2026 Eastern Conference Finals best bets, odds, picks: Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks

It was a weird, winding road to get here. But the two preseason betting favorites to make the NBA Finals out of the East, the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks, will meet in the 2026 Eastern Conference Finals.Cleveland survived two Game 7s to beat the Toronto Raptors and the Detroit Pistons in the first two rounds. New York rallied from a 2-1 deficit in the first round and has won seven straight, defeating the Atlanta Hawks in six games and sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers to make the conference finals.The Knicks won the regular-season series 2-1, but the Cavaliers covered...