New York Knicks vs. Portland Trail Blazers odds, tips and betting trends | 3/14/2024

The New York Knicks (37-28) play the Portland Trail Blazers (19-46) at 10:00 PM ET on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The matchup airs on ROOT Sports NW+ and MSG.

The Knicks head into their matchup against the Trail Blazers as double-digit favorites. The Knicks are favored by 10.5 points. The over/under for the game is 205.5.

Knicks vs. Trail Blazers Betting Odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 11:29 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Spread: New York -10.5
  • Total: 205.5
  • Moneyline: New York -545, Portland +398

Knicks at Trail Blazers odds, spread, & more

  • Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 10.5)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (205.5)

  • Prediction:
    Knicks 115 – Trail Blazers 107
  • New York has come away with 27 wins in the 37 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
  • New York has yet to lose in six games when named as at least a -545 moneyline favorite.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies New York has a 84.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • Portland has won 18 of the 59 games it was the underdog on the moneyline this season (30.5%).
  • Portland has a record of 2-15 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +398 or longer (11.8%).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, Portland has an implied win probability of 20.1%.
  • The 112.2 points per game the Knicks record are only 3.7 fewer points than the Trail Blazers allow (115.9).
  • When New York scores more than 115.9 points, it is 18-8 against the spread and 20-6 overall.
  • Portland has put together a 22-10 ATS record and a 14-18 overall record in games it scores more than 108.4 points.
  • New York has an ATS record of 25-6 and a 26-5 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 107.9 points.
  • The Knicks are the league’s 23rd-ranked scoring team (112.2 PPG), while the Trail Blazers allow the rank 17th in points per game (115.9) in NBA play.
  • The 28th-ranked scoring NBA team (107.9 PPG) is Portland, while the New York squad ranks second in the league defensively (108.4 PPG).
  • The Knicks have out-scored their opponents by a total of 252 points this season (3.8 points per game on average), and opponents of the Trail Blazers have out-scored them by 515 more points on the year (eight per game).

Over/Under

  • The average implied total for New York this year is 114.9 points, 6.9 more points than its implied total of 108 points in Thursday’s game.
  • This season, New York has totaled more than 108 points in a game 44 times.
  • The 116.6-point average implied total on the season for Portland is 18.6 more points than the team’s 98-point implied total in this matchup.

How to watch Knicks vs. Trail Blazers

  • Game Day: Thursday, March 14, 2024
  • Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: ROOT Sports NW+ and MSG
  • Location: Portland, Oregon
  • Arena: Moda Center
  • TV Channel: MSG
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