New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers odds, picks and predictions

The New York Knicks (44-33) will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (48-29) Friday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Knicks vs. Cavaliers odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

On Wednesday, the Knicks covered as 6-point home favorites in their 101-92 win over the Miami Heat. New York is 4 games behind Cleveland for the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference.

The Cavaliers lost 120-118 to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday despite covering as 3-point road underdogs. Cleveland is only 2.5 games behind the Philadelphia 76ers for the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference.

This will be the 4th meeting between the Knicks and the Cavaliers this season. The home team has won the 1st 3 meetings (New York is 2-1) and the Over/Under is 1-2.