The New York Knicks (17-10) are 8.5-point favorites as they look to continue a four-game road win streak when they square off against the New Orleans Pelicans (5-23) on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on NBA TV, Gulf Coast Sports, and MSG.

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Knicks vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: NBA TV, Gulf Coast Sports, and MSG
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Knicks vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Knicks 118 – Pelicans 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Knicks vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Knicks (- 8.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Knicks (-11.9)
• Pick OU:

  Over (224.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 224.8

• The Knicks (14-13-0 ATS) have covered the spread 51.9% of the time, 16.2% more often than the Pelicans (10-18-0) this year.
• New York covers the spread when it is an 8.5-point favorite or more 44.4% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 8.5 or more (20%).
• New York’s games have gone over the total 55.6% of the time this season (15 out of 27), which is more often than New Orleans’ games have (14 out of 28).
• The Knicks have a .625 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (15-9) this season while the Pelicans have a .143 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (3-18).

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Knicks Performance Insights

• On offense, the Knicks are averaging 117 points per game (seventh-ranked in league). They are ceding 110 points per contest at the other end (seventh-ranked).
• New York is averaging 42.9 boards per game this season (24th-ranked in NBA), and it has ceded only 40.9 rebounds per contest (second-best).
• So far this season, the Knicks rank ninth in the league in assists, averaging 28.1 per game.
• Although New York is forcing 12.4 turnovers per game (fifth-worst in NBA), it ranks fourth-best in the league by averaging just 12.1 turnovers per game.
• The Knicks rank second-best in the NBA with a three-point shooting percentage of 39.6%. They rank 10th in the league by making 14.4 threes per contest.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• On offense, the Pelicans are the worst squad in the league (105.4 points per game). Defensively, they are fifth-worst (117.1 points conceded per game).
• On the boards, New Orleans is 21st in the NBA in rebounds (43 per game). It is 25th in rebounds conceded (45.5 per game).
• At 23.6 assists per game, the Pelicans are fifth-worst in the league.
• New Orleans is 17th in the NBA in turnovers per game (14.4) and 19th in turnovers forced (13.7).
• In 2024-25 the Pelicans are worst in the NBA in 3-point makes (11 per game) and fifth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.3%).

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