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Cavaliers vs. Knicks prediction and picks, November 11, 2026

Cleveland Cavaliers (6-6) at New York Knicks (6-5), , Madison Square Garden in New York on ESPN.

Cleveland Cavaliers logoCleveland Cavaliers6-6New York Knicks logoNew York Knicks6-5
Cleveland Cavaliers logoCavaliers 115Final107 KnicksNew York Knicks logo

On the board since November 8, 2026 · numbers refreshed Nov 13, 3:17 PM ET

Our Cavaliers-Knicks selections

  • SpreadCavaliers +3.5 −106Model 52.7% vs 51.5% to break evenSlim edge +1.2Posted · Won+0.94u · CLV −1.0
  • TotalOver 221.5 −110Model 54.2% vs 52.4% to break evenSlim edge +1.8Posted · Won+0.91u · CLV −1.0
  • MoneylineCavaliers to win +140Model 42.8% vs 41.7% to break evenSlim edge +1.1Posted · Won+1.40u
The DraftKings market line compared with the model's fair line
MarketOpenNowModel fairModel minus market
Knicks spread−4.5−4.5−2.6+1.9
Total points221.5220.5223.4+2.9

Quarter-by-quarter final score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cleveland Cavaliers logoCavaliers33262333115
New York Knicks logoKnicks23302331107

Injury status report

Cleveland Cavaliers logoCavaliers injuries

  • Out Sam Merrill G · elbow · expected return Nov 16

New York Knicks logoKnicks injuries

The Knicks injury list is empty.

Official league injury report: 12:45 AM ET, Nov 13 PDF.

Team stats for the season

Per gameCLENY
Points116.4 9th110.3 23rd
Rebounds45.7 7th48.0 2nd
Assists26.7 12th26.7 14th
Field goal46.4% 13th43.6% 27th
3-point36.9% 9th36.2% 11th
Free throw75.4% 27th79.6% 11th
Turnovers13.5 5th14.2 7th
Possessions102.4 16th98.7 30th

Small type shows league rank (12 and 11 games played). The better side is shown in bold.

A snapshot of the standings

CLENY
Conference rank6th East5th East
Record6-66-5
Games back43.5
Home / road4-2 / 2-44-3 / 2-2
Last 10, streak5-5, W16-4, L1
Point differential+2.1+6.8
Projected wins45.048.2
Playoff chance90.1%95.8%

NBA standings

Projections rest on 10,000 simulations of the remaining season; the full table is on NBA futures.

Leaders of the season

Cleveland Cavaliers logoCavaliers leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Donovan Mitchell G 12 32.8 22.8 5.0 5.5 48.5 37.6 79.4
Evan Mobley C 12 32.1 16.9 7.3 3.6 55.5 47.9 62.2
James Harden G 12 32.6 16.7 4.6 5.6 39.0 38.6 84.4
Meleek Thomas G 9 22.9 13.1 2.8 1.2 47.9 48.0 100.0
Jarrett Allen C 10 25.2 12.9 8.3 1.4 64.1 75.0 70.3

New York Knicks logoKnicks leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Jalen Brunson G 11 33.5 26.0 3.1 5.2 43.0 36.7 78.2
Karl-Anthony Towns C 11 31.4 20.9 13.5 3.5 55.0 39.6 77.6
OG Anunoby F 11 32.8 16.5 5.4 2.4 38.8 33.3 89.1
Landry Shamet G 11 25.9 9.6 1.6 2.1 46.2 42.1 71.4
Josh Hart G 8 31.0 8.2 6.9 3.8 38.5 31.7 60.0

Starters and rosters we project

Cleveland Cavaliers logoCavaliers starters

  1. C Jarrett Allen
  2. C Evan Mobley
  3. G James Harden
  4. G Donovan Mitchell
  5. G Peyton Watson
Full Cavaliers roster (15)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
31Jarrett AllenC6' 9"28
3Thomas BryantC6' 9"29
1James HardenG6' 5"37
33Mario HezonjaF6' 8"31
5Sam MerrillG6' 4"30
12Riley MinixF6' 7"26
45Donovan MitchellG6' 2"30
4Evan MobleyC6' 11"25
15Norchad OmierC6' 7"25
9Craig Porter Jr.G6' 1"26
24Tyrese ProctorG6' 4"22
15Meleek ThomasG6' 3"20
20Jaylon TysonG6' 6"23
88Ernest Udeh Jr.C6' 9"22
8Peyton WatsonG6' 8"24

New York Knicks logoKnicks starters

  1. F OG Anunoby
  2. C Karl-Anthony Towns
  3. G Josh Hart
  4. G Mikal Bridges
  5. G Jalen Brunson

Both starting fives are taken from each team's Nov 11 game. You see confirmed lineups about 30 minutes before tip.

Full Knicks roster (17)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
14Jaden AkinsG6' 4"23
5Jose AlvaradoG6' 0"28
8OG AnunobyF6' 7"29
25Mikal BridgesG6' 6"30
11Jalen BrunsonG6' 2"30
00Jordan ClarksonG6' 5"34
4Pacome DadietF6' 9"21
51Mohamed DiawaraF6' 9"21
0Andre DrummondC6' 11"33
3Josh HartG6' 5"31
99Dalton KnechtF6' 6"25
13Tyler KolekG6' 2"25
2Miles McBrideG6' 2"26
55Tyler NickelF6' 8"23
44Landry ShametG6' 5"29
32Karl-Anthony TownsC7' 0"30
35James WisemanC6' 11"25

This season's series and the last five games

Matchups this season

  • Nov 7 Knicks at Cavaliers, 109-97 (Knicks won)
  • Nov 11 Cavaliers at Knicks, 115-107 (Cavaliers won)

2025-26 meetings

Regular season
Cavaliers 1, Knicks 2
Conf. Finals
Knicks won 4-0
Points per game
Cavaliers 106.0, Knicks 116.3
DateGameMatchupScoreWinner and margin
May 25, 2026Conf. Finals, Game 4Knicks at Cavaliers130-93Knicks by 37
May 23, 2026Conf. Finals, Game 3Knicks at Cavaliers121-108Knicks by 13
May 21, 2026Conf. Finals, Game 2Cavaliers at Knicks93-109Knicks by 16
May 19, 2026Conf. Finals, Game 1Cavaliers at Knicks104-115OTKnicks by 11
Feb 24, 2026Regular seasonKnicks at Cavaliers94-109Cavaliers by 15
Dec 25, 2025Regular seasonCavaliers at Knicks124-126Knicks by 2
Oct 22, 2025Regular seasonCavaliers at Knicks111-119Knicks by 8

Cleveland Cavaliers logoCavaliers last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 11@ KnicksW 115-107+4.5W
Nov 9@ HornetsL 112-124−8.5L
Nov 7vs KnicksL 97-109+4.5L
Nov 6vs 76ersW 119-95+2.5W
Nov 4@ ThunderL 116-124+3.5L

New York Knicks logoKnicks last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 11vs CavaliersL 107-115−4.5L
Nov 10vs BucksW 117-85−14.5W
Nov 7@ CavaliersW 109-97−4.5W
Nov 4vs BullsW 135-105−11.5W
Nov 2vs NetsW 103-90−14.5L

Officials

Karl Lane, Marat Kogut, Jenna Reneau