New York Knicks versus Philadelphia 76ers Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 2-24-2013
- 11 years ago
The 22-31 Philadelphia 76ers will travel to play the 32-20 New York Knicks in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday night. Tip time from Madison Square Garden in New York is set for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The odds from this NBA pro basketball contest has the home team New York Knicks favored by -10 ½ points with an over under line of 187 points. There has been no line movement since the odds came out a few hours ago.
This will be the fourth meeting of the year between these two clubs. New York has won and covered two of the three games.
Philadelphia has a road record of 6-17 on the season. They lose their fourth straight game in a 114-90 home loss to the Miami Heat on Saturday night as a +8 ½ point underdog. The total came in at over 185 points. The 76ers shot 44.9% from the floor and connected on 11 of 28 from three. They allowed Miami 58.4% shooting. Jrue Holiday led Philadelphia with 21 points and six assists on 8 of 11 shooting. The 76ers under Doug Collins have really struggled with scoring. This year is no different as the team pushes across just 92.2 points a game ranking 29th and second to last in the NBA in this important category.
The Knicks are 19-8 on their home court. The team dropped their fourth straight game after a 100-98 road loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday night as a -1 point betting favorite. The game ended over 193 points. New York converted on 46.7% of their shots with 10 of 28 coming from three. They crushed the Raptors on the glass by a 42-31 margin and held Toronto to just 43.8% shooting. The Knicks gave away the game with 17 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony had 32 points and 6 rebounds on 11 of 24 shooting. The Knicks commitment to playing good defense lasted about the first month and a half of the season. They have fallen to 21st in the NBA in defensive field goal percentage by giving up 45.9% shooting. New York has allowed 100 or more points in four of their past six games.
The odds from this NBA pro basketball contest has the home team New York Knicks favored by -10 ½ points with an over under line of 187 points. There has been no line movement since the odds came out a few hours ago.
This will be the fourth meeting of the year between these two clubs. New York has won and covered two of the three games.
Philadelphia has a road record of 6-17 on the season. They lose their fourth straight game in a 114-90 home loss to the Miami Heat on Saturday night as a +8 ½ point underdog. The total came in at over 185 points. The 76ers shot 44.9% from the floor and connected on 11 of 28 from three. They allowed Miami 58.4% shooting. Jrue Holiday led Philadelphia with 21 points and six assists on 8 of 11 shooting. The 76ers under Doug Collins have really struggled with scoring. This year is no different as the team pushes across just 92.2 points a game ranking 29th and second to last in the NBA in this important category.
The Knicks are 19-8 on their home court. The team dropped their fourth straight game after a 100-98 road loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday night as a -1 point betting favorite. The game ended over 193 points. New York converted on 46.7% of their shots with 10 of 28 coming from three. They crushed the Raptors on the glass by a 42-31 margin and held Toronto to just 43.8% shooting. The Knicks gave away the game with 17 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony had 32 points and 6 rebounds on 11 of 24 shooting. The Knicks commitment to playing good defense lasted about the first month and a half of the season. They have fallen to 21st in the NBA in defensive field goal percentage by giving up 45.9% shooting. New York has allowed 100 or more points in four of their past six games.