Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks Predictions & Picks – Knicks To Draw First Blood In NBA Playoffs Series

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  • Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks picks for Tuesday, May 19
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Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks Predictions & Picks

New York are tipped to cover as they win Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Knicks will be fresh after a long lay-off between series, will the Cavaliers will almost certainly have some sort of fatigue after a back-to-back seven-game series.

  • New York Knicks are on a 7-game win streak
  • New York Knicks are 7-3-0 ATS in the playoffs so far
  • Cleveland Cavaliers are 2-5-0 ATS in their 7 playoff road games
  • The Over cashed in 2 of the 3 regular season meetings

Head To Head

  • New York Knicks lead the all-time series 135-112
  • Cleveland Cavaliers won 109-94 when the two teams last met on February 24

Cleveland Cavaliers Form

Cleveland enter this matchup having won four of their last five games, but having been made to fight for their playoff lives in back-to-back series that have gone seven games.

DateOppositionW/LScore
Apr-29 vs Toronto Raptors W 125-120
May-01 at Toronto Raptors L 110-112 OT
May-03 vs Toronto Raptors W 114-102
May-05 at Detroit Pistons L 101-111
May-07 at Detroit Pistons L 97-107
May-09 vs Detroit Pistons W 116-109
May-11 vs Detroit Pistons W 112-103
May-13 at Detroit Pistons W 117-113 OT
May-15 vs Detroit Pistons L 94-115
May-17 at Detroit Pistons W 125-94

New York Knicks Form

New York go into this game on a red-hot run of form, having now won each of their last seven games and eight of their 10 total playoff outings so far.

DateOppositionW/LScore
Apr-18 vs Atlanta Hawks W 113-102
Apr-20 vs Atlanta Hawks L 106-107
Apr-23 at Atlanta Hawks L 108-109
Apr-26 at Atlanta Hawks W 114-98
Apr-28 vs Atlanta Hawks W 126-97
Apr-30 at Atlanta Hawks W 140-89
May-04 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 137-98
May-06 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 108-102
May-08 at Philadelphia 76ers W 108-94
May-10 at Philadelphia 76ers W 144-114

Verdict

Cleveland were able to turn around their series against Detroit, but could back-to-back series take their toll on the Cavaliers?

New York are in fantastic form and are well rested too after a sweep of Philadelphia, so we are backing the Knicks in Game 1.

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Best Bet2: Over 217.5 Total Points @-111.11 at Stake.us - 2 Units
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