The New Orleans Pelicans (34-24) visit the New York Knicks (35-23) at Madison Square Garden, beginning at 7:30 PM ET on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. The Knicks are 6.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 215.
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Spread: Knicks (+6.5) to Cover
- While DraftKings has the Pelicans winning by 6.5, the model has the Knicks taking home the victory, with a considerable margin between the two spreads (9.5 points). Take the Knicks.
- New York has a 30-26-2 record against the spread this season.
- The Knicks have not covered the spread this year (0-3 ATS) when playing as at least 6.5-point underdogs.
- New Orleans is 31-25-2 ATS this season.
- When playing as at least 6.5-point favorites this season, the Pelicans have an ATS record of 8-6-1.
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Total: Over 215
- In this matchup, the model projects a total (226.1 points) substantially higher than the DraftKings over/under (215 points). Bet on the over.
- In 47 games this season, New Orleans and its opponent have combined to score more than 215 points.
- New York’s games have finished with over 215 points scored 40 times this season.
- The Pelicans and their opponents have combined to hit the over 27 out of 58 times this season.
- So far this season, 23 out of the Knicks’ 58 games with an over/under have hit the over.
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Moneyline Winner: Knicks (+205)
- Prediction: Knicks 115, Pelicans 112
- This season, New Orleans has been favored 34 times and won 21, or 61.8%, of those games.
- New York has been victorious in nine, or 36%, of the 25 contests it has been chosen as an underdog in this season.
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Jonas Valančiūnas Rebounds Prop: Under 9.5
- Jonas Valanciunas averages 13.8 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest, shooting 57.1% from the field.
- He has collected 9.6 rebounds per game, 0.1 higher than his prop bet on Tuesday.
- This will be his 54th game this season with a rebound prop and so far he has hit the over 27 times.
- The Knicks are the fifth-best team in the NBA in rebounds per game (45.7) and best in rebounds allowed (40.2).
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Donte DiVincenzo Points Prop: Under 17.5
- On a per-game basis, Donte DiVincenzo gives the Knicks 13.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He also averages 1.2 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
- DiVincenzo has racked up 13.8 points per game during the 2023-24 season, 3.7 points fewer than Tuesday’s over/under.
- He has gone up against a points prop bet in 47 games this season, and he’s gone over 20 times.
- The Pelicans are averaging 116.1 points per game (14th-ranked in NBA) this season, while giving up 112.0 points per contest (eighth-ranked).
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