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Cleveland Cavaliers
@
New York Knicks
Date
Fri, May 22
Time
12:00 AM
Venue
Madison Square Garden
Spread
Cavaliers +6.5
Odds
-110
Risk
MOD
LEANSoft lean — not a strong recommendation
Cavaliers +6.5
-110 · 1 Unit
68%
The Edge
Cleveland's elite road ATS record and inflated spread offer enough value to lean the Cavaliers +6.5, but New York's shooting dominance and recent momentum cap this at a lean rather than a strong pick.
Key Factors
Cleveland road ATS record is elite at 26-15 (.634) — well above the .550 threshold for meaningful road team respect
Cleveland's season-long ATS record of 49-33 (.598) outpaces New York's 40-42 (.488) by 11 percentage points
Cleveland's average margin of victory is +9.5 vs New York's +4.1, suggesting Cleveland wins bigger when it wins — inconsistent with being a 6.5-point underdog
Cleveland covered +3.5 in the only head-to-head this series (Apr 11, W 108-102 @ NY), showing they can compete at MSG