Portland Trail Blazers vs New York Knicks 2/12/22 NBA Picks, Predictions, Odds
New York Knicks (25-31) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (22-34)
February 12, 2022 5:00 pm EDT
The Line: Portland Trail Blazers +4.5; Over/Under: -
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The New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers meet Saturday in NBA action at the Moda Center. The New York Knicks need a win after losing 10 of their last 13 games. The Portland Trail Blazers need a win after losing eight of their last 10 games.
The New York Knicks are averaging 104.5 points on 43.5 percent shooting and allowing 105.9 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Julius Randle is averaging 19.1 points and 9.9 rebounds, while RJ Barrett is averaging 18 points and 2.6 assists. Evan Fournier is the third double-digit scorer and Derrick Rose is grabbing 3 rebounds. The New York Knicks are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 74.6 percent from the free throw line. The New York Knicks are allowing 34.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.9 rebounds per game.
The Portland Trail Blazers are averaging 107.8 points on 44.9 percent shooting and allowing 112.3 points on 47.4 percent shooting. Anfernee Simons is averaging 15.8 points and 2.7 rebounds, while Jusuf Nurkic is averaging 14.5 points and 2.7 assists. Ben McLemore is grabbing 1.5 rebounds and Nassir Little is grabbing 5.6 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 35.5 percent from beyond the arc and 76 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Trail Blazers are allowing 37 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.7 rebounds per game.
The Knicks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Trail Blazers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Knicks last 5 overall. The under is 5-1 in Trail Blazers last 6 overall. The Knicks are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
These are two teams in terrible form right now, and they’ve been getting blasted all week. With that said, the New York Knicks have far and away more NBA caliber players on their roster right now. The Portland Trail Blazers are losing their last five games by an average of 10.6 points, and they’ve thrown in the towel on the season. It has to be the Knicks here.
