The New York Knicks (8-16) square off against the Washington Wizards (9-14) at Madison Square Garden. The game will air on MSG Network at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, December 3, 2018.
Washington opened as a 1-point favorite, while the game’s Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 228 points.
Washington Wizards at New York Knicks Free Prediction
The Wizards come in on a high note after comfortably covering the 6-point spread against the Brooklyn Nets in their last matchup, 102-88. The game’s total points (190) were well under the O/U total of 228.5. Washington’s 0.570 effective field goal percentage was their largest advantage over Brooklyn, who had a mark of 0.420. The Wizards’ mark was above their season average of 0.515, while the Nets’ was below their season average of 0.515. Washington received a boost from John Wall, who was the top scorer from either team with 30 points on 12-for-24 shooting.
The last time the Knicks played, they won a close one over the Milwaukee Bucks, 136-134, despite being 8-point underdogs. The total points for the game (270) were well over the O/U total of 230.5. New York was lights out from beyond the arc (20-34; 58.8 percent). Milwaukee, meanwhile, did a terrific job of converting from the charity stripe (24-31; 77.4 percent). Emmanuel Mudiay led New York in scoring with 28 points on 10-for-18 shooting from the field.
The offensive glass could be a solid edge for New York in this battle. The Knicks rank ninth in offensive rebounding percentage (25.3 percent), while Washington ranks 30th in defensive rebounding percentage (72.3 percent).
Washington heads into the contest with records of 9-14 straight up (SU) and 8-14-1 against the spread (ATS). Of the Wizards’ 23 games, 14 have finished over the total.
New York has a respectable record ATS (14-9-1), despite being 8-16 SU. Vegas has typically been fairly accurate when predicting totals of Knicks games, with 13 overs compared to 11 unders.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams. Wall scored a game-high 26 points in the first matchup, in which the Wizards defeated the Knicks 108-95, covering as 6.5-point favorites. He also put up 7 assists and 5 steals. The game finished with a total of 203 points, which was 20.5 points below the projected point total of 223.5 points. The Wizards made 30 of their 39 free throws (76.9 percent) and had a better turnover percentage (11.5 vs. 15.2).
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Washington ranks fifth in points off turnovers per game (19.2) while New York ranks 23rd (16.0).
Washington ranks 11 in three pointers attempted per game (32.47826086956522) while New York ranks 19 in three pointers allowed per game (31.958333333333332).
The Wizards rank 6 in steals per game (8.652173913043478) while the Knicks rank 9 in steals allowed per game (7.375).
Washington is 2-9 ATS on the road, while New York is 6-3-1 ATS at home.
Bettings Trends:
Over its last five contests, Washington is 3-2 ATS with 3 unders and 2 overs.
New York is 4-1 ATS with 3 unders and 2 overs over its last five games.
The Wizards’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 3.6, down from 5.4 for the season.
During their last five games, the Knicks have scored an average of 110.4 points per game (1.4 above their season average) and allowed an average of 114.6 points per game (0.0 above their season average).
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