NBA playoffs odds, lines, picks: Advanced computer model includes the Cavs in parlay for Friday April 21 that would pay almost 6-1

A 2-1 series lead will be on the line when the New York Knicks host the Cleveland Cavaliers in a pivotal Game 3 on Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Knicks won the opening game of the best-of-seven series with a 101-97 victory on Saturday before the Cavaliers bounced back with a 107-90 win in Game 2 on Tuesday.

For Game 3, New York is a 1.5-point favorite in the latest Knicks vs. Cavaliers odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points is 211. The game is one of three on the NBA playoff schedule for Friday. Elsewhere, the Celtics (-5.5) travel to Atlanta at 7 p.m. ET and the Nuggets (-2) go to Minnesota at 9:30 p.m. ET. (See up-to-date lines for every game on our NBA odds page.) 

Before making any NBA playoffs picks or parlays, be sure to see the predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past four-plus seasons. The model entered the second week of the 2023 NBA playoffs a stunning 71-37 on all top-rated NBA picks this season, returning nearly $3,000. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on the NBA playoff schedule for Friday and has generated a three-leg parlay that would pay almost 6-1. The parlay doesn't start until 7 p.m. ET, giving you plenty of time to make your NBA picks.

We can tell you that one of the picks is the Cavs (+1.5) to cover against the Knicks. But the model has two other picks. You ABSOLUTELY need to see them before locking in any NBA picks of your own.

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