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NBA Betting – Knicks vs. Thunder (Jan. 6)

Free pick and preview plus NBA betting odds and basketball lines for the matchup featuring the N.Y. Knicks and the Oklahoma Thunder…

NBA Analysis – Thunder Host High Scoring Knicks

The New York Knicks (13-19 SU, 17-15 ATS, 14-18 O/U) have won two of three and are coming off a convincing 100-88 win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. The Oklahoma City Thunder (4-30 SU, 21-13 ATS, 17-17 O/U) lost a heart-breaker the last time they took the floor but are competing hard despite the mounting losses.  

Both teams will be gunning for a victory in the BetUS Sportsbook when they meet at Ford Center tonight.

New York covered the spread against the C’s as a 10-point underdog on Sunday as blossoming forward Wilson Chandler scored a team-high 31 points while veteran forward Al Harrington added 30 points in the win.

“We’ve been close in a lot of games. I thought we’ve played and we haven’t finished games,” Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni said. “Tonight we finished them. I don’t want to get too far ahead of us. That was a great win and we’ll try to get better on the defensive end. If we can have that effort and learn how to finish games, which tonight we did, we’ll just see if we can keep building on it.”

Oklahoma City blew a late lead in its 122-120 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday, but covered the spread for BetUS NBA sports betting backers as 8.5-point home underdogs in the BetUS Sportsbook.

Oklahoma City got a team-high 33 points from shooting guard Kevin Durant and 18 points from forward Jeff Green.

Here is a look at the key NBA betting trends for each team, followed by my in-depth analysis and NBA Free Picks:

New York is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York’s last 8 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York’s last 11 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Oklahoma City is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oklahoma City’s last 8 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City’s last 6 games when playing at home against New York

NBA Odds

New York Knicks -2½ -110
Oklahoma City Thunder +2½ -110

Over 217 -110
Under 217 -110

Analysis: The New York Knicks can score the ball with any team in the league, but play defense like they’re playing street ball. The Oklahoma City Thunder hasn’t won many games this season, but I say they get their fifth win of the season tonight.

NBA Free Picks: Oklahoma City +2½ Points/Under 217 Total Points

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