The Washington Wizards (18-26) face the New York Knicks (25-20) at Madison Square Garden Wednesday. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Wizards vs. Knicks odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Wizards and Knicks both blew 4th-quarter leads and took a loss on Monday.
Washington fell 127-118 to the Golden State Warriors. Both teams had a nearly identical shooting percentage but the Warriors were able to put up more shots thanks to 7 more rebounds, 3 of which came on the offensive glass.
New York suffered a tragic 123-121 loss to the Toronto Raptors. A crowd-erupting dunk with less than a second remaining in regulation forced overtime but the Knicks fell behind early in extra time. The Raptors led by 6 in the final minute of play and didn’t score another point but despite 3 offensive rebounds from the Knicks, they were unable to close things out.
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Wizards at Knicks odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Wizards +195 (bet $100 to win $195) | Knicks -230 (bet $230 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Wizards +5.5 (-105) | Knicks -5.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 222.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Wizards at Knicks key injuries
Wizards
- G Bradley Beal (hamstring) questionable
Knicks
- None
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Wizards at Knicks picks and predictions
Prediction
Knicks 112, Wizards 108
Moneyline
The Knicks are having the better season, obviously, but statistically, there is not a lot of separation with the Wizards.
Washington shoots 34.4% from 3; New York shoots 33.8%. Washington ranks 6th in opponents’ effective field goal percentage; the Knicks rank 4th.
That being said New York is dominant on the glass (13.3 offensive rebounds vs. Washington’s 9.3) and in attempted 3-pointers (35 attempts vs. Washington’s 31.5). Both these categories are part of a winning formula but unless the line drops for New York it’s best to AVOID.
Against the spread
The Knicks have a losing home record (11-12) and not surprisingly an even worse home ATS record (8-13-2).
Beal’s status muddies the water for anyone on the fence with this line but G Kyle Kuzma won’t be going 5 of 20 anytime soon, and the Wizards have covered in 4 of the past 5 road games against teams with a losing home record.
BET WIZARDS +5.5 (-105).
Over/Under
The Under is 5-1-1 in the Wizards’ last 7 games playing when given a day of rest. On top of that the Knicks hit the Under 3 of the past 5 times when facing a team with a losing record.
Both teams have trouble taking care of the basketball and after their Monday games I expect their scores to come back down, I know 221 is a low number for how teams have been scoring the past few seasons but nevertheless, I will cautiously LEAN UNDER 221.5 (-105).
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