The New York Knicks (34-23) are strongly favored, by 11 points, versus the Detroit Pistons (8-48) on February 26, 2024 at Madison Square Garden. The Pistons are struggling right now, having lost five in a row and going 2-8 in their past 10 games. The matchup’s over/under is set at 224.5.
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Spread: Knicks (-11) to Cover
- The DraftKings line for this game has the Knicks favored by 11, while the model predicts they’ll win by considerably more (17.0 points). Put your money on the Knicks.
- New York has a 30-25-2 record against the spread this season.
- The Knicks have been favored by 11 points or more six times this season, and covered the spread in three of those contests.
- Detroit has a 27-28-1 record against the spread this year.
- The Pistons are 12-8 ATS this year when playing as at least 11-point underdogs.
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Total: Over 224.5
- In this matchup, the model projects a total (229.4 points) a little higher than the DraftKings over/under (224.5 points).
- New York’s games have had more than 224.5 points scored on 26 occasions this year.
- Detroit’s games have gone over 224.5 points on 36 occasions this season.
- A total of 23 out of the Knicks’ 57 games this season have hit the over.
- The Pistons and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 30 out of 56 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Knicks (-650)
- Prediction: Knicks 123, Pistons 106
- New York has been the favorite in 32 games this season and won 25 (78.1%) of those contests.
- Detroit has been victorious in seven, or 13.7%, of the 51 contests it has been chosen as an underdog in this season.
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Jalen Brunson Points Prop: Over 31.5
- Jalen Brunson averages 27.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, shooting 47.9% from the field and 40.7% from downtown with 2.6 made treys per game.
- The 31.5-point total set for Brunson on Monday is 3.9 more points than his per-game scoring average.
- Brunson is 28-for-58 at hitting the over on his points prop total this season.
- On offense the Pistons are the 22nd-ranked squad in the NBA (112.8 points per game). On defense they are fourth-worst (121.9 points allowed per game).
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