NBA DFS Matchup: Knicks-Cavaliers (2024-03-03)

In tonight’s NBA DFS face-off (Sun, March 3rd at 7:00 PM EST), the New York Knicks, currently sitting at 2nd in the Atlantic Division, are set to clash with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who hold the top spot in the Central Division. The game is set to take place in Cleveland, OH at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With an away record of 20-11 and an overall standing of 35-25, the Knicks are a formidable competitor. The Cavaliers, boasting a home record of 20-10 and an overall standing of 39-20, promise a challenging encounter. The Knicks, led by coach Tom Thibodeau, report 3 players out for this game, while the Cavaliers, under coach J.B. Bickerstaff, will be missing 4 players from their lineup.

Below are the season averages for each team’s roster as of today.

Knicks-Cavaliers NBA DFS Matchup

Entering the game, the Knicks boast statistics of 6,813 points, 2,744 rebounds, and 1,427 assists, along with a field goal percentage of 46.4%. On the other hand, the Cavaliers step onto the basketball court with records of 6,763 points, 2,646 rebounds, 1,632 assists, and a slightly higher field goal percentage of 48.1%.

Status & Injury Report

No.	Player Name	Team	Status	Issue
45	Donovan Mitchell	Cleveland Cavaliers	Day-To-Day	Soreness (Leg)
3	Caris LeVert	Cleveland Cavaliers	Day-To-Day	Sprain (Arm)
13	Tristan Thompson	Cleveland Cavaliers	Suspension	N/A
2	Ty Jerome	Cleveland Cavaliers	Out	Surgery (Leg)
30	Julius Randle	New York Knicks	Out	Dislocated (Arm)
23	Mitchell Robinson	New York Knicks	Out	Surgery (Leg)
8	OG Anunoby	New York Knicks	Out	Surgery (Arm)

New York Knicks Roster

No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
30	Julius Randle
		Power Forward		Out		N/A		N/A		36.43
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		32.0	1.2	3.7	0.4	6.9	4.1	19.1	9.4	0.7	2.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
11	Jalen Brunson
		Point Guard		Active		$9,600		$9,700		27.64
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		28.0	1.4	4.6	0.1	6.0	2.7	16.1	3.2	0.7	1.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
23	Mitchell Robinson
		Center		Out		N/A		N/A		26.3
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		24.8	0.0	0.6	1.9	3.5	1.1	8.1	8.0	0.9	0.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
3	Josh Hart
		Shooting Guard		Active		$7,300		$7,600		23.96
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		28.7	1.3	2.6	0.3	3.5	1.5	9.7	6.3	1.0	1.2
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
8	OG Anunoby
		Small Forward		Out		N/A		N/A		23.66
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		29.0	1.7	1.6	0.5	4.5	1.3	12.0	4.3	1.3	1.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
44	Bojan Bogdanovic
		Small Forward		Active		$5,600		$5,700		22.87
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		29.4	2.1	1.7	0.1	5.4	2.7	15.7	3.6	0.6	1.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
0	Donte DiVincenzo
		Shooting Guard		Active		$7,100		$7,100		22.13
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		24.6	1.9	2.7	0.2	3.6	0.9	10.0	4.4	1.2	1.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
18	Alec Burks
		Shooting Guard		Active		$4,100		$4,600		19.48
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		22.8	1.2	2.0	0.2	3.6	2.5	10.9	3.4	0.7	1.2
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
55	Isaiah Hartenstein
		Center		Active		$5,800		$5,600		18.55
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		17.4	0.1	1.5	0.9	2.4	1.0	5.8	5.5	0.7	1.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
5	Precious Achiuwa
		Power Forward		Active		$6,700		$6,700		18.22
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		19.8	0.4	1.0	0.6	3.1	1.1	7.9	5.6	0.5	1.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
1	Duane Washington Jr.
		Point Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		14.05
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		17.2	1.5	1.9	0.1	3.4	0.8	9.1	1.5	0.4	1.2
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
45	Jericho Sims
		Center		Active		$3,800		$4,200		9.97
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		14.1	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.2	0.3	2.8	4.1	0.2	0.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
2	Miles McBride
		Point Guard		Active		$4,500		$5,400		8.13
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		11.7	0.7	1.1	0.1	1.4	0.4	4.0	0.9	0.5	0.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
21	DaQuan Jeffries
		Shooting Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		7.07
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		11.3	0.4	0.5	0.2	1.3	0.2	3.2	1.6	0.3	0.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
4	Charlie Brown Jr.
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		4.55
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		7.7	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.6	0.3	1.8	1.0	0.3	0.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
00	Jacob Toppin
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		3.48
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		4.6	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.6	0.3	1.6	0.9	0.0	0.1

Cleveland Cavaliers Roster

No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
45	Donovan Mitchell
		Shooting Guard		Day-To-Day		$9,400		$9,800		39.36
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		34.2	3.0	4.6	0.3	8.9	4.2	24.9	4.3	1.4	2.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
4	Evan Mobley
		Power Forward		Active		$7,500		$8,100		35.75
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		33.6	0.3	2.7	1.6	6.4	2.5	15.7	9.0	0.8	1.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
10	Darius Garland
		Point Guard		Active		$7,100		$7,600		32.32
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		33.8	2.2	6.6	0.1	6.8	2.7	18.5	2.6	1.2	3.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
31	Jarrett Allen
		Center		Active		$7,400		$7,700		29.92
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		28.0	0.0	1.6	1.3	4.9	2.5	12.4	9.1	0.6	1.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
3	Caris LeVert
		Shooting Guard		Day-To-Day		$5,500		$6,200		26.96
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		28.0	1.5	4.0	0.3	5.3	2.2	14.1	3.8	1.0	1.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
13	Tristan Thompson
		Center		Suspension		N/A		N/A		22.54
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		26.1	0.0	1.0	0.7	3.5	1.7	8.8	8.2	0.5	1.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
1	Max Strus
		Shooting Guard		Active		$5,700		$6,000		18.69
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		25.3	2.3	2.1	0.2	3.7	0.8	10.5	3.2	0.5	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
35	Isaac Okoro
		Small Forward		Active		$4,200		$4,700		17.13
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		27.4	0.9	1.7	0.4	3.0	1.5	8.4	2.9	0.8	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
9	Craig Porter
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		14.38
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		14.0	0.2	2.6	0.3	2.5	1.0	6.1	2.4	0.5	1.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
2	Ty Jerome
		Shooting Guard		Out		N/A		N/A		14.36
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		17.3	1.1	2.6	0.1	2.6	0.7	7.0	1.8	0.6	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
32	Dean Wade
		Power Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		12.71
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		18.9	1.1	0.9	0.3	1.8	0.4	5.1	3.3	0.6	0.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
30	Damian Jones
		Center		Active		N/A		N/A		12.19
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		13.8	0.1	0.7	0.7	1.9	1.0	4.9	3.2	0.3	0.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
20	Georges Niang
		Small Forward		Active		$3,300		$3,800		11.41
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		16.3	1.5	0.9	0.1	2.4	0.4	6.8	2.3	0.3	0.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
5	Sam Merrill
		Shooting Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		9.55
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		12.0	1.5	1.1	0.0	1.9	0.2	5.6	1.5	0.3	0.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
15	Isaiah Mobley
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		6.35
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		6.5	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.9	0.3	2.4	1.5	0.3	0.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
21	Emoni Bates
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		4.7
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		7.6	0.5	0.6	0.2	0.6	0.1	1.8	1.0	0.1	0.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
00	Sharife Cooper
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		1.18
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		3.0	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
8	Pete Nance
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		0
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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