New York Knicks vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 3/18/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Monday, March 18, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+5)

The New York Knicks (40-27) are headed to Chase Center on Monday where they will compete against the Golden State Warriors (35-31). New York opens as 5-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 213.5.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and went home with a win by a final score of 98-91 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Knicks walked away with 21 while the Kings racked up 20 fouls. They buried 10 of 37 attempts from downtown. Sacramento finished shooting 80.8% from the free throw line by burying 21 of their 26 shots. Moreover, Sacramento collected 42 rebounds (11 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 9 rejections. Sacramento distributed 22 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. When talking about the defense, New York allowed the other team to shoot 35.3% from the floor on 30 of 85 shooting. They also recorded 19 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned 52 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Knicks buried 13 of 16 shots for a percentage of 81.3%. New York walked away from the contest with a 43.0% field goal percentage (37 of 86) and buried 11 of their 39 shots from beyond the arc.

Jalen Brunson is one player who was a factor in this game. Brunson finished 60.7% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He played 36 mins played and collected 4 rebounds. He accumulated 42 points on 17 out of 28 shooting.

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New York enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 40-27 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is pulling down 45.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,592 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 29th in the league in terms of passing. The Knicks are hitting 36.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (870 of 2,404) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 111.9 pts per game (24th in the league) while shooting 46.1% from the field.

On defense, the Knicks are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,700 relinquished on the year. The Knicks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.7% (2,688 of 5,757) and they surrender 40.6 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 36.6% on shots from distance and they rank 2nd in the NBA in PPG allowed (107.8).

For their last game, the Warriors took home the win by a final score of 128-121 when they faced the Lakers. The Warriors pulled down 31 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in this matchup. They also turned it over 7 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. The Lakers committed 13 fouls in the game which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to make 12 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. With respect to shooting from distance, Golden State made 14 of 34 attempts (41.2%). When all was said and done, the Warriors finished the game shooting 51 out of 97 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.6%. The Warriors allowed the Lakers to make 47 of their 92 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.1% in this game. They shot 35.3% from three-point range by going 12 out of 34 and ended up shooting 15 out of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). Regarding rebounds, Golden State permitted Los Angeles to collect 39 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Stephen Curry was important for the Warriors in this contest. Curry earned 31 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 5 dimes in this game. He converted 12 out of 24 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Golden State has a record of 35-31 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Warriors are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which is ranked 16th in the league. Golden State has accounted for 7,814 points on the season (118.4 per contest) and they pull in 46.7 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 29.0 times per game (5th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per game. The Warriors are responsible for committing 20.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.1% from the charity stripe.

The Warriors on defense are ranked 19th in the league in points per game surrendered with 116.8. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (11th in the NBA). The Golden State defense allows 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (865 of 2,424) and their opponents are converting on 79.4% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 26.7 assists and 43.3 rebounds every game, which is 16th and 13th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State (-5)

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