Putting Up Numbers· NBA

Knicks @ Cavaliers

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Knicks at Cavaliers: against expected, a game, this season, All games
a gameKnicks8 gamesCavaliers8 games
−3.8+7.8
−7.3+4.8
+3.6+2.9
−0.3+1.7
+1.5+2.6
−1.4+0.3
−1.1−1.6
−2.8−2.1

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game. Lit is among the five biggest either way. Tap a row for the games.

Analysis

What’s true going in. Each line says how it stood up; you judge.

The series

  • The Knicks lead the series 139–112 since 1970-71. The Knicks have won the last 4.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • At home, the Cavaliers' assists are 3.0 over expected in 4 games. 4 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →
  • The Knicks have won 8 of their last 10 on the road.countits form →
  • On the road, the Knicks' free throw attempts are 7.1 under expected in 3 games. 3 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
May 25, 2026at CavaliersKnicks 130, Cavaliers 93
May 23, 2026at CavaliersKnicks 121, Cavaliers 108
May 21, 2026at KnicksKnicks 109, Cavaliers 93
May 19, 2026at KnicksKnicks 115, Cavaliers 104
Feb 24, 2026at CavaliersCavaliers 109, Knicks 94
Dec 25, 2025at KnicksKnicks 126, Cavaliers 124
Oct 22, 2025at KnicksKnicks 119, Cavaliers 111
Apr 11, 2025at KnicksCavaliers 108, Knicks 102
Apr 2, 2025at CavaliersCavaliers 124, Knicks 105
Feb 21, 2025at CavaliersCavaliers 142, Knicks 105

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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