After a 1-7 start, Washington is slowly starting to get back on track going 7-5 in its last 12 games.

The Wizards are coming off their best defensive game of the season, beating the Nets, 102-88, on Saturday. That game was at home. The Wizards are 2-9 on the road.

Perhaps it's a leap of faith to support the Wizards away from home, but they are better than the Knicks, are in a good spot and have a strong history against New York.

The Knicks are in letdown mode after one of their most impressive performances of the season, a 136-134 home overtime win against the Bucks on Saturday.

The Wizards have covered eight of the past 10 versus the Knicks. They are 7-1 ATS the past eight times playing at Madison Square Garden. John Wall and Bradley Beal are the two best players on the court.

Washington believes it is a playoff team, which it has been the past two seasons. The Knicks are a lottery team.

The price is short enough to back the Wizards on the money line. Asking them to flat out just win this game shouldn't be too much.