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Wed, May 20 · 00:00

▸ Fixture fileWed, May 20 · 00:00

New York Knicks
vs Cleveland Cavaliers_

▸ Sealed before kickoff3.0h before kickoff2026-05-19 21:01 UTC· result settled — verifiable

High confidence

clear rating gap · strong sample · confident top pick

How the model did

Final

115 — 104

New York Knicks won

✓ Model was right

Model assigned

82.9%

Form & matchup

New York Knicks

Elo 1854

WLWLW

@ Toronto Huskies24–18
@ Chicago Stags0–0
@ St. Louis Bombers68–63
vs Chicago Stags0–0
vs Pittsburgh Ironmen64–62

Cleveland Cavaliers

Elo 1617

LLLLL

@ LA Clippers92–107
@ Portland Trail Blazers112–115
@ Golden State Warriors108–128
@ Portland Trail Blazers98–120
@ Houston Rockets110–140

Rating edge

New York Knicks +237

Confidence: 100%

Head to head

No prior meetings on file.

Rest days

New York Knicks

–

Cleveland Cavaliers

–

Model probability

v0.1.0-elo-logistic · 5/19/2026, 9:01:38 PM

New York Knicks

82.9%

Cleveland Cavaliers

17.1%

Game total

Over/Under 215.5 total points
Projected 132.5 pts
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0.0%
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Under
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Over/Under 220.5 total points
Projected 132.5 pts
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0.0%
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Under
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Over/Under 225.5 total points
Projected 132.5 pts
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Model
0.0%
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Under
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Over/Under 230.5 total points
Projected 132.5 pts
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Model
0.0%
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Under
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Team totals

Home team over 105.5
Team μ 66.9
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Model
0.0%
Over
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Under
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Home team over 110.5
Team μ 66.9
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Model
0.0%
Over
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Under
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Home team over 115.5
Team μ 66.9
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Model
0.0%
Over
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Under
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Home team over 120.5
Team μ 66.9
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Model
0.0%
Over
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Under
–
Away team over 105.5
Team μ 65.7
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Model
0.0%
Over
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Under
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Away team over 110.5
Team μ 65.7
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Model
0.0%
Over
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Under
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Away team over 115.5
Team μ 65.7
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Model
0.0%
Over
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Under
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Away team over 120.5
Team μ 65.7
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Model
0.0%
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Under
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Reasoning

Model probabilities
  New York Knicks 82.9% · Cleveland Cavaliers 17.1%

Why New York Knicks is favoured
  New York Knicks's Elo (1775) is +93 over Cleveland Cavaliers (1683); high confidence.
  Recent: New York Knicks 5W-5L · Cleveland Cavaliers 0W-10L (last 10).
  Point differential per game: New York Knicks +3.5, Cleveland Cavaliers -17.1.

Form depth
  New York Knicks: avg 22.8 pts scored, 19.3 conceded per game (2/6 at home, 3/4 on the road).
  Cleveland Cavaliers: avg 103.6 pts scored, 120.7 conceded per game (0/3 at home, 0/7 on the road).
  Cleveland Cavaliers on a 10-match losing streak.

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How the model did

Form & matchup

New York Knicks

Cleveland Cavaliers

Game total

Team totals

Reasoning

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