New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/23/21
2021-03-23 19:30:00 EDT
The Washington Wizards and New York Knicks meet Tuesday in NBA action at Madison Square Garden.
The Washington Wizards need a win after losing eight of their last 10 games. The Washington Wizards are averaging 114.9 points on 46.5 percent shooting and allowing 120 points on 47.6 percent shooting. Bradley Beal is averaging 32.1 points and 5.1 rebounds while Russell Westbrook is averaging 22 points and 10.2 assists. Rui Hachimura is the third double-digit scorer and Davis Bertans is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The Washington Wizards are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 76.7 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Wizards are allowing 38.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.7 rebounds per game.
The New York Knicks need a win after losing five of their last eight games. The New York Knicks are averaging 104.7 points on 45.3 percent shooting and allowing 104.8 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Julius Randle is averaging 23 points and six assists while RJ Barrett is averaging 17.3 points and 6.1 rebounds. Immanuel Quickley is the third double-digit scorer and Elfrid Payton is dishing 3.7 assists. The New York Knicks are shooting 37.4 percent from beyond the arc and 76.6 percent from the free throw line. The New York Knicks are allowing 33.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46 rebounds per game.
The Wizards are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games and 5-21-1 ATS in their last 27 Tuesday games. The Knicks are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 home games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 11-4 in Wizards last 15 road games. The under is 5-1 in Knicks last 6 Tuesday games. The Wizards are 10-2 ATS in the last 12 meetings in New York and 17-8-1 ATS in the last 26 meetings.
The Washington Wizards are looking more like the team we saw earlier in the season, losing eight of their last 10 games and they lose on the road by an average of 6.7 points. The New York Knicks have cooled off a bit and aren’t as attractive in the favorite role as they are as underdogs, but there’s no doubt they’re the better team here and they win as favorites by an average of 5.7 points. The Wizards are just a tough team to get behind unless getting crazy numbers. I’ll lay the bucket with the Knicks.
