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(14-11) New York Knicks vs. Golden State Warriors (22-4)
Date: Thursday December 15
Time: 10:30 PM EST
Venue: ORACLE Arena Oakland, CA
NBA Moneyline Odds: OFF
NBA Betting Odds: Warriors -14
NBA Betting Total: 224
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While the Knicks are coming off a loss to the lowly Suns they have been playing well as of late winning 6 of their last 8 games. They are in 2nd place in the Atlantic Division 4 games back of the Toronto Raptors.
The Warriors have the fewest losses in the NBA and they have won 2 in a row. However, they have not been as dominant as usual, as in their last 2 games they won both games, but by single digits with both wins coming against sub .500 teams.
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In their last games the Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 113-109 and the Knicks lost to the Phoenix Suns 113-111 in OT.
New York Knicks
The Knicks rank a solid 11th in the league in scoring, but only 25th in opponents’ points per game/.
In their loss to the Suns New York did play decent defense holding Phoenix to 40.9% shooting, but they only shot 39.2% from the floor. New York made a big came back outscoring the Suns by 12 points in the 4th quarter to force OT, where they would lose.
The Knicks need to do a better job on the boards in this game than they did in the Suns game where they gave up 16 offensive rebounds.
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The 2 big guns for the Knicks are Kristaps Porzingis and Carmelo Anthony and while Porzingis was solid in the Suns game going for 34 points and making all 4 of his 3-pointers Anthony was not only going 3/15 from the floor and scoring 13 points.
One of the reasons the Knicks did get to OT was the play of C Kyle O’Quinn, who went for 22 points, which is over 15 points more than his season average.
The Knicks are only 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games against he Warriors and have failed to cover in 11 of their 14 games facing them overall.
The Knicks are only 5-7 on the road this season.
Golden State Warriors
The Warriors rank 1st in the league in points per game and 20th in opponents’ points per game.
While the Warriors have won 4 of their last 5 games in that span they have not scored more than their season average once.
In the win over the Pelicans in their last game the Warriors only shot 44.2% from the floor while allowing New Orleans to shoot 47.6%. Golden State did force 17 turnovers in the game.
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Steph Curry and Kevin Durant combined to score 57 points, but Klay Thomson only went for 17 struggling with his shot only going 6/16 from the floor and missing 8 of his 10 3-pointers.
Can the Knicks contain the Big 3? Not many teams have, but like the last game if one struggles they have a chance.
The Warriors are 9-2 at home this season.
NBA Betting Trends:
- NY is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games.
- NY is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss.
- NY is 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games overall.
- GS is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
- GS is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
Free New York Knicks vs. Golden State Warriors NBA Prediction:
Golden State has not looked themselves as of late and they have failed to cover in their last 4 games.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: New York +14
I think they will win tonight, but that last trend will continue, as the Knicks will cover.
NBA Free Score Prediction: Warriors 117 – Knicks 107
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