The Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks square off for the second straight day when they meet at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Knicks as 6-point favorites, while the over/under is 209.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

Before making any Cavaliers vs. Knicks picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past five seasons. The model enters Week 2 of the 2023-24 NBA season on a 77-41 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning nearly $3,000. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

The model knows the Knicks held the Cavaliers to only 39% shooting in the first matchup on Tuesday. New York is also in the top three of the NBA in defensive rebound rate (77.8%) and second-chance points allowed (8.0 per game) this season. Opponents are shooting only 30.3% from 3-point range against New York, making things easier for the Knicks to get stops. The model also knows the Cavaliers are leading the NBA in turnover avoidance, committing only 11.5 giveaways per game. Cleveland is also producing 16.5 fast break points per game, effectively pushing the tempo, and the Cavaliers were in the top five of the NBA in field goal percentage (48.8%) last season. 

Now, it has set its sights on Cavaliers vs. Knicks. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread has all of the value! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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