SportsLine Backs +498 Cavs-Knicks Game 1 Parlay as Anunoby, Mitchell Drive Picks

9 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · May 19

SportsLine’s latest Eastern Conference finals play is a +498 same-game parlay for Tuesday’s Game 1 at Madison Square Garden: Knicks -6.5, OG Anunoby over 16.5 points plus assists, and Donovan Mitchell over 8.5 rebounds plus assists.
The model built that card after 10,000 simulations, with New York covering in 57% of runs and Anunoby projected for 19.4 points plus assists while Mitchell lands at 9.3 rebounds plus assists.
New York’s case starts with health and form: Anunoby is expected back from a hamstring issue, the Knicks are 30-15 against the spread at home, and they have outscored playoff opponents by 194 points over 10 games.
Cleveland enters on shorter rest after two seven-game series, including Sunday’s clincher over Detroit, while the Knicks have been off nine days since sweeping Philadelphia and are favored by 6.5 with the total at 217.5.

Will the Knicks’ nine-day rest fuel their win streak, or will the battle-tested Cavaliers cause a Game 1 upset at MSG?

Can Cleveland’s elite frontcourt finally shut down the unstoppable “Point KAT” offense that has dominated these playoffs?