LeBron James heads to the Mecca for a Tuesday night showdown. Our Lakers vs. Knicks NBA picks are based on the best NBA odds.
The Los Angeles Lakers lost a heartbreaker to the Boston Celtics on Saturday, sparking plenty of drama around the no-call on Jayson Tatum's foul on LeBron James in the final seconds of regulation. Los Angeles sat Anthony Davis in Monday's matchup with the Brooklyn Nets as a planned rest day for the first half of a back-to-back set, and AD is expected to play. LeBron James sat that one out a s well, and while he's dealing with “significant soreness” in his left foot, he'll be good to go. LeBron's status is crucial to making an informed wager on this game, as evidenced below:
The New York Knicks are fresh off a seven-point loss to the cross-town rival Nets on Saturday, but New York has gotten a couple of rest days ahead of Tuesday's home matchup at Madison Square Garden. Other than Mitchell Robinson (out indefinitely), the Knicks' roster is healthy.
Here is our best Lakers vs. Knicks NBA pick (odds via BetMGM; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).