The New York Knicks (24-17) take on the Washington Wizards (7-32) at 7:30 PM ET on Thursday, January 18, 2024. The matchup airs on MSG and MNMT2.
The Knicks head into their game against the Wizards as double-digit favorites. The Knicks are favored by 11 points. The matchup’s point total is set at 237.
Knicks vs. Wizards Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:33 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: New York -11
- Total: 237
- Moneyline: New York -553, Washington +405
Wizards at Knicks odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Knicks (- 11)
- Pick OU:
Under (237)
- Prediction:
Knicks 126 – Wizards 108
- New York has won 17, or 73.9%, of the 23 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- New York has yet to lose in four games when named as at least a -553 moneyline favorite.
- New York has an implied victory probability of 84.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Washington has been the moneyline underdog 37 total times this season. DC has finished 7-30 in those games.
- Washington has not yet won a game when entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +405 or longer in eight chances.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives Washington a 19.8% chance to win.
- The Knicks average 10.3 fewer points per game (115) than the Wizards allow (125.3).
- New York is 7-1 against the spread and 7-1 overall when scoring more than 125.3 points.
- Washington is 15-10 against the spread and 6-19 overall when it scores more than 110.9 points.
- New York’s record is 19-6-1 against the spread and 20-6 overall when it allows fewer than 115.5 points.
- The Knicks are the NBA’s 17th-ranked scoring team (115 PPG), while the Wizards rank worst in points per game allowed (125.3) in the league.
- The 15th-ranked scoring NBA team (115.5 PPG) is Washington, while the New York squad ranks third in the league defensively (110.9 PPG).
- The Knicks have totaled a total of 167 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 4.1 per game), while the Wizards have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 382 total points, 9.8 per game).
Over/Under
- The average implied total for New York this season is 115.9 points, 8.1 fewer points than its implied total of 124 points in Thursday’s game.
- This season, New York has scored more than 124 points nine times.
- The 124.4-point average implied total on the season for Washington is 11.4 more points than the team’s 113-point implied total in this matchup.
How to watch Knicks vs. Wizards
- Game Day: Thursday, January 18, 2024
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: MSG and MNMT2
- Location: New York City, New York
- Arena: Madison Square Garden
- TV Channel: MSG
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