The New York Knicks (30-17) battle the Utah Jazz (24-24) on January 30, 2024 at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks are favorites by four points as they enter the matchup winners of seven in a row and are 8-2 in their last 10 games. The matchup has a point total of 233.5.
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Spread: Knicks (-4) to Cover
- Our computers expect the same result as DraftKings, but have the Knicks winning by a considerably larger margin (8.7 points). Take the Knicks.
- New York is 18-16-2 against the spread this season.
- The Knicks have covered the spread seven times this season (7-6 ATS) when playing as at least 4-point favorites.
- Utah’s ATS record is 21-14-0 this year.
- When playing as at least 4-point underdogs this season, the Jazz have an ATS record of 11-8.
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Total: Under 233.5
- The DraftKings point total for this matchup is just 2.3 points highter than the model projection.
- In 12 games this year, New York and its opponent have combined for more than 233.5 points.
- There have been 18 Utah’s games this year with more than 233.5 points scored.
- So far this season, 19 out of the Knicks’ 36 games have gone over the point total.
- In the Jazz’s 35 chances this year, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 18 times.
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Moneyline Winner: Knicks (-175)
- Prediction: Knicks 120, Jazz 111
- This season, New York has won 14 out of the 19 games, or 73.7%, in which it has been favored.
- Utah has been an underdog in 26 games this season and has come away with the win 11 times (42.3%) in those contests.
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Jalen Brunson Assists Prop: Over 7.5
- Jalen Brunson puts up 26.7 points, 3.9 boards and 6.5 assists per game, shooting 48.1% from the field and 42.4% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made treys per contest.
- Brunson’s season-long assist average — 6.5 per game — is 1.0 assist lower than Tuesday’s assist over/under (7.5).
- Brunson has dished out enough assists to hit the over on his posted prop total 27 times (in 48 chances) this season.
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Lauri Markkanen Points Prop: Under 23.5
- Lauri Markkanen is putting up 23.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest. He’s also draining 49.4% of his shots from the field and 40.0% from 3-point range, with 3.2 triples per game (eighth in NBA).
- Tuesday’s prop bet for Markkanen is 23.5 points, 0.2 fewer than his season average.
- Markkanen is 20-for-41 at hitting the over on his points prop this season.
- The Knicks are scoring 115.3 points per game this year (15th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really thrived defensively, ceding only 109.4 points per game (second-best).
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