The New York Knicks welcome the Philadelphia 76ers back to Madison Square Garden for Game 5 of a best-of-7 Eastern Conference, 1st-round series Tuesday. The Knicks lead the series 3-1. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET (TNT). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the 76ers vs. Knicks odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Despite being down for most of the game and losing key rotational player F Bojan Bogdanovic in his 1st minute of Game 4 action, the Knicks still came out on top in Philly, winning 97-92 as 5-point underdogs Sunday.
New York is 2-2 against the spread (ATS) in this series and went 3-1 straight up and ATS against Philadelphia during the regular season. The Knicks went 2-0 straight up and 1-1 ATS in their 1st 2 home games.
The 76ers have been led by a 2-man duo of C Joel Embiid and G Tyrese Maxey, their only players averaging north of 12 points per game this series. The 76ers’ losses in this series have all been by 7 or fewer points, and 2 of the 3 have been by 5 or fewer.