New York Knicks vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 11/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Monday, November 21, 2022

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+2)

The Oklahoma City Thunder will try to defeat the New York Knicks at Paycom Center on Monday. Oklahoma City opens as 2-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 224.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and took a loss by a score of 111-101 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Knicks ended up walking away with 16 and the Warriors finished the game with 26 personal fouls. They buried 18 of their 50 attempts from long range. Golden State finished 55.0% at the free throw line by burying 11 of 20 attempts. Additionally, Golden State pulled down 51 boards (12 offensive, 39 defensive) and got 7 rejections. Golden State doled out 32 assists and had 8 steals for the game. Pertaining to defense, New York allowed 45.1% from the floor on 41 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 45 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Knicks buried 32 of their 34 tries for a rate of 94.1%. New York finished the contest having earned a 34.5% FG percentage (30 of 87) and converted 9 out of their 34 3-point attempts.

Julius Randle is someone who was a major factor for this contest. Randle ended up shooting 46.7% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins played and pulled down 7 rebounds. He notched 20 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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New York comes into this contest with a record of 8-8 this year. They turn it over 14.4 times per game and as a group they commit 21.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is pulling down 46.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 382 dimes on the year, which is 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are connecting on 31.7% on three-point attempts (178 of 562) and 79.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 113.5 pts per game (14th in basketball) while hitting 44.8% from the field.

On defense, the Knicks are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 23rd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 429 relinquished on the year. The Knicks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.2% (662 of 1,466) and they concede 46.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 35.4% on 3-point shots and they rank 22nd in the league in points per game allowed (115.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Thunder took a loss by a score of 121-110 when they played the Grizzlies. The Thunder pulled down 35 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 43 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Grizzlies earned 13 fouls in this game which took the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. In relation to 3-pointers, Oklahoma City buried 11 of their 34 tries (32.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Thunder went 45 for 96 from the floor which had them shooting 46.9%. The Thunder allowed the Grizzlies to make 39 of 93 attempts from the field which left them shooting 41.9% for the game. They shot 35.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 14 of 39 and ended up shooting 29 out of 40 from the charity stripe (72.5%). In the matter of rebounds, Oklahoma City permitted Memphis to snag 57 overall (17 offensive).

Jalen Williams ended up being a major contributor for the Thunder for this contest. Williams earned 16 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 7 assists for this game. He knocked down 6 of 12 in the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss mark of 7-9 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Thunder are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks them 15th in the league. Oklahoma City has earned 1,859 pts this season (116.2 per game) and they average 44.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.2 times per contest (13th in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.8 times per game. The Thunder are responsible for committing 22.6 fouls per game and they connect on 76.3% from the charity stripe.

The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 27th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 116.8. They have forced 17.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (17th in basketball). The Oklahoma City defense concedes 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc (200 of 556) and their opponents are making 78.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 24.4 dimes and 48.6 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 12th and 30th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City (-2)

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