San Antonio Spurs vs New York Knicks Prediction, 11/8/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: San Antonio (+10)

Madison Square Garden is the site where the New York Knicks (3-4) will try to beat the San Antonio Spurs (3-4) on Wednesday. San Antonio opens this game as 10-point underdogs. The total has been set at 224.

The Spurs faced off with the Pacers and took a loss by a final of 152-111 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Spurs ended up finishing with 15 while the Pacers finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They knocked down 20 out of their 38 tries from distance. Indiana went 95.7% at the charity stripe by converting 22 of 23 tries. Moreover, Indiana grabbed 49 rebounds (9 offensive, 40 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Indiana dished out 38 assists and had 7 steals in the game. In reference to the defense, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 57.9% from the field on 55 of 95 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists in this game as well as creating 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 36 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Spurs buried 23 of their 30 tries for a percentage of 76.7%. San Antonio wrapped up the contest with a 42.6% field goal percentage (40 of 94) and converted 8 of 26 shots from 3-point land.

Doug McDermott is a guy who was a factor in this contest. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 20 minutes and grabbed 1 board. McDermott finished the contest at 55.6% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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San Antonio comes into this game with a record of 3-4 so far this season. They are giving up possession 15.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, San Antonio is pulling in 40.7 boards per contest and has totaled 204 assists for the season, which ranks 6th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Spurs are hitting 35.1% on shots from distance (85 of 242) and 76.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 114.6 pts per game (14th in basketball) on 47.2% from the field.

On defense, the Spurs are forcing 15.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 40.3% from beyond the arc while they are 29th in the NBA in points per game allowed (125.9). The Spurs are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 51.2% (330 of 645) and they surrender 44.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 28th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 199 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 111-97 when they played the Clippers. The Knicks were able to pull down 30 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 48 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while getting 13 steals for the contest. The Clippers had 15 personal fouls for the contest which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 94.4%. In the matter of three-point attempts, New York knocked down 12 of their 31 tries (38.7%). When the game finished, the Knicks went 41 out of 88 from the floor which had them at 46.6%. The Knicks permitted the Clippers to bury 36 of their 73 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.3% in the matchup. They finished 34.4% from distance by shooting 11 of 32 and ended up shooting 14 of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, New York permitted Los Angeles to get 31 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Julius Randle ended up being a factor for the Knicks in this contest. He converted 9 of 21 in this game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and totaled 10 rebounds. Randle had 27 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in this contest.

New York has a record of 3-4 on the year. The Knicks commit 18.3 personal fouls per contest while shooting 72.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.1 times per contest (28th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.0 times per contest. New York has totaled 731 points for the year (104.4 per contest) and they pull in 50.4 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Knicks are connecting on 40.8% from the field, which ranks them 30th in the league.

The New York defense surrenders 35.1% on 3-pointers (86 of 245) and opponents are connecting on 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 21.7 dimes and 42.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 1st and 9th in the league. The Knicks defensively are ranked 2nd in the league in points allowed per contest with 102.4. They are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (7th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio (+10)

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