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SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA predictions for the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks on Friday

The Detroit Pistons host the New York Knicks in a potential playoff preview on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Pistons prediction and pick. The Knicks are coming off a brutal loss to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.

Jay Croucher and Drew Dinsick explain why they expect the New York Knicks to cover against the Cleveland Cavaliers in a game with playoff seeding implications.

Heading into Tuesday’s game against a depleted Chicago Bulls team, and with the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed still up for grabs, it was all about how the Cleveland Cavaliers would respond. Not only were they coming off a loss to the Sacramento Kings only 48 hours prior — the game was also their fourth-worst shooting night from 3 for the season (26.

The Indiana Pacers secured home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.

Watch Kings star score 37 points vs. Cavaliers Zach LaVine scores 37 points in the Sacramento Kings’ 120-113 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 6,