Oklahoma City Thunder vs New York Knicks Prediction, 11/13/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs New York Knicks

Date: Sunday, November 13, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks will compete against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

The Thunder faced off with the Bucks and took a loss by a final of 136-132 in their last contest. Oklahoma City finished the contest having earned a 45.0% FG percentage (50 out of 111) and made 18 of their 45 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Thunder converted 14 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 55 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 24 dimes in this contest in addition to creating 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. With respect to the defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 47.2% from the field on 50 of 106 shooting. Milwaukee distributed 27 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Furthermore, Milwaukee grabbed 55 rebounds (11 offensive, 44 defensive) and earned 9 blocked shots. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 86.4% from the charity stripe by making 19 of their 22 shots. They made 17 of their 36 tries from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Thunder finished with 26 while the Bucks recorded 23 personal fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who was a major factor in this game. He left the arena with 39 points on 13 of 25 shooting. He played 46 minutes and also totaled 4 boards. Gilgeous-Alexander walked away from this one shooting 52.0% from the field and also dished out 4 assists.

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Oklahoma City will play this game with a record of 4-7 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Oklahoma City is collecting 45.8 boards per game and is sitting with 262 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 24th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Thunder are shooting 30.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (120 of 393) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 111.7 pts per game (17th in the league) while hitting 44.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Thunder are forcing 18.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 7th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 263 relinquished so far this year. The Thunder defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (455 of 987) and they surrender 50.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 35.8% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 18th in the league in PPG from their opponents (114.0).

For their last game, the Knicks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-85 when they faced the Nets. Concerning how they attacked the glass, New York permitted Brooklyn to snag 55 in all (11 on the offensive side). They shot 41.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 14 out of 34 and ended up going 14 out of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Knicks permitted the Nets to knock down 42 of their 87 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.3% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Knicks shot 28 for 87 from the floor which gave them a rate of 32.2%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, New York knocked down 12 of 43 attempts (27.9%). They were able to convert 17 of them for a rate of 65.4%. The Nets were called for 22 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Knicks snagged 35 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for the contest.

Julius Randle ended up being a factor for the Knicks for the game. Randle racked up 24 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for the matchup. He converted 7 of 15 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and had 11 rebounds.

New York has a mark of 5-6 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Knicks are shooting 45.1% from the floor, which is 23rd in basketball. New York has scored 1,235 points this year (112.3 per contest) and they snag 48.5 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.4 times per game (16th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per contest. The Knicks are committing 21.7 fouls per game and they go 75.9% from the charity stripe.

The New York defense gives up 35.0% on 3-point shots (159 of 454) and their opponents are making 75.3% of their foul shots. They concede 27.0 assists and 47.5 boards every game, which is ranked 28th and 27th in the league. The Knicks defensively are ranked 21st in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 114.7. They are able to force 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (2nd in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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