The New York Knicks (23-17) host the Houston Rockets (19-20) at Madison Square Garden, starting at 7:30 PM ET on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. The Rockets are 3.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total for the matchup is 217.5.
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Spread: Knicks (-3.5) to Cover
- The DraftKings line for this game has the Knicks favored by 3.5, while the model predicts they’ll win by slightly more (5.5 points).
- New York has gone 21-17-2 ATS this season.
- The Knicks have covered the spread 10 times this season (10-7 ATS) when playing as at least 3.5-point favorites.
- Houston is 20-17-2 against the spread this year.
- The Rockets have covered the spread seven times this year (7-12-1 ATS) when playing as at least 3.5-point underdogs.
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Total: Over 217.5
- The model projects a total (225.4 points) much higher than the one set by DraftKings for this game (217.5 points). Take the over.
- A total of 26 times so far this season, New York and its opponent have combined to score more than 217.5 points.
- There have been 23 Houston’s games this year with more than 217.5 points scored.
- So far this season, 19 out of the Knicks’ 40 games have gone over the point total.
- A total of 18 Rockets games this year have hit the over.
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Moneyline Winner: Knicks (-162)
- Prediction: Knicks 115, Rockets 110
- This season, New York has been favored 22 times and won 16, or 72.7%, of those games.
- Houston has come away with nine wins in the 27 contests it has been listed as the underdog this season.
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