The New York Knicks (4-19) hit the road to face PF Carmelo Anthony and the Portland Trail Blazers (9-15) Tuesday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. We analyze the Knicks-Trail Blazers odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Knicks at Trail Blazers: Key injuries
Knicks
- SG Reggie Bullock (back) out
- SG Wayne Ellington (Achilles) out
Trail Blazers
- C Zach Collins (shoulder) out
- C Jusuf Nurkic (leg) out
- SG Rodney Hood (Achilles) out
- PF Skal Labissiere (Achilles) probable
Knicks at Trail Blazers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Knicks 125, Trail Blazers 119
Moneyline (ML)
The Trail Blazers (-455) are heavy favorites at home. They’re 4-6 at Moda Center this season and 4-6 across their last 10 games, including back-to-back losses entering Tuesday. They dropped the final two of a three-game homestand, including a 108-96 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.
The KNICKS (+333) are worth a small investment with the possibility of better than a 3x return. New York is 1-9 across its last 10 (including losing each of its last nine), and 1-9 on the road. Six of these last nine losses were by single-digit margins, including a one-point loss against a vastly superior Indiana Pacers squad Saturday. This is a case of chasing the value and exploiting a number leaning too heavily toward the Blazers.
New to sports betting? A $10 bet on the Knicks to win outright will return a profit of $33.30.
Against the Spread (ATS)
The better play worthy of a larger wager is to back the KNICKS (+8.5, -106) to stay within 8 points in a loss or win outright. They’re 11-12 ATS overall and 5-5 on the road while the Blazers are 10-13 ATS overall and just 3-6 at home.
As noted above, the Knicks have been playing in tighter games of late. The Blazers have just five wins this season by margins greater than eight points.
Over/Under (O/U)
Both teams give up more than 110 points per game to the opposition with the Knicks allowing 111.0 PPG and the Trail Blazers giving up 115.4 PPG. Portland is 13-11 against the O/U for the season and tops the projected point totals by an average of 2.8 PPG. Take the OVER 222.5 (-115).
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