Knicks vs. Trail Blazers Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets
The New York Knicks (21-15) are heavily favored (-12) to extend a four-game win streak when they host the Portland Trail Blazers (10-25) at 7:30 PM ET on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at Madison Square Garden. The matchup airs on MSG. The matchup has an over/under of 227.
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Knicks and Trail Blazers Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
The Knicks are 0-1 against the spread when favored by 12 points or more this season.
In games they have played as at least 12-point underdogs this year, the Trail Blazers are 5-1 against the spread.
The Knicks and the Trail Blazers combine to average 2.2 fewer points per game than the over/under of 227 set for this matchup.
New York and Portland have seen its opponents average a combined 1.7 more points per game than the point total of 227 set in this matchup.
The Knicks’ average point total in matchups this year is 228.2, 1.2 points higher than the over/under in this game.
Portland’s games this season have averaged an over/under of 225.3 points, 1.7 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
New York is 19-15-2 ATS this season.
The Trail Blazers are 16-19-0 against the spread this year.
Knicks Stats & Insights
The Knicks are outscoring opponents by 3.4 points per game with a +120 scoring differential overall. They put up 115.8 points per game (12th in the NBA) and allow 112.4 per contest (12th in the league).
The Knicks are fifth in the NBA at 45.4 rebounds per game. That’s 4.6 more than the 40.8 their opponents average.
New York makes 13.1 three-pointers per game (11th in the league) at a 37.8% rate (seventh-best in the NBA), compared to the 13.3 its opponents make while shooting 37.5% from beyond the arc.
The Knicks average 119.3 points per 100 possessions (ninth in the league), while allowing 115.8 points per 100 possessions (14th in the NBA).
The Knicks have been slightly worse offensively at home, where they score 114.9 points per game, compared to road games, where they score 116.3 per game. Defensively, they are much better in home games, where they surrender 108.4 points per game, versus playing on the road, where they let their opponents to score 115.0 per game.
Trail Blazers Stats & Insights
The Trail Blazers have a -258 scoring differential, falling short by 7.3 points per game. They’re putting up 109.0 points per game, 29th in the league, and are giving up 116.3 per contest to rank 18th in the NBA.
Portland falls short in the rebound battle by an average of 3.3 boards. It collects 41.6 rebounds per game (25th in league) compared to its opponents’ 44.9.
The Trail Blazers hit 12.5 three-pointers per game (18th in the league) at a 35.9% rate (19th in NBA), compared to the 11.1 per game their opponents make, at a 33.7% rate.
The Trail Blazers rank 28th in the NBA with 110.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and 20th defensively with 117.5 points conceded per 100 possessions.
In 2023-24 Portland is averaging 3.0 more points per game at home (110.6) than on the road (107.6).
Knicks Key Players to Watch
Jalen Brunson is one of the Knicks’ key players terms of both scoring and assists, recording 26.1 points and distributing 6.4 assists on average.
Julius Randle scores 23.8 points per game while adding 9.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Knicks.
Brunson makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Knicks, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.9 per contest.
Donte DiVincenzo picks up 1.1 takeaways per game, and Isaiah Hartenstein compiles 1.1 rejections per contest.
Trail Blazers Key Players to Watch
Jerami Grant tallies 21.8 points per game. He also adds 3.6 rebounds per outing and 2.6 assists per contest.
Toumani Camara has per-game averages of 7.1 points, 0.9 assists and 4.9 rebounds this season.
Grant cashes in on 2.4 treys per game.
The Trail Blazers’ defensive efforts get a lift from Camara (1.0 steal per game) and Grant (0.7 blocks per game).
Under (227)
Knicks 121 – Trail Blazers 106
