The New York Knicks face the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday for Game 3 of their 1st-round best-of-7 series. Tip-off from Wells Fargo Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Knicks vs. 76ers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Series: Knicks lead 2-0; won regular-season series 3-1
Philadelphia led 101-96 with 47.1 seconds left in Game 2, but a 3 by G Jalen Brunson followed by a botched inbound by the Sixers that led to another 3 and the Knicks won 104-101. They failed to cover the -3.5 spread and their late rally nearly hit the Over of 206.5.
In such a close game New York’s better free throw percentage (82.6% vs 72.7%) and their 3 fewer turnovers made a difference.