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CAVALIERS ML: BEST BET NBA
(NBA) Cavaliers (CLE) vs. Knicks (NYK),
Money Line: 120.00 Cavaliers (CLE) (Away)
Result: Win
Money Line: 120.00 Cavaliers (CLE) (Away)
Result: Win
I'm willing to stick my neck out for Cleveland on Monday versus New York. Here's why:
-The Cavs are a deeper team than the Knicks. Their bench scoring (45.7 PPG) dwarfs the Knicks' (32.1 PPG).
-The Cavs are playing at a much faster pace (102.1 possessions/game) than last season when they ranked in the bottom ten of the pace. The higher tempo has allowed them to get out in space and knock down open threes, as they're hitting 42.0 percent of their three-pointers this season.
-The Knicks got their feet underneath them versus Indiana after getting demolished by Boston, but there was a significant motivational factor to that game, as the Pacers knocked New York out of the playoffs last season.
-Cleveland is 3-0 SU and ATS, coming out of the gates with an intensity that suggests it will be a factor in the East. The Cavaliers won those three contests by an average margin of victory of 11.5 points.
-The Cavs are a deeper team than the Knicks. Their bench scoring (45.7 PPG) dwarfs the Knicks' (32.1 PPG).
-The Cavs are playing at a much faster pace (102.1 possessions/game) than last season when they ranked in the bottom ten of the pace. The higher tempo has allowed them to get out in space and knock down open threes, as they're hitting 42.0 percent of their three-pointers this season.
-The Knicks got their feet underneath them versus Indiana after getting demolished by Boston, but there was a significant motivational factor to that game, as the Pacers knocked New York out of the playoffs last season.
-Cleveland is 3-0 SU and ATS, coming out of the gates with an intensity that suggests it will be a factor in the East. The Cavaliers won those three contests by an average margin of victory of 11.5 points.
