NBA Alt Spread of the Day — New York Knicks @ Cleveland Cavaliers New York Knicks +6.5 — Won

Manny's Variety Picks published New York Knicks +6.5 at -177 on 2026-05-23 in NBA. The selection was locked before the event started and graded against official results: it won, settling +0.85 units.

The record

Selection

New York Knicks +6.5

Event

New York Knicks @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Price published at

-177

Market open → close

-177 → -154

Closing line value

-3.3 percentage points

Result

won

Profit / loss

+0.85 units

Published

2026-05-23

Graded

2026-05-24

What the price required

At -177, this selection had to win 63.9% of the time simply to break even — that is what the price itself demanded, before any view about the event.

What the market did afterwards

This selection was taken at -177 and the market closed at -154, a closing line value of -3.3 percentage points. Closing line value measures whether the price beaten was better than the one the market settled on; it is the strongest available leading indicator that a model is pricing something the market had not yet.

How this report was produced

A sport-specific model simulates the event to a win probability, which is compared with the live market price; the selection is locked before the event starts and graded against official final data. Full method on the methodology page.

The full record

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