Timberwolves vs. Knicks NBA Betting Preview for January 1

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks (17-15) play the Minnesota Timberwolves (24-7) on Monday, January 1, 2024 at Madison Square Garden. The game will tip off at 3:00 PM ET on NBA TV, MSG, and BSN.

The Timberwolves are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Knicks. The game's point total is set at 222.5.

The Timberwolves knocked off the Lakers 108-106 and went under the point total in their last outing on Saturday. Anthony Edwards racked up a team-high 31 points in the victory. In their last game, the Knicks got a team-high 38 points from Donte DiVincenzo in a 140-126 loss to the Pacers on Saturday. No line was set for the matchup, and the teams combined to score 266 points to go over the point total.

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• The Timberwolves have played 31 games, with 15 wins against the spread.
• This season, Minnesota has an against the spread record of 11-8-3 in its 22 games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more.
• Timberwolves games this year have gone over the total in 16 out of 32 opportunities (50%).
• The 113.3 points per game the Timberwolves put up are only 0.6 fewer points than the Knicks surrender (113.9).
• When Minnesota scores more than 113.9 points, it is 10-4-1 against the spread (and 14-1 overall).
• The Knicks are 16-15-1 against the spread this season.
• New York has an against the spread record of 6-9-1 in its 16 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more this season.
• Knicks games this season have hit the over on 18 of 32 set point totals (56.2%).
• The Knicks put up 7.9 more points per game (115.3) than the Timberwolves cede to opponents (107.4).
• In games it scores more than 107.4 points, New York has put together a 15-10 ATS record and a 16-9 overall record.

• The Timberwolves are 4-6 against the spread and 7-3 overall over their last 10 contests.
• The Timberwolves have hit the over in five of their past 10 contests.
• Minnesota and its opponents have combined to score an average of 227.3 points over its last 10 games, 4.8 more than the 222.5 over/under in this matchup.
• During the past 10 games, the Timberwolves are averaging 0.5 more points per game than their season average.
• The Knicks have gone 4-6 over their past 10 games, with a 4-6 record against the spread in that span.
• In their past 10 games, the Knicks have gone over the total six times.
• New York's average total over the last 10 games is 13.4 points greater than the 222.5 total listed for this matchup.
• In their last 10 games, the Knicks are scoring five more points per game than their season-long scoring average, 115.3 PPG.

• This season, 16 of the Timberwolves' 31 games have gone over Monday's over/under of 222.5 points.
• In the Knicks' 32 games this season, 21 have finished with more combined points than Monday's point total of 222.5.
• Together, these two teams combine for 228.6 points per game, 6.1 more than the point total of 222.5 for this game.
• The 221.3 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 1.2 fewer than the 222.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Timberwolves games is 1.9 points fewer than the over/under of 222.5 points in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 6.8 points lower than the average over/under in Knicks games this season of 229.3.

• Anthony Edwards: 26 PTS, 5.2 AST, 1.4 STL, 45.6 FG%, 37.6 3PT% (71-for-189)
• Karl-Anthony Towns: 21.1 PTS, 9.3 REB, 50.7 FG%, 40.6 3PT% (56-for-138)
• Rudy Gobert: 12.9 PTS, 12 REB, 2.2 BLK, 62.7 FG%
• Mike Conley: 11.7 PTS, 6.2 AST, 46.4 FG%, 45.8 3PT% (76-for-166)

• Julius Randle: 23.6 PTS, 9.6 REB, 47 FG%, 28.1 3PT% (45-for-160)
• Jalen Brunson: 25.9 PTS, 6 AST, 1.1 STL, 47.2 FG%, 44.6 3PT% (90-for-202)
• OG Anunoby: 15.1 PTS, 48.9 FG%, 37.4 3PT% (61-for-163)
• Josh Hart: 7.5 PTS, 45.7 FG%, 33.7 3PT% (30-for-89)