The Toronto Raptors (30-14) visit the New York Knicks (12-33) Friday at Madison Square Garden for a 7:30 p.m. ET tip-off. We analyze the Raptors-Knicks sports betting odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
Raptors at Knicks: Key Injuries
Raptors
- PF Dewan Hernandez (ankle) out
- SG Patrick McCaw (nose) out
Knicks
- SG RJ Barrett (ankle) out
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Raptors at Knicks: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Raptors 118, Knicks 92
Moneyline (ML)
The Raptors (-358) roll into the Big Apple for Friday’s Atlantic Division rivalry game as monster road favorites. They’ve won five straight games and have gone 7-3 across their last 10 games. They’re finally fully healthy and returning to championship form, even without SF Kawhi Leonard. The Knicks (+275) are 13th in the Eastern Conference and just 2-8 across their last 10 games. They’re coming off a 100-92 home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday.
New York is just 6-16 straight up on home court for the season, while Toronto is 14-7 on the road. The Raptors claimed a 126-98 home win over the Knicks Nov. 27, in the only meeting of the two so far this year.
The Raptors are the easy choice to win the rematch but PASS on placing a moneyline wager. A $10 bet on the Raps to win returns a profit of just $2.80. There’s better value on the spread.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
Take the RAPTORS (-7.5, -115) with the spread and back the visitors to win by at least 8 points. All but one of their five straight wins entering Friday came by a margin greater than 8 points. The Raptors are 25-19 against the spread overall and 11-10 on the road. The Knicks are 23-22 ATS overall and 11-11 at home.
Twenty-one of the Knicks’ 33 losses on the season were decided by margins of at least 8 points.
Over/Under (O/U)
Make the contrarian choice and go with the UNDER 215.5 (+100). New York has hit the Over just 19 times through 45 games, Toronto is 22-21-1 against the O/U. The Knicks have a high of 102 points in their last four losses. The Raptors will hold the Knicks well below 100 points Friday, as this game falls just shy of the total.
Esten’s NBA betting record: 152-126
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