Free NBA Picks Today: Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks 10/30/22

It figures to be a low-scoring affair when the Cleveland Cavaliers (4-1, 2-0 Home) play host to the New York Knicks (3-2, 0-2 Away) on Sunday. New York lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 119-108 at Fiserv Forum on Friday. With 20 points, RJ Barrett was the scoring leader in the loss. Immanuel Quickley was another key contributor with 14 points. The Knicks are fifth in the Eastern Conference.

Cleveland won their fourth in a row on Friday at TD Garden, beating the Boston Celtics 132-123 in overtime. Caris LeVert had 41 points and seven assists to lead the team. The Cavaliers are the second seed in the Eastern Conference, 0.5 games behind the Milwaukee Bucks.

The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Cleveland swept all three matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 119-101 triumph at Madison Square Garden on April 2, their third straight head-to-head victory. Darius Garland led the Cavaliers with 24 points and 13 assists. Obi Toppin had 20 points in the losing effort.Julius Randle (19.0 ppg), Jalen Brunson (18.6), and Barrett (18.2) are leading the Knicks in scoring so far this season.

Randle also has grabbed 9.4 rebounds per game, while Brunson has dished 7.2 assists per game. Donovan Mitchell (31.0 ppg) has been the primary provider for the Cavs on offense. He ranks as the sixth-highest scorer in the NBA. Jarrett Allen is collecting 11.4 rebounds per game, fifth-most in the league, and LeVert is doling out 6.4 assists.

The Cavaliers and the Knicks rank as two of the top defenses in the league, second and fifth in defensive efficiency, respectively.The teams have split their last 10 games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (5-5). Cleveland is looking to remain unbeaten at home this season.