The New York Knicks (17-10) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (5-23) after winning four straight road games. The Knicks are favored by 8.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 21, 2024.

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Knicks vs. Pelicans Game Info

• When: Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: NBA TV, Gulf Coast Sports, and MSG
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Knicks vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Knicks (- 8.5)

• New York is 14-13-0 against the spread this year.
• New Orleans is 10-18-0 against the spread this year.
• The Knicks’ ATS record as 8.5-point favorites or more is 4-5.
• As a 8.5-point underdog or greater, the Pelicans have two wins ATS (2-8).

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Pick OU:

Over (224.5)

• The Knicks and their opponents have gone over 224.5 combined points in 15 of 27 games this season.
• The Pelicans have played 13 games this season that finished with a combined score over 224.5 points.
• New York has an average point total of 223.9 in its games this year, 0.6 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• The average total for New Orleans’ games this season is 222.6 points, 1.9 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• The Knicks score the ninth-most points in the NBA this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 22nd-most.
• The Knicks are the league’s ninth-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 28th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Knicks (-400)

• The Knicks have entered the game as favorites 24 times this season and won 15, or 62.5%, of those games.
• The Pelicans have been underdogs in 21 games this season and have come away with the win three times (14.3%) in those contests.
• New York has been at least a -400 moneyline favorite five times this season and won all of those games.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +310 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the Knicks, based on the moneyline, is 80%.

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