New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles Lakers odds, tips and betting trends

The New York Knicks (32-17) will attempt to continue a nine-game winning run when they host the Los Angeles Lakers (25-25) at 8:30 PM ET on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at Madison Square Garden. The contest airs on ABC.

The Knicks enter their game against the Lakers as a 6-point favorite. The point total for the game is 230.

Knicks vs. Lakers Betting Odds

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• Spread: New York -6
• Total: 230
• Moneyline: New York -238, Los Angeles +193

• Pick ATS: Knicks (- 6)
• Pick OU:

  Under (230)
  

• Prediction:
  Knicks 119 – Lakers 110

• New York has been chosen as the favorite in 30 games this year and has walked away with the win 24 times (80%) in those games.
• New York has yet to lose in 14 games when named as at least a -238 moneyline favorite.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that New York has a 70.4% chance of pulling out a win.

• Los Angeles has won 33.3% of the games this season it was the underdog on the moneyline (7-14).
• Los Angeles has gone 1-3 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +193 or longer (25%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, Los Angeles’ implied win probability is 34.1%.

• The 115.2 points per game the Knicks put up are just 2.1 fewer points than the Lakers give up (117.3).
• When New York scores more than 117.3 points, it is 16-7 against the spread and 17-6 overall.
• When it scores more than 109.2 points, Los Angeles is 16-15 against the spread and 18-13 overall.
• New York is 26-8-1 against the spread and 28-7 overall when it gives up fewer than 116.1 points.
• The Knicks are the league’s 15th-ranked scoring team (115.2 PPG), while the Lakers allow the rank 19th in points per game (117.3) in NBA action.
• The 14th-ranked scoring NBA team (116.1 PPG) is Los Angeles, while the New York squad ranks second in the league defensively (109.2 PPG).
• The Knicks have totaled 296 more points than their opponents this season (six per game on average), while the Lakers have been out-scored by 60 total points (1.2 per game average differential).

• New York’s average implied point total this season is two fewer points than its implied total in Saturday’s game (116 implied points on average compared to 118 implied points in this game).
• This season, New York has scored more than 118 points 23 times.
• The average implied point total on the year for Los Angeles (118.1) is 6.1 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (112).

• Game Day: Saturday, February 3, 2024
• Game Time: 8:30 PM ET
• TV Channel: ABC
• Location: New York City, New York
• Arena: Madison Square Garden
• TV Channel: ABC
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