Denver Nuggets (31-14) vs. New York Knicks (27-17)
January 25, 2024 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: New York Knicks +1.5; Over/Under: +227.5
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The Denver Nuggets travel to Madison Square Garden to do battle with the New York Knicks on Thursday night. Here’s a Nuggets vs Knicks Prediction.
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets have been in great shape as they’ve won five of their last six games overall and they will be gunning for a fourth straight win after sneaking past the Pacers in a 114-109 road win on Tuesday. Nikola Jokic led the team with a triple-double of 31 points with 13 rebounds and 10 assists, Jamal Murray added 31 points with eight rebounds and seven assists while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope chipped in with 14 points. As a team, the Nuggets shot 50 percent from the field and 11 of 33 from the 3-point line, but they struggled to get going in this one and they didn’t click on offense until the third quarter where they dominated the Pacers by 39-19 to pull ahead for good.
Denver Nuggets Team Facts
- The Nuggets have won eight of their last nine night games against the Knicks.
- The Nuggets have failed to cover the spread in each of their last eight games following a win.
- Each of the Nuggets’ last four games against the Knicks following a road win have gone UNDER the total points line.
New York Knicks
Meanwhile, the New York Knicks have been in red-hot form as they’ve won 10 of their last 12 games overall and they will be gunning for a fifth straight win after sneaking past the struggling Nets in a 108-103 road win on Tuesday. Julius Randle led the team with 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Jalen Brunson added 30 points while Donte DiVincenzo chipped in with 11 points. As a team, the Knicks shot 46 percent from the field and 10 of 29 from the 3-point line as they looked to be in trouble when they trailed by 10 points late in the third quarter, but they looked like a different team in the fourth quarter where they held the Nets to just 18 points to earn the gritty comeback victory.
New York Knicks Team Facts
- The Knicks have won each of their last eight night games at Madison Square Garden.
- The Knicks have failed to cover the spread in each of their last seven games as underdogs against Western Conference opponents following a win.
- Each of the Knicks’ last seven home games have gone UNDER the total points line.
Nuggets vs Knicks Prediction
The Nuggets are still missing Julian Strawther but they should have Reggie Jackson back in the lineup, while the Knicks are keeping an eye on Isaiah Hartenstein who is questionable for this one. Both teams are coming into this meeting with winning momentum so you can make an argument for either side here, but the Nuggets have been the more consistent team all season and I think they escape with the narrow win here behind another triple-double from Jokic here.
