Cavs Get Championship Rings Before Game

The fans at Quicken Loans Arena will be treated to a quality matchup on NBA Opening Night. The New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers battle it out on TNT tonight at 7:30 EST. The Cavs celebrate their first Championship, but will take 2nd fiddle to the Cleveland Indians in the MLB World Series. Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 10-point favorites versus the Knicks. They have the game’s total is sitting at 206 for NBA Opening Night. In their last action, Cleveland was a 93-89 winner on the road against the Golden State Warriors. They covered the +5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (182) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.  This win clinched the Cavs first NBA Championship. Last time out for New York, they were a 102-90 loser as they battled the Pacers on the road. The Knicks failed to cover in the match as a +11.5-point underdog, while 192 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Stats and Matchups

Cleveland: Team record: 73-30 SU,50-51-2 ATS Current Streak: won 3 straight games. Cleveland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing New York Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing New York Next up: New York home to Memphis Saturday, October 29 Cleveland at Toronto Friday, October 28 Get all your 2016 NBA Odds at Bovada Online Sportsbook