NBA Free
Pick | Raptors at Knicks
The Knicks
dropped two games this week to fall to eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
They will face divisional foe Toronto on Sunday as the Raptors attempt to stay
in position to at least get a play-in berth.
New York
has been fading as of late, but the Raptors haven’t done much better and are
failing to gain ground on the 10th-place Chicago Bulls. Win or lose, there is
one thing that has been consistent in New York and that is the focus of this
free pick.
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Game:
Toronto Raptors (20-31, 21-30 ATS) at New York Knicks (25-27, 30-21-1 ATS)
When:
8:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 11, 2021
Where:
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
America’s
Bookie Current Line: OFF Total:
OFF
TV Coverage:
MSG Network
The Knicks
have won just one game in their last six, but their defense has kept them in
most of the games. The other thing the Knicks elite defense has done is push
their game totals Under the posted total.
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In the last
eight Knicks’ games, the total has gone Under in six of them. Because of their
defense, the Knicks continually face low totals. In those last eight games, one
of their two Overs was when the total was set at 202.5 in a game against
Detroit.
New York is
No. 1 scoring defense allowing just 104.1 points per game. The Knicks are also
No. 1 in defensive field goal percentage. They just don’t let teams score. In
their last six games (in which they won just once), the Knicks have allowed
101, 81, 99, 102, 98, and 114 points.
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The Knicks
defense is the reason why they are second in the NBA in Under percentage. A
total of 61.5 percent of Knicks games end up with a total that goes Under. New
York has 32 Unders in 52 games.
Toronto
played the only other team with a defense like the Knicks - the Lakers - on
Tuesday night. The Raptors were held to 101 points by a Lakers team that played
without LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
The Raptors
trend toward the Over this season. The Over is 28-23 in Toronto games this
season, but against the two best defenses in the league the Raptors have barely
scored over 100 points.
Toronto
beat New York earlier this season, 100-83. The Raptors were an 8-point favorite
and the total was set at 215 reflecting the defense of New York. This time
around, bettors should expect some similar numbers.
Neither
team has performed all that well lately. Toronto is as healthy as it has been
all season, so expect the Raptors to be a small favorite. The key is the total,
which will likely fall right around where it was on December 31, the first
Raptors-Knicks meeting.
The Knicks
defense will keep them in this game. Win or lose, both teams will likely check
in right around 100 points. You could probably play this total much lower, but
play it down to 212.
NBA Free
Pick: UNDER down to 212
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