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.