The Knicks lead the Cavaliers 6-5 in 11 meetings since 2024-25, with the public bets, money and spread for each game.
| Date | Matchup | Cleveland Cavaliers result | Cleveland Cavaliers spread | Against the spread | Cleveland Cavaliers bet % | Cleveland Cavaliers money % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-25 | New York Knicks @ Cleveland Cavaliers (playoffs) | L 93-130 | +2.5 | Didn't cover | 32% | 36% |
| 2026-05-23 | New York Knicks @ Cleveland Cavaliers (playoffs) | L 108-121 | -3.5 | Didn't cover | 46% | 41% |
| 2026-05-21 | Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks (playoffs) | L 93-109 | +5.5 | Didn't cover | 53% | 45% |
| 2026-05-19 | Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks (playoffs) | L 104-115 | +6.5 | Didn't cover | 52% | 43% |
| 2026-02-24 | New York Knicks @ Cleveland Cavaliers | W 109-94 | -4.5 | Covered | 57% | 58% |
| 2025-12-25 | Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks | L 124-126 | +4.5 | Covered | 67% | 65% |
| 2025-10-22 | Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks | L 111-119 | -1.5 | Didn't cover | 61% | 61% |
| 2025-04-11 | Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks | W 108-102 | +4 | Covered | 54% | 56% |
| 2025-04-02 | New York Knicks @ Cleveland Cavaliers | W 124-105 | -10.5 | Covered | 55% | 62% |
| 2025-02-21 | New York Knicks @ Cleveland Cavaliers | W 142-105 | -7 | Covered | 22% | 25% |
| 2024-10-28 | Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks | W 110-104 | +3 | Covered | 58% | 57% |
Closing splits and closing spread for each game, on the Cleveland Cavaliers' side.
The New York Knicks lead the Cleveland Cavaliers 6-5 across 11 meetings since 2024-25. Against the closing spread the Cleveland Cavaliers are 6-5. On average the Cleveland Cavaliers drew 51% of the spread bets in these games and the New York Knicks 49%.
The public backed one side clearly (60% or more of spread bets) in 4 of them. The Cleveland Cavaliers went 1-1 against the spread in the games where the crowd backed them. The New York Knicks went 1-1 against the spread in the games where the crowd backed them.
None of this is a pick. Across the league over the last two seasons, the side with 60% or more of spread bets covered about half the time, not enough to beat the bookmaker's margin by backing it or fading it. The next meeting will show its live split on the NBA page on game day.
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The New York Knicks lead the Cleveland Cavaliers 6-5 across 11 meetings since 2024-25, playoffs included. Against the closing spread the Cleveland Cavaliers are 6-5 in those games.
On average the Cleveland Cavaliers drew 51% of the spread bets in their meetings since 2024-25. The public put 60% or more of spread bets on the Cleveland Cavaliers 2 times and on the New York Knicks 2 times.
They play in different divisions, but over the last two seasons their games drew more bets than almost any other cross-division pairing. Every meeting since 2024-25, playoffs included, is in the table on this page.
Not on its own. Rosters and rotations change from season to season, and the spread already prices both teams' current form. The record and the splits are context: how the crowd has seen this matchup and how those games went.
On the NBA page on game day, which shows bets and money on the spread, moneyline and total for every game, updated through the day until tip-off.
The spread, bet and money columns are always the Cleveland Cavaliers' side, whoever was home; a minus spread means they were favored. The rest of the bets went to the New York Knicks. When money runs well ahead of bets, the larger tickets were on that side; when it trails, the crowd was. See our methodology →
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Last updated: October 22, 2026 at 9:44 PM UTC
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