The New York Knicks (48-32) host the Brooklyn Nets (32-48) at Madison Square Garden, tipping off at 7:30 PM ET on Friday, April 12, 2024. The Knicks are 11-point favorites in the game. The matchup’s point total is set at 212.
Our computer predictions in this article will help you decide what are the best bets available for Friday’s game.
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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 slightly more (12.0 points).
- New York has gone 43-34-3 ATS this season.
- When playing as at least 11-point favorites this season, the Knicks have an ATS record of 5-4-1.
- Brooklyn’s ATS record is 33-44-3 this season.
- The Nets have not covered the spread when an underdog by 11 points or more this season (in three opportunities).
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Total: Over 212
- The DraftKings point total for this game is more than two possessions lower (10.4 points) than the model projection. Put your money on the over.
- New York’s games have finished with more than 212 points 54 times so far this season.
- Brooklyn’s games have had over 212 points 60 times this season.
- A total of 35 out of the Knicks’ 80 games this season have gone over the point total.
- The Nets and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 38 out of 80 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Knicks (-650)
- Prediction: Knicks 117, Nets 105
- New York has entered the game as favorites 45 times this season and won 34, or 75.6%, of those games.
- Brooklyn has won in 12, or 23.1%, of the 52 contests it has been named as the odds-on underdog this year.
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Jalen Brunson Rebounds Prop: Over 3.5
- Jalen Brunson averages 28.6 points, 3.6 boards and 6.7 assists per contest, shooting 48.1% from the floor and 40.2% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made treys per contest.
- He has averaged 0.1 more rebounds per game (3.6) than his prop bet total in Friday’s game (3.5).
- He’s grabbed more rebounds than the total set for him by sportsbooks 34 times this season in his 81 games with a prop.
- In 2023-24, the Nets are 10th in the NBA in rebounds (44.1 per game) and 21st in rebounds conceded (44.3).
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