Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks Prediction, 3/18/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks

Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Denver (-3)

Madison Square Garden is where the New York Knicks will compete against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. Denver opens this game as 3-point favorites. The betting total is set at 230.

The Nuggets took the court against the Pistons and earned the victory with a final of 119-100 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Nuggets left the arena with 15 and the Pistons had 20 personal fouls. They also made 12 of 27 attempts from distance. Detroit walked away from this one shooting 55.6% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 18 tries. On top of that, Detroit snagged 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Detroit totaled 24 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. With respect to defending, Denver allowed their opponent to shoot 45.9% from the floor on 39 out of 85 shooting. They also doled out 29 dimes in this game in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of rebounding, they earned 47 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets buried 17 of 25 shots for a percentage of 68.0%. Denver wrapped up the contest with a 52.8% FG percentage (47 of 89) and made 8 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Nikola Jokic is a player who played a role for the game. Jokic walked away from this one shooting 77.8% from the field and also recorded 9 dimes. He played 34 minutes and pulled down 10 boards. He totaled 30 points on 14 out of 18 shooting.

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Denver steps onto the court with a mark of 47-23 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per game and as a group they commit 18.7 personal fouls every game. As a team, Denver is grabbing 43.0 boards per game and has racked up 2,046 dimes for the campaign, which is 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Nuggets are shooting 38.7% on three-point attempts (844 of 2,183) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 116.9 pts per contest (7th in basketball) while connecting on 50.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Nuggets are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 fouls. They are 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,813 surrendered for the year. The Nuggets defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 48.1% (2,932 of 6,098) and they surrender 40.3 boards per contest as a group. They are conceding 35.0% on shots from distance while they are 13th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.0).

When they last played, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 123-107 when they played the Trail Blazers. The Knicks recorded 43 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 52 in this matchup. They also gave up possession 12 times, while recording 8 steals in the matchup. The Trail Blazers were called for 19 fouls in the game which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 34 tries. They were able to bury 24 of them for a percentage of 70.6%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, New York converted 15 out of 35 attempts (42.9%). When all was said and done, the Knicks finished 42 out of 81 from the field which had them shooting 51.9%. The Knicks allowed the Trail Blazers to make 38 of their 99 tries from the field which had them shooting 38.4% for the matchup. They went 37.8% from distance by going 17 out of 45 and ended up shooting 14 of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). In the matter of how they rebounded, New York allowed Portland to get 38 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Immanuel Quickley pitched in for the Knicks in this contest. He made 8 of 14 in the matchup giving him a rate of 57.1%, and had 10 rebounds. Quickley totaled 26 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists for this contest.

New York has a win-loss mark of 41-30 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Knicks are connecting on 46.5% from the field, which ranks them 25th in the NBA. New York has accounted for 8,173 points this season (115.1 per contest) and they pull down 47.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 22.3 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.9 times per game. The Knicks commit 20.6 personal fouls per game and they connect on 76.5% from the charity stripe.

The New York defense allows 34.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (916 of 2,644) and opponents are knocking down 77.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 24.6 dimes and 42.8 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 10th and 13th in basketball. The Knicks defensively are ranked 8th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 112.3. They have forced 12.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (3rd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver (-3)

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