The league’s top team will be on the road when the Golden State Warriors (41-4) head to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Knicks (22-25). Action begins at 7:30 pm ET on Sunday, Jan. 31 and can be seen on GS2 and MSG.
The Knicks are expecting a better outcome after their 128-122 loss to the Thunder in their last matchup. Langston Galloway was the team’s leading scorer with 21 points. The Warriors, meanwhile, are coming off a 120-90 win against the Spurs in their last game. Stephen Curry led the game in scoring by registering 37 points on 12-for-20 shooting.
Curry has been hot over the last five games for the Warriors, averaging 34.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 2.6 steals, and 6.2 three-pointers.
The Warriors are favored by 11 points over New York and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 217 points. The Knicks have gone 23-26 Straight Up (SU) and 29-20 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 8-9 SU and 10-7 ATS against the Western Conference. The Knicks lead the NBA in free throw percentage, shooting an impressive .813 from the free throw line.
Over on the other bench, the Warriors have 43-4 SU and 26-19-2 ATS records. Despite having a winning record against the Eastern Conference, Golden State is unsuccessful ATS in those games with a record of 7-11-1. Offensively, they average 115.0 points per game, which is first in the league. The Warriors are the better of the two teams when it comes to assist-to-turnover ratio, leading the NBA at 1.92. Shifting to the other side of the court, the Warriors have one of the best opponent field-goal percentages in the league at .428.
These two meet for what will be their first head-to-head battle of the season. Golden State won the last game in the matchup, bumping its SU record over the last 10 meetings to 7-3. With a 7-3 record, the Warriors also have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – GS, ATS Winner – GS, O/U – Under
Notes
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York’s last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of New York’s last 14 games at home.
New York is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home.
New York is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Golden State.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New York’s last 13 games when playing Golden State.
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Golden State.
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York’s last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State.
Golden State ranks first in points allowed per road game (106.4 PPG), while New York ranks 19th in points per home game with 102.1.
The Golden State Warriors won their last game by 30 points. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, the New York Knicks are 1-5. Golden State is 14-2 in blowouts this season.
The Golden State Warriors sit undefeated (18-0) in games in which their opponent scores fewer than 100 points. Conversely, the New York Knicks have a subpar 5-21 record when they don’t put up at least 100 points.
When the Warriors give up at least 100 points to their opponent, they are 23-4. When the Knicks hit the century mark, they also have a winning record (17-4).
The Warriors have the league’s top offensive rating (113.1). The Knicks have a defensive rating of 105.0 (ranked 19th).
The Golden State Warriors have one of the best field goal percentages this season, ranking second in the league with a FG% of 48.7%. When their opponents record a similar or higher FG%, the New York Knicks have an abysmal 1-8 record.
The New York Knicks average 21.0 three point attempts per game and are 4-6 when attempting at least 25 in a game. The Golden State Warriors average 30.0 attempts and have a tremendous record (36-3) when attempting 25 or more.
Golden State ranks near the top of the league in blocking at third (6.4 blocks per game). New York is ranked seventh, with 5.7 blocks per game.
New York is ranked 16th when it comes to offensive rebounding. Golden State ranks second in defensive rebounds.
Golden State averages 8.4 steals per game (ranked ninth). New York is 7-8 when allowing at least 8 steals.
