The New York Knicks (29-17) are favored, by 9.5 points, over the Charlotte Hornets (10-34) on January 29, 2024 at Spectrum Center. The Knicks have won six in a row, and are 8-2 in their past 10 games, while the Hornets have lost three straight, and have gone 2-8 in their past 10. The matchup’s over/under is 218.
Our computer predictions in this article will help you pick what are the best bets available for Monday’s game.
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Spread: Knicks (-9.5) to Cover
- The Knicks are the bet in this matchup. They’re favored by 4.6 more points in the model than DraftKings (14.1 to 9.5).
- New York’s ATS record is 26-18-2 this season.
- The Knicks have covered the spread five times this season (5-2 ATS) when playing as at least 9.5-point favorites.
- So far this year, Charlotte has compiled a 15-28-1 record against the spread.
- When playing as at least 9.5-point underdogs this year, the Hornets have an ATS record of 8-9.
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Total: Over 218
- The model projects a total (227.3 points) much higher than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup (218 points). Take the over.
- New York and its opponent have broken the 218-point mark 29 times this season.
- Charlotte’s games have finished with over 218 points scored 31 times this season.
- Knicks games have hit the over 20 out of 46 times this season.
- In the Hornets’ 44 chances this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 23 times.
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Moneyline Winner: Knicks (-425)
- Prediction: Knicks 121, Hornets 107
- New York has won 21, or 77.8%, of the 27 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- Charlotte has been an underdog in 40 games this season and has come away with the win eight times (20%) in those contests.
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