{"id":621917,"date":"2026-02-24T13:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/621917\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:25:12","slug":"knicks-vs-cavaliers-prediction-odds-spread-time-2026-nba-picks-for-tuesday-feb-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/621917\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks vs. Cavaliers prediction, odds, spread, time: 2026 NBA picks for Tuesday, Feb. 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/teams\/NY\/new-york-knicks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Knicks<\/a> take on the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/teams\/CLE\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> in a key NBA Eastern Conference matchup as the Knicks go for the season sweep on Tuesday. New  York is coming off a 105-99 win at Chicago on Sunday, while Cleveland dropped a 121-113 decision at Oklahoma City that same day. The Knicks (37-21), who are the third seed in the East, are 14-13 on the road this season. The Cavaliers (36-22), who are the fourth seed in the conference, are 19-11 on their home court.<\/p>\n<p>Tipoff from Rocket Arena in Cleveland is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The Knicks lead the all-time series 123-109. The Cavaliers are 4-point favorites in the latest Knicks vs. Cavaliers odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, while the over\/under for total points scored is 231.5. Before making any Cavaliers vs. Knicks picks,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/knicks-vs-cavaliers-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-matchup-on-tuesday-february-24\/#ttag=02242026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_KnicksCavaliers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">check out the NBA predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>New users can target the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/draftkings-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DraftKings promo code<\/a>, which offers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/martech.cbssports.com\/bt\/redirect\/prod?b=draftkings&amp;c=sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mtech-link\">$200 in bonus bets if your $5+ bet wins<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">betting<\/a>\u00a0profit for $100 players on its top-rated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/expert-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBA picks<\/a>\u00a0over the past eight-plus seasons. The model entered Week 19 on a sizzling 38-18 roll on top-rated NBA spread picks dating back to last season. Anyone following its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBA betting<\/a>\u00a0advice at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/sportsbook-promos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sportsbooks<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/best-betting-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">betting apps<\/a>\u00a0could have seen huge returns.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the model has simulated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/nba\/game-forecast\/NBA_20260224_NY@CLE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Knicks vs. Cavaliers<\/a>\u00a010,000 times and just revealed its coveted NBA picks and betting predictions. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/knicks-vs-cavaliers-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-matchup-on-tuesday-february-24\/#ttag=02242026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_KnicksCavaliers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">head to SportsLine now to see the model&#8217;s picks<\/a>. Here are several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/odds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA odds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBA betting<\/a> lines for Cavaliers vs. Knicks:<\/p>\n<p>Knicks vs. Cavaliers                                                                                                                                                                                                 spread:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland -4 at DraftKings\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Knicks vs. Cavaliers                                                                                                                                                                                                                 over\/under:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>231.5 points<\/p>\n<p>Knicks vs. Cavaliers                                                                                                                                                                                                                 money line:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Cleveland -173, New York +144<\/p>\n<p>Knicks vs. Cavaliers                                                     picks:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/knicks-vs-cavaliers-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-matchup-on-tuesday-february-24\/#ttag=02242026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_KnicksCavaliers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See picks at SportsLine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Knicks vs. Cavaliers                                                                                 streaming:<\/p>\n<p>Peacock\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New users can also target the latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/underdog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Underdog promo code<\/a>, good for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/martech.cbssports.com\/bt\/redirect\/prod?b=underdog&amp;c=dfs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mtech-link\">$75 in fantasy bonus entries when you play $5 with the promo code CBSSPORTS2<\/a>\u00a0in select states.<\/p>\n<p>Top Knicks vs. Cavaliers predictions<\/p>\n<p>After 10,000 simulations of Knicks vs. Cavaliers, SportsLine&#8217;s model is\u00a0going Over on the total (228.5).\u00a0The Over has hit in the last two head-to-head meetings. The Over has hit in three of the last five New York games, while the Over hit in four of the last six Cleveland games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The SportsLine model is projecting the Knicks&#8217; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/players\/2203517\/jalen-brunson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jalen Brunson<\/a> to score 25.6 points on average and be one of five New York players to score 11.2 or more points. The Cavaliers&#8217; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/players\/2842760\/donovan-mitchell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donovan Mitchell<\/a>, meanwhile, is projected to have 25.9 points as four Cleveland players score 14.3 points or more. The teams are projected to combine for 237 points as the Over clears in 56% of simulations.<\/p>\n<p>How to make Cavaliers vs. Knicks picks<\/p>\n<p>The model also says one side of the spread is the better value.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/knicks-vs-cavaliers-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-matchup-on-tuesday-february-24\/#ttag=02242026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_KnicksCavaliers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">You can head to SportsLine to see the model&#8217;s NBA picks<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So who wins Knicks vs. Cavaliers, and which side of the spread is the better value?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/knicks-vs-cavaliers-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-matchup-on-tuesday-february-24\/#ttag=02242026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_KnicksCavaliers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Knicks vs. Cavaliers spread to back, all from the model that has returned well over $10,000 on top-rated NBA picks<\/a>, and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Knicks take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in a key NBA Eastern Conference matchup as the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":618291,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3768],"tags":[7,69904,56572,56571,193,304,56566,56567,56565,6,24770,9199,1136,191,3810,3806],"class_list":["post-621917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-knicks","tag-basketball","tag-cavaliers-knicks-odds","tag-cavaliers-knicks-picks","tag-cavaliers-knicks-prediction","tag-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-knicks","tag-knicks-cavaliers-odds","tag-knicks-cavaliers-picks","tag-knicks-cavaliers-prediction","tag-nba","tag-nba-odds","tag-nba-picks","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkknicks"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116125835386024007","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}