New York Knicks vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 2/8/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Knicks vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (29-24) will take on the New York Knicks (24-29) on Tuesday.

The Knicks faced the Lakers and went home with a loss by a final score of 122-115 in their last game. New York finished having earned a 39.8% field goal percentage (39 out of 98) and made 11 out of their 38 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Knicks converted 26 of their 36 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 56 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 24 assists for this game in addition to creating 7 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to defending, New York allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the field on 48 of 102 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 57 assists and had 29 steals in this contest. Additionally, Los Angeles snagged 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Los Angeles finished 60.7% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of their 28 shots. They also converted 9 of their 34 attempts from distance. When talking about fouls, the Knicks finished with 26 while the Lakers accounted for 13 fouls.

Julius Randle is a guy who played a role in this contest. He left the arena with 32 points on 11 of 22 shooting. He saw the court for 41 mins played and pulled down 16 boards. Randle ended up going 50.0% from the field and totaled 7 assists.

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New York comes into this matchup with a mark of 24-29 this season. They turn it over 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.7 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, New York is pulling down 45.8 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,134 dimes so far this season, which is 28th in basketball in terms of passing. The Knicks are shooting 35.5% on three-point shots (690 of 1,942) and 74.7% from the free throw line. They average 104.4 points per outing (27th in the league) on 43.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Knicks are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers every game and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.7% on three-point shots and they are 7th in the league in PPG allowed (105.2). The Knicks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.1% (2,020 of 4,577) and they relinquish 43.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 15th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,292 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 124-104 when they faced the Nets. In the matter of team rebounding, Denver allowed Brooklyn to get 28 in all (8 offensive). They went 39.0% from downtown by hitting 16 out of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 22 at the free throw line (72.7%). The Nuggets permitted the Nets to convert 36 of their 87 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.4% for the game. When all was said and done, the Nuggets ended up shooting 49 for 94 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.1%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Denver made 10 of 32 tries (31.3%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a percentage of 76.2%. The Nets earned 10 personal fouls for this contest which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Nuggets were able to corral 44 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 55 in this game.

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets in this game. He knocked down 12 of 15 in the matchup for a rate of 80.0%, and totaled 12 rebounds. Jokic recorded 27 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and earned 10 dimes for this contest.

Denver has a win-loss record of 29-24 for the campaign. The Nuggets are committing 19.3 fouls every game and they shoot 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 27.1 times per game (3rd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per game. Denver has accounted for 5,791 pts on the year (109.3 per game) and they collect 43.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Nuggets are connecting on 47.2% from the field, which is 4th in the league.

The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 12th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 107.4. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (24th in the NBA). The Denver defense allows 34.1% on shots from distance (618 of 1,812) and opponents are making 75.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 24.5 dimes and 42.8 total boards per game, which is 16th and 5th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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