Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/18/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Washington Wizards are headed to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will try to beat the New York Knicks.

The Wizards faced the Warriors and took a loss by a final of 127-118 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Wizards finished with 21 and the Warriors totaled 23 fouls. They also buried 18 of their 44 tries from distance. Golden State finished 90.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of 21 tries. Additionally, Golden State collected 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Golden State recorded 28 assists and had 8 steals in the game. In relation to defending, Washington allowed 49.5% from the field on 45 out of 91 shooting. They also distributed 31 assists for the game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Wizards made 20 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 87.0%. Washington walked away from the contest with a 48.8% FG percentage (42 out of 86) and knocked down 14 out of their 35 shots from 3-point land.

Kristaps Porzingis is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He left the arena with 32 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He played for 37 minutes and also collected 5 boards. Porzingis finished 60.0% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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Washington heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 18-26 for the campaign. They have an average of 111.8 points per contest (25th in the league) while going 48.0% from the floor. The Wizards are hitting 34.4% on shots from distance (477 of 1,386) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is snagging 44.0 boards per game and has tallied 1,093 dimes for the campaign, which is 14th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Wizards are able to force 12.5 turnovers every game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They give up 36.3% on shots from downtown and they are 16th in the league in PPG allowed (113.4). The Wizards are allowing a FG percentage of 46.4% (1,834 of 3,952) and they relinquish 43.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 6th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,040 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks went home defeated by a final of 123-121 against the Raptors. The Knicks were able to collect 34 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive rebounds totaling 54 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. The Raptors committed 25 fouls for the game which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 35 tries. They were able to bury 28 of those for a rate of 80.0%. In relation to 3-point attempts, New York made 9 out of 31 tries (29.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Knicks shot 42 out of 99 from the floor which had them at 42.4%. The Knicks permitted the Raptors to convert 38 of their 96 tries from the field which had them shooting 39.6% in this game. They shot 29.5% from three-point range by going 13 of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 34 out of 41 from the charity stripe (82.9%). When discussing rebounding, New York permitted Toronto to get 42 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

RJ Barrett ended up being a major contributor for the Knicks for the matchup. Barrett accumulated 32 points in his 49 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in the game. He made 10 out of 23 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 43.5%, and added 7 rebounds.

New York has a mark of 25-20 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Knicks are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which ranks them 24th in the NBA. New York has 5,142 points for the campaign (114.3 per contest) and they pull in 47.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.4 times per contest (27th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per game. The Knicks have committed 20.7 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in points per game surrendered with 111.3. They are able to force 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (2nd in the NBA). The New York defense gives up 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (584 of 1,712) and opponents are making 76.9% of their free throw shots. They allow 24.6 assists and 43.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 11th and 20th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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