The New York Knicks will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at 2 p.m. ET Saturday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Oklahoma City is 16-21 overall and 7-11 at home, while the Knicks are 19-19 overall and 8-12 on the road. The Thunder won the first meeting this season, 101-89 on Jan. 8.
New York is favored by 5.5 points in the latest Thunder vs. Knicks odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 212.5. Before entering any Knicks vs. Thunder picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and it returned over $5,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks last season. The model is also up over $8,800 on top-rated NBA picks over the past two-plus seasons. Dating back to last season, it enters Week 12 of the 2020-21 NBA schedule on a stunning 87-52 roll on top-rated NBA picks against the spread. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Thunder vs. Knicks. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Knicks vs. Thunder:
- Thunder vs. Knicks spread: Thunder +5.5
- Thunder vs. Knicks over-under: 212.5 points
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What you need to know about the Thunder
OKC beat the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, 116-108. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points and six assists. He will not play on Saturday because of a quadriceps injury. The Thunder have won two straight games and four of their last six.
The Thunder are coming into Saturday’s matchup with the fourth fewest points per game in the league, averaging only 106.2. OKC traded Hamidou Diallo to the Detroit Pistons on Friday in exchange for Svi Mykhailiuk and a 2027 second-round pick. Darius Bazley (shoulder) is out for Saturday’s game.
What you need to know about the Knicks
Meanwhile, the Knicks took a lopsided loss against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, 134-101. New York was down 97-78 at the end of the third quarter. Julius Randle finished with only seven points on 3-for-12 shooting and turned the ball over five times in his 28 minutes on the court. New York has lost two of its past three games.
The New York defense enters Saturday’s matchup with only 105.2 points allowed per game on average, which is the best in the league. Derrick Rose (health and safety protocols) will miss his fourth straight game on Saturday. The Knicks have won seven of 10 games he has played in. Immanuel Quickley (groin) and Elfrid Payton (hamstring) are questionable. Austin Rivers (personal) is out.
How to make Knicks vs. Thunder picks
The model has simulated Thunder vs. Knicks 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning under on the total, and it also says one side of the spread has all the value. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Thunder vs. Knicks? And which side of the spread has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Thunder vs. Knicks spread to jump on Saturday, all from the model that is on an incredible 87-52 roll.