New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Final — November 7, 2026
NYOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)CLE
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Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before tip-off. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.
Key players only. Injury report as of November 7, 7:50 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Knicks (4-4) visited the Cavaliers (5-4) on Saturday, November 7 at 8:10 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Knicks scored 116.2 points per game (11th of 30) and allowed 109.9 (4th). The Cavaliers scored 119.3 points per game (4th of 30) and allowed 115.2 (15th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Knicks 118.7 (3rd), Cavaliers 118.2 (6th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Knicks 112.3 (7th), Cavaliers 114.2 (15th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Knicks +6.5 (5th), Cavaliers +4.1 (9th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Knicks are 4-4 and 2-6 against the spread; their last game was a 135-105 win over the Bulls. The Cavaliers are 5-4 and 3-6 against the spread; their last game was a 119-95 win over the 76ers.
The Knicks closed as 4.5-point road favorites, with the Cavaliers getting the points at home. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 223.5, down from 224.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Knicks -196, Cavaliers +164) prices the Knicks at 64% and the Cavaliers at 36%.
Written from the numbers available before tip-off.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
New York Knicks 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 97
New York Knicks won by 12.
- Against the closing spread (Cleveland Cavaliers +4.5): New York Knicks covered.
- Combined score 206 vs the closing total of 223.5: Under.
- New York Knicks closed at -196 on the moneyline (a 64% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Knicks -4.5 (-114)
Knicks -4.5 (-113)
Cavaliers +156 37%
Cavaliers +164 36%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at tip-off. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game26.014th
- Rebounds per game3.3220th
- Assists per game6.814th
- Minutes per game35.0
- Points per game20.145th
- Rebounds per game11.92nd
- Assists per game3.0116th
- Minutes per game31.0
- Points per game27.97th
- Rebounds per game4.5141st
- Assists per game5.728th
- Minutes per game33.5
- Points per game23.623rd
- Rebounds per game4.8128th
- Assists per game8.06th
- Minutes per game34.8
Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 394 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 39 times since 2022: the Knicks won 32 and the Cavaliers 7.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2026 | Knicks 130, Cavaliers 93 Knicks won | ||
| May 25, 2026 | Knicks 130, Cavaliers 93 Knicks won | ||
| May 25, 2026 | Knicks 130, Cavaliers 93 Knicks won | ||
| May 25, 2026 | Knicks 130, Cavaliers 93 Knicks won | ||
| May 25, 2026 | Knicks 130, Cavaliers 93 Knicks won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
New York Knicks
- New York Knicks team stats
- Cleveland Cavaliers 115, New York Knicks 107 (Nov 11)
- Milwaukee Bucks 85, New York Knicks 117 (Nov 10)
- Chicago Bulls 105, New York Knicks 135 (Nov 4)
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Cleveland Cavaliers team stats
- Cleveland Cavaliers 115, New York Knicks 107 (Nov 11)
- Cleveland Cavaliers 112, Charlotte Hornets 124 (Nov 9)
- Philadelphia 76ers 95, Cleveland Cavaliers 119 (Nov 6)
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