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2022 NBA Handicapping
(17-39) OKC Thunder vs. New York Knicks (25-32)
Date: Monday, February 14th
Time: 7:30 PM (ET)
Venue: Madison Square Garden New York, New York City, New York
NBA Moneyline Odds: Thunder +308| Knicks +335 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Knicks -8
NBA Betting Total: 206.5
Monday, February 14th the OKC Thunder and New York Knicks play for the second and final time this season. In the initial match on December 31st, the Thunder won 95-80.
OKC played a back-to-back set this weekend losing 87-100 to the 76ers on Friday and 100-106 to the Bulls on Saturday while the Knicks coughed up a 23 point lead to the Blazers losing 103-112 on Saturday.
OKC Thunder
As the Thunder gears up their tanking efforts coach Mark Daigneault is giving his youngsters more playing time and experience so the franchise can assess how they fit the long-term plans and expose them to game situations.
Rookie Josh Giddey is firmly in the future core and the extended time he’s getting is paying huge dividends as he registered his second triple-double this season against Chicago on Saturday with 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Although Russell Westbrook was infamous in OKC for his triple-doubles Giddey approaches them in a very different manner seldom looking for his own shot or expecting his bigs to box out for the easy rebound.
Rather Giddey needs to be encouraged to be more selfish in seeking his own shot and there have been signs of growth in that area this season.
Through the first 25 games this season he averaged 10.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 5.9 assists while shooting 39.7% from the field. His next 26 games offer slight improvements of 13.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 6.5 assists shooting 42.9% from the field.
Undoubtedly shooting will be where the franchise has the youngster focused on improving this offseason but Giddey is a more organic triple-double machine than Westbrook with the emphasis on making everyone around him better.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (ankle), Mike Muscala (ankle), and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (foot) are all out indefinitely.
New York Knicks
Cam Reddish has been with the Knicks through their last 15 matches. When he arrived he was dealing with a lingering ankle sprain missing out on participating in the first four games New York played.
Although he’s been available for the next 11 matches he’s played in just seven games and averaging only 11.9 minutes. Albeit, there has been a slight uptick in the past four matches undoubtedly partially due to the absence of RJ Barrett.
In that quartet of contests, his minutes have increased to 15.8 minutes with him averaging 6.5 points with 1.0 rebound but is a negative -6.8 plus/minus which won’t make coach Tom Thibodeau inclined to extend those minutes.
Nerlens Noel (knee), Mitchell Robinson (ankle), and Cam Reddish (ankle) are questionable while RJ Barrett (ankle) was downgraded to out Monday versus the Thunder.
Derrick Rose (ankle) remains out from rehabbing to return from his surgery with no definitive timetable for his return.
NBA Betting Trends:
- New York is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
- OKC is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of New York’s last 9 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City’s last 6 games.
Free OKC Thunder vs. New York Knicks NBA Prediction
This should be a win for the Knicks but they’ve been struggling with five losses in their last six matches while the Thunder have lost five in a row. The Knicks are also back home following their five-game road trip and the first game back is typically the toughest after a long trip.
That’s why I like the points and the Thunder to keep it close (but Knicks to get the win).
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Thunder +8
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