NBA Handicapping Articles

Free NBA Picks New York Knicks: Season-Long Handicapping and Specialization 3/5/2024
by Spencer Toth - 3/5/2024

Tonight, the Knicks (36-25) are slight home favorites against the Atlanta Hawks (26-34). Let’s address the elephant in the room before we get into the Hawks breakdown. OG Anunoby, Julius Randle, and Mitchell Robinson all remain out, and Brunson is questionable for tonight’s matchup. Four of the five starters for New York are injured, leaving rotation players being tasked with 10+ shots per game. New York can compete against a Trae Young-less Hawks team, but any top half team will be able to overpower them on a nightly basis.

Hot and Cold NBA Betting Teams ATS and Over Under 2/29/2024
by Spencer Toth - 2/29/2024

The NBA All-Star Break is in the rearview mirror, and we’ve entered the final 6 weeks of the regular season. Time is running out for the playoff hopefuls to dart up the standings, and certain teams have been living up to expectations, while others have been falling short. Here are the hottest and coldest teams against the spread, in addition to the consistent Over and Under winners.

Free NBA Picks New York Knicks: Season-Long Handicapping and Specialization 2/29/2024
by Spencer Toth - 2/29/2024

Tonight, the Knicks (35-24) will desperately try to stop their fall down the standings, but they won’t have an easy task with the red-hot Golden State Warriors (30-27) coming to town. The Warriors have managed to keep their core together from their magical title runs in the late 2010’s and still have some gas left in the tank, as we saw with their 2022 championship.

NBA Props Picks: Expert Handicapping for Wednesday 2/28/2024
by Matt Zitt - 2/28/2024

Brace yourselves for another big night of NBA action with our carefully chosen prop bets. With a lot of basketball to digest and research to be had, we have your back. Our picks went 2-3 last week (16-13 overall), and we will try and improve on that mark this week. Doc’s Sports will break down some of tonight’s best plays on the hardwood.

Free NBA Picks New York Knicks: Season-Long Handicapping and Specialization 2/27/2024
by Spencer Toth - 2/27/2024

New York (35-23) doesn’t have to travel for the second leg of their back-to-back, as they welcome the New Orleans Pelicans (34-24) to town. The Pelicans have been able to stay mostly healthy this season, which has finally allowed them to begin to reach their potential. Prior to this season, Zion Williamson has played just 28.5 games per year for New Orleans in the 4 seasons with the franchise.

Free NBA Picks New York Knicks: Season-Long Handicapping and Specialization 2/26/2024
by Spencer Toth - 2/26/2024

Tonight, the Knicks (34-23) will be desperate to pick up a win, as they welcome the Detroit Pistons (8-48) to Madison Square Garden. The Pistons are woeful, end of story. They are currently on pace for the 6th worst season in NBA history and set the record for the longest single season losing streak of 28 games a few months ago. The Pistons are led by 22-year-old Cade Cunningham, who leads the team in PPG (22.2) and Assists (7.4).

NBA Props Picks: Expert Handicapping for Friday 2/23/2024
by Matt Zitt - 2/23/2024

Brace yourselves for another big night of NBA action with our carefully chosen prop bets. With a lot of basketball to digest and research to be had, we have your back. Our picks went 3-2 last week (14-10 overall) and we will try and improve on that mark this week. There is a full slate of games with 20 teams in action on Friday night. Doc’s Sports will break down some of tonight’s best plays on the hardwood.

Free NBA Picks New York Knicks: Season-Long Handicapping and Specialization 2/22/2024
by Spencer Toth - 2/22/2024

Tonight, the Knicks (33-22) will be desperate to snap their losing skid with a trip to Philadelphia to take on the 76ers (32-22). The 76ers have struggled with their reigning MVP on the sidelines, as Joel Embiid has been out since the start of February, ending his chances of collecting back-to-back MVP awards. Philadelphia has gone just 3-5 this month and has seen themselves begin to slide down the Eastern Conference standings.

NBA All-Star Game Props and Expert Betting Predictions
by Mike Allen - 2/15/2024

We are just a couple of days away from NBA All-Star Weekend. We have skills competitions, including the dunk and 3-point contests on Saturday. On Sunday night from Indianapolis, Indiana, the best players in the league will converge in an East vs West showdown.

NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions Prop Bets Odds and Predictions
by Mike Allen - 2/15/2024

The Super Bowl has come and gone. I hope you were on the Chiefs and the under. We threw those two lines into a teaser, and it turned out to be the bet of the night that was never really in question. This weekend, sports fans are treated to some East vs West All-Star action. Before the game on Sunday, though, we have the always amazing dunk contest, the 3-point contest, with several All-Stars in the field, as well as a friendly battle of the sexes between the WNBA's New York Liberty star, Sabrina Ionescu, and Steph Curry.

NBA Props Picks: Expert Handicapping for Wednesday 2/14/2024
by Matt Zitt - 2/14/2024

Brace yourselves for another big night of NBA action on Valentine’s Day with our carefully chosen prop bets. With a lot of basketball to digest and research to be had, we have your back. Our picks went 2-2 last week (11-8 overall) and we will try and improve on that mark this week. This is the last full slate of games, with 13 in total, before the NBA All-Star break this weekend. Doc’s Sports will break down some of tonight’s best plays on the hardwood with our Valentine’s Day edition of props.

Free NBA Picks New York Knicks: Season-Long Handicapping and Specialization 2/12/2024
by Spencer Toth - 2/12/2024

The New York Knicks (33-20) sputtered to a 3-3 record during their 6-game home stand, and they head back on the road tonight when they visit Houston to take on the Rockets (23-29). Houston has been a team I’ve had my eye on all season long, as their combination of blossoming youngsters and seasoned veterans has them ready to compete for a play-in position. In the backcourt, Fred VanVleet (out tonight with a strain) and Dillon Brooks have been able to show leadership for a young Houston team.

NBA Props Picks: Expert Handicapping for Friday 2/9/2024
by Matt Zitt - 2/9/2024

Brace yourselves for another big night of NBA action with our carefully chosen prop bets. With a lot of basketball to digest and research to be had, we have your back. Our picks went 2-3 last week (9-6 overall) and we will try and improve on that mark this week. Doc’s Sports will break down some of tonight’s best plays on the hardwood.

Hot and Cold NBA Betting Teams ATS and Over Under 2/8/2024
by Spencer Toth - 2/8/2024

The NBA All-Star break is looming, and some teams have entered the second half of the year strong, while others have begun to dip below expectations. Over the last 2 weeks, a pair of teams have emerged as consistent spread coverers, while another duo has fallen short. Here are the hottest and coldest teams in the NBA, with the highest and lowest scorers.

Free NBA Picks New York Knicks: Season-Long Handicapping and Specialization 2/8/2024
by Spencer Toth - 2/8/2024

Tonight, the Knicks (33-18) welcome the surging Dallas Mavericks (28-23) to the historic Madison Square Garden. This matchup is extremely competitive on paper, but the injuries to the Knicks could see this one get out of hand early. It feels as though we were robbed of what could’ve been one of the games of the season, as with Randle and Anunoby on the sidelines, and Brunson questionable with an ankle injury, we won’t get to see these teams truly go toe to toe.

Free NBA Picks New York Knicks: Season-Long Handicapping and Specialization 2/6/2024
by Spencer Toth - 2/6/2024

The New York Knicks (32-18) welcome the Memphis Grizzlies (18-32) to town, and this one shouldn’t be too close. New York is a mammoth -1400 on the moneyline and are laying 14.5 points on the spread. Memphis has struggled all season long, as they’ve been plagued with injuries, and off court issues. Ja Morant’s return to the team was abruptly cut short after just 9 games of action before he suffered a season ending shoulder injury. Joining him on the sidelines is Marcus Smart, Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson Jr. Xavier Tillman, and another 7 benchwarming Grizzlies.

Free NBA Picks New York Knicks: Season-Long Handicapping and Specialization 2/1/2024
by Spencer Toth - 2/1/2024

Tonight, the Knicks (31-17) welcome the Indiana Pacers (27-21) to Madison Square Garden. Indiana got off to a red-hot start to the season thanks to a dominant offense but has seen the wheels fall off in recent weeks. Through the first month of the season, Indiana led the league in PPG by a wide margin, but they were also allowing the most points in the NBA.

NBA Props Picks: Expert Handicapping for Wednesday 1/31/2024
by Matt Zitt - 1/31/2024

Brace yourselves for another big night of NBA action with our carefully chosen prop bets. With a lot of basketball to digest and research to be had, we have your back. Our picks went 2-3 last week (7-4 overall) and we will try and keep momentum on our side. Doc’s Sports will break down some of tonight’s best plays on the hardwood.

Free NBA Picks New York Knicks: Season-Long Handicapping and Specialization 1/30/2024
by Spencer Toth - 1/30/2024

Tonight, the Knicks (30-17) head back home to welcome the Utah Jazz (24-24) to New York. Both of these teams are on the second half of a back-to-back but had very different nights yesterday. While the Knicks got a sweat-free win against the Hornets, the Jazz took an even bigger defeat, losing 147-114 to the Brooklyn Nets. Ben Simmons made his season debut and nearly posted a triple double, while going 5/5 from the field. Utah was unable to do anything on the defensive end, as Brooklyn shot 51% from the floor, and 47% from deep. Once you factored in Utah’s 17 turnovers, they never really stood a chance.

Free NBA Picks New York Knicks: Season-Long Handicapping and Specialization 1/29/2024
by Spencer Toth - 1/29/2024

Luckily for New York, their first test comes against a perennial bottom feeder, as the Knicks (29-17) take a quick trip to Charlotte to take on the Hornets (10-34) tonight. There aren’t many easier matchups for New York, as the Hornets have struggled to put wins on the board all season long, losing 21 of their last 24 games. Key rim protector Mark Williams has missed extended periods of time, and he will be out once again tonight, with 4th leading scorer Gordon Hayward joining him on the bench.