The New York Knicks will be at the Wells Fargo Center to square off against a division foe in the Philadelphia 76ers. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Friday, Mar. 20 and will air on MSG and CSN-PHI.
The 76ers were victorious over the Pistons 94-83 on Wednesday. Ish Smith was the team’s high scorer with 15 points on 6-for-12 shooting. The Knicks, meanwhile, are coming off a 104-100 win over the Spurs on Tuesday. Alexey Shved played well, accumulating 21 points, seven assists, and three steals.
Shved has been on fire over the last five games for the Knicks, averaging 17.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.8 steals, 0.6 blocks, and 2.0 three-pointers.
The Knicks have won both matchups against the 76ers this season, including a 98-91 victory in their last matchup. Despite the loss, Michael Carter-Williams was a top performer in the game with 27 points, six rebounds, seven assists, and five steals.
The odds are even for this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is presently unavailable. The 76ers enter the game with records of 16-52 Straight Up (SU) and 34-32-2 Against The Spread (ATS). They have gone 1-13 SU and 4-10 ATS against teams from their own division. The 76ers lead the league in steals with 9.8 per game.
Across the court, New York has a SU record of 14-53 and an ATS record of 27-38-2. When traveling to face teams in its division, New York has a record of 4-2 ATS. However, the Knicks only managed a SU record of 2-4 in those games.
New York won the last meeting this season between these two teams, moving its SU record against the 76ers to 8-2 in their last 10 head-to-head meetings. The 76ers hold the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers, New York held the edge in all three of these categories once in the last 10 meetings. Philadelphia never did so in those games.
Predictions: SU Winner – PHI, ATS Winner – PHI
Notes
Philadelphia is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Philadelphia’s last 21 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Philadelphia’s last 20 games when playing New York.
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing New York.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia’s last 10 games when playing at home against New York.
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against New York.
Philadelphia is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against New York.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New York’s last 10 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia ranks 30th in points per game with 91.0, while New York ranks 23rd in points allowed with an average of 101.3 given up.
On average, Philadelphia scores 94.6 points per home game (ranked 29th), while New York gives up 103.3 points per away game (ranked 22nd).
When giving up fewer than 100 points, the Philadelphia 76ers have a 14-18 record. When they don’t reach the century mark, the New York Knicks have an abysmal record of 6-47.
Philadelphia is a subpar 2-34 when it allows 100 or more points. New York has an 8-6 record when it reaches the century mark.
The 76ers have an offensive rating of 91.9 (ranked 30th). The Knicks rank 29th for their defensive rating of 107.5.
Philadelphia averages 99.1 possessions per game, scoring .919 points on each possession. While New York averages fewer possessions per game with 94.3, the team scores more points per possession with .981.
The Philadelphia 76ers average an effective field goal percentage of 45.8% this season. The New York Knicks have a subpar record of 7-47 when opponents have an EFF% of 45.8% or greater.
On average, the New York Knicks make 21.4 assists per game and the Philadelphia 76ers make 20.6. New York is ranked 17th, while Philadelphia is ranked 22nd.
Philadelphia makes an average of 6.1 blocks per game (ranked third), while New York makes 4.5 blocks per game (ranked 20th).
Philadelphia is ranked 10th in offensive rebounding. New York ranks 29th in defensive rebounds.
The Philadelphia 76ers average 9.8 steals per game (ranked first). The New York Knicks have an underachieving record of 2-23 when they allow at least 9 steals.
