AEDT.

Verdict

NY Knicks @ CLE Cavaliers

Take Cleveland to cover the line, Evan Mobley to hit over 1.5 threes and the Game Total to go Under.

Cleveland -10.5

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