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2021 NBA Handicapping
(11-14) Houston Rockets vs. New York Knicks (11-15)
Date: Saturday, February 13th
Time: 8:00PM EST
Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
NBA Moneyline Odds: Rockets -115| -105 Knicks
NBA Betting Odds: Rockets -1
NBA Betting Total: 209.5
A pretty decimated Houston Rockets team will head to New York this Saturday for a prime-time matchup with the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets lost their last game against Miami and that made it 4 straight losses for a team who look deflated. I think everyone knew from the start of the season that Harden was gone, and I do not think that hurt the mentality of this team, but I do believe the injury to Christian Wood did effect this team in a big way.
Wood was the best guy on the court for the Rockets plenty of times this year doing it both offensively and defensively and it seems a bit crazy to say with Wood just being brought in this off-season, but he appears to have been the guy holding this squad together following Harden’s departure.
It will be interesting to see what happens a little bit down the road with this team, though, as this team has a slew of other injuries like Oladipo, Wall and PJ Tucker, so there very well may still be something there for the stretch run this year.
New York Knicks
The Knicks also lost to the Miami Heat in there last game, but that was a very competitive game that could have easily gone the way of the Knicks dropping that contest by only 2 points. Julius Randle had a rare down game in that last one going 4-17 from the field and only scoring a total of 12 points.
I do doubt we will see too many more performances like that for Randle this year and I fully expect him to bounce back in a big way here against a Rockets team who does not play great defense.
D-Rose only got 20 minutes in that last matchup with the Heat, and I would be surprised if that number does not continue to rise, as he was really efficient and looked in a good groove against the Heat.
Obviously it makes sense that the bulk of the minutes in the back court would go to the younger guys on the team like RJ Barrett, but the Knicks, despite the record, have something decent going and the closer this team gets to playoff contention the more I believe we will see the Veteran Rose.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Knicks are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 Saturday games.
- Knicks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Rockets are 7-21 ATS in their last 28 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Rockets are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
- Rockets are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
Free Houston Rockets vs. New York Knicks NBA Prediction:
There are some moving parts in terms of injuries in this game, so certainly keep an eye out for the news prior to tip-off here. I do prefer the Knicks though, as I think they are more hungry and just in a better spot than Houston right now.
The Knicks have shown they can compete all year and I do not expect a guy like Julius Randle to go 4-17 on a consistent basis, so I am taking the point and a half on the Kincks here on Saturday evening.
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