PREMIUM
NBA 5*
(NBA) Philadelphia vs. New York,
04/22/2024 7:30 PM, Score: 101 - 104
Point Spread: -5.00 | -101.00 New York (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -5.00 | -101.00 New York (Home)
Result: Loss
76ers @ Knicks 7:30 PM ET
Game# 503-504
Play On: Knicks -5.0
The Knicks took Game 1 of this series 111-104 on Saturday and covered as a 3.0-point home favorite. They won despite only shooting 39.6% and that included a poor 8-26 (30.8%) shooting performance from their star point guard Jalen Brunson. The Knicks have now gone 4-1 SU&ATS versus Philadelphia this season and held them to a mere 90.0 points per game and outrebounded them by 12.6 per contest. Another reason for their win and cover in Game 1 was 23 offensive rebounds and being +22 on the glass. The Knicks are riding a current 6-game win streak in which they averaged 118.3 points scored per game. New York has also gone 4-0 SU&ATS in their last 4 as a home favorite of 7.5 or less and won by an average of 14.3 points per game.
Since the 2021 NBA Playoffs, Game 2 home favorites of between 3.5 to 9.5 have gone 24-5 ATS (82.8%). The average line in those 29 contests was 6.3 and the home favorites outscored their opponents by an average of 15.4 points per game. So much for the NBA Playoffs zig-zag theory. Give me the Knicks minus points.
Game# 503-504
Play On: Knicks -5.0
The Knicks took Game 1 of this series 111-104 on Saturday and covered as a 3.0-point home favorite. They won despite only shooting 39.6% and that included a poor 8-26 (30.8%) shooting performance from their star point guard Jalen Brunson. The Knicks have now gone 4-1 SU&ATS versus Philadelphia this season and held them to a mere 90.0 points per game and outrebounded them by 12.6 per contest. Another reason for their win and cover in Game 1 was 23 offensive rebounds and being +22 on the glass. The Knicks are riding a current 6-game win streak in which they averaged 118.3 points scored per game. New York has also gone 4-0 SU&ATS in their last 4 as a home favorite of 7.5 or less and won by an average of 14.3 points per game.
Since the 2021 NBA Playoffs, Game 2 home favorites of between 3.5 to 9.5 have gone 24-5 ATS (82.8%). The average line in those 29 contests was 6.3 and the home favorites outscored their opponents by an average of 15.4 points per game. So much for the NBA Playoffs zig-zag theory. Give me the Knicks minus points.
