Knicks-Cavaliers Preview

The New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Quicken Loans Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 14½-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Chris Duhon led New York with 23 points and 13 assists in its 104-97 loss to Portland on Tuesday night. The game resulted in a push with Portland as 7-point road favorites, as the teams played under the 212-point total listed by oddsmakers. LeBron James netted a game-high 32 points as the Cavaliers defeated the Bucks 97-85 on Saturday. The Cavaliers managed to cover the 7-point spread, but the 182 points fell UNDER the posted total of 195. Zydrunas Ilgauskas shot 11-for-17 from the field with 23 points and 17 rebounds. Current streak: Cleveland has won 5 straight games. Team records: New York: 8-9 SU, 7-9-1 ATS Cleveland: 14-3 SU, 13-4 ATS New York most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 3-7 Before playing Atlanta are 6-4 After playing Portland are 1-9 After a loss are 4-6 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Indiana are 5-5 After playing Milwaukee are 6-4 After a win are 9-1 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing Cleveland New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland New York is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Cleveland Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home Next up: New York at Atlanta, Friday, December 5 Cleveland home to Indiana, Friday, December 5