New York Knicks (6-7) vs. Denver Nuggets (9-4)
November 16, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Denver Nuggets -4.5; Over/Under: +234
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The Denver Nuggets play host to the New York Knicks at the Ball Arena on Wednesday night.
The New York Knicks have been in decent shape as they’ve won four of their last seven games overall and they will be looking to stay hot after outlasting the Jazz in a 118-111 road win last night. Jalen Brunson led the way with 25 points and eight assists, Cameron Reddish added 19 points while RJ Barrett chipped in with 18 points on five of 18 shooting. As a team, the Knicks shot 47 percent from the field and 11 of 32 from the 3-point line as they exploded for 38 points in the second quarter to overcome a slow start, before pouring in another 35 points in the fourth quarter to pull away and earn the much-needed victory.
Meanwhile, the Denver Nuggets have been in red-hot form as they’ve won seven of their last nine games and they will be eager to stay hot after making light work of the Bulls in a 126-103 road win on Sunday. Michael Porter Jr. led the team with 31 points on 11 of 16 shooting in just 24 minutes of action, Jamal Murray added 23 points while Nikola Jokic chipped in with eight points and 14 assists. As a team, the Nuggets shot a sizzling 60 percent from the field and 13 of 27 from the 3-point line as they dominated right from the start and never looked in danger after outscoring the Bulls by 32-20 in the first quarter.
Looking at the betting trends, the Knicks are 13-4 ATS in their last 17 road games, 16-5 ATS in their last 21 games playing on zero days’ rest and 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Nuggets are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games and 2-6 ATS in their last eight games against a team with a losing record.
Head to head, the over is 9-3 in the last 12 meetings overall, the Knicks are 0-4 ATS in the last four meetings overall and the Knicks are 2-6 ATS in the last eight meetings in Denver.
The Knicks will again be missing Mitchell Robinson while the Nuggets have ruled out Ish Smith and have listed Aaron Gordon as questionable for this one. The Knicks haven’t been able to string together any consistent stretch of form, but they are coming into this one fresh off a nice comeback win over the Jazz last night. The Nuggets have quietly been one of the hottest teams in the league and they were absolutely in cruise control against the Bulls in their last win. The Nuggets should be well-rested as they haven’t played since Sunday, while the Knicks are playing their second game of a back to back set.
