Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks

Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is the site where the New York Knicks (27-17) will try to beat the Denver Nuggets (31-14) on Thursday.

The Nuggets faced off with the Pacers and notched a win by a score of 114-109 in their last contest. Denver ended the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (44 of 88) and buried 11 of 33 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Nuggets made 15 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 88.2%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 42 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 22 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to defending, Denver allowed 49.4% from the floor on 43 of 87 shooting. Indiana earned 24 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Indiana collected 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 9 blocked shots. Indiana went 85.7% from the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 21 tries. They also knocked down 5 out of their 21 tries from 3-point land. When discussing fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 17 while the Pacers racked up 16 fouls.

Nikola Jokic is one guy who was a factor in this game. He recorded 31 points on 13 out of 19 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and also totaled 13 rebounds. Jokic ended up shooting 68.4% from the field and also totaled 10 assists.

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Denver comes into this matchup with a record of 31-14 so far this season. They have an average of 115.9 pts per contest (14th in the league) on 49.9% from the floor. The Nuggets are hitting 37.5% from downtown (526 of 1,404) and 75.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Denver is collecting 44.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,310 assists on the year, which is 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.7 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Nuggets are able to force 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 16th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,153 surrendered for the campaign. The Nuggets defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.6% (1,836 of 3,938) and they surrender 41.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 36.0% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 6th in the NBA in points per game allowed (110.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks took home the win by a final score of 108-103 when they played the Nets. The Knicks were able to collect 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 42 for this game. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Nets were called for 19 fouls in this matchup which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a clip of 94.7%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, New York made 10 of 29 attempts (34.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Knicks went 40 for 86 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.5%. The Knicks permitted the Nets to bury 42 of their 95 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 35.7% from distance by going 15 of 42 and ended up going 4 out of 5 from the free throw line (80.0%). In regard to rebounding, New York allowed Brooklyn to snag 40 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Jalen Brunson was important for the Knicks in this contest. He converted 11 out of 22 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and added 3 rebounds. Brunson tallied 30 points in his 36 mins of playing time and accounted for 4 assists for the game.

New York has a mark of 27-17 this year. The Knicks commit 18.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 78.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 24.0 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per contest. New York has totaled 5,060 pts this season (115.0 per contest) and they snag 46.2 boards per contest. As an offense, the Knicks are hitting on 46.6% from the field, which is ranked 20th in the league.

The New York defense concedes 36.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (563 of 1,553) and their opposition makes 76.7% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 26.1 dimes and 40.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 14th and 2nd in the league. The Knicks on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 110.4. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (13th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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