NBA Odds: Knicks-Spurs prediction, odds and pick

The New York Knicks (18-17) visit the San Antonio Spurs (11-23) on Thursday night at 8:10 pm ET. New Yorkers have lost four straight games but are still in seventh place in the Eastern Conference. Spurs have won three of their last four games and are 14th in Western Conference, while the Knicks cover at a 54% rate and go over 50% of the projected point total.

RJ Barrett and Obi Toppin are injured for the Knicks. They have lost four consecutive games. Julius Randle is the leading scorer for New York this season. Quentin Grimes played well in their last game. He scored 33 points. San Antonio ranks near the bottom of every defensive metric. The Knicks won't be able to do it all on their own. Their last loss came within seven points to Dallas. It's the most important game of the season for them.

The Spurs are the only team that allows more than 120 points per game. They are also the last team in the league in terms of opponent three-point percentage. New York ranks in top half of the NBA's defensive rankings. Their young duo of Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell are leading scorers. They each average over two made threes per games. The Knicks allow the third-most three points attempts per night.

The Spurs are home underdogs against the Knicks. San Antonio shut down Julius Randle last season.

The final odds are San Antonio Spurs +5.