Los Angeles Lakers (9-9) vs. New York Knicks (9-8)
November 23, 2021 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: New York Knicks -3.5; Over/Under: -214.5
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The Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks meet Tuesday in NBA action at Madison Square Garden. The Los Angeles Lakers look to get a game above a .500 record. The New York Knicks need a win after losing seven of their last 11 games.
The Los Angeles Lakers are averaging 109.9 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 113.4 points on 45.5 percent shooting. Anthony Davis is averaging 24.6 points and 10.5 rebounds, while LeBron James is averaging 22.8 points and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook is the third double-digit scorer and Talen Horton-Tucker is grabbing 6 rebounds. The Los Angeles Lakers are shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 74.7 percent from the free throw line. The Los Angeles Lakers are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.8 rebounds per game.
The New York Knicks are averaging 107.3 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 106.8 points on 42.9 percent shooting. Julius Randle is averaging 20.4 points and 10 rebounds, while RJ Barrett is averaging 14.9 points and 2.4 assists. Evan Fournier is the third double-digit scorer and Derrick Rose is grabbing 2.8 rebounds. The New York Knicks are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 76.2 percent from the free throw line. The New York Knicks are allowing 35.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.3 rebounds per game.
The Lakers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 6-15 ATS in their last 21 games overall. The Knicks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The over is 3-1-1 in Lakers last 5 overall. The under is 7-0 in Knicks last 7 overall. The Lakers are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in New York and 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Los Angeles Lakers continue to have to fight for everything, and it’s not particularly pretty. Things won’t be any easier here with the suspension of LeBron. With that said, the New York Knicks aren’t playing well either, and that includes at home, where they lose by an average of two points and shoot just 43.9 percent from the field. I’m not backing the Knicks in the favorite role. Give me the points.
