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Cleveland at New York

2025-26 NBA Championship

May 19, 2026
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Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in the past seven meetings, and the Cavaliers come into the Eastern Conference finals with plenty of momentum after defeating the Pistons in Game 7 on Sunday. Donovan Mitchell led four 20-plus scorers with 26 points as the Cavs shot 51 percent and hit 11 3-pointers against Detroit. Speaking of momentum or lack of it, New York has not played in nine days after sweeping the 76ers. It may have allowed OG Anunoby to recover from a hamstring injury, but the long layoff also may have killed some of the offensive magic that the Knicks were experiencing while averaging 125.3 points in their past seven games. Cleveland has gone OVER four of its past five games, and the Knicks have gone OVER four of six. The Cavs' victory on Sunday went OVER by 13.5 points. Take the Cavaliers to cover, and bet this game OVER. 

1 unit on Cleveland +7.5 (-115) (risk 1 to return 1.87)
Result:
LOSS
1.5 units on Game Total OVER 217.5 -106 (risk 1.5 to return 2.92)
Result:
WIN
FINAL
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Cleveland Cavaliers
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