New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-8)

The New York Knicks (19-15) are headed to Capital One Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Washington Wizards (6-27). Washington opens this contest as 8-point dogs. The total has been set at 239.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and notched a win by a score of 116-100 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Knicks finished with 17 and the Bulls accumulated 17 fouls. They converted 13 of 32 tries from three-point range. Chicago shot 81.3% from the charity stripe by making 13 of their 16 attempts. Furthermore, Chicago totaled 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 7 blocked shots. Chicago distributed 24 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. In relation to the defense, New York let their opponent shoot 41.6% from the floor on 37 of 89 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about rebounding, they compiled a total of 52 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Knicks knocked down 9 of 11 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. New York wrapped up the contest with a 51.7% FG percentage (46 of 89) and made 15 of their 38 3-point attempts.

Julius Randle is one player who was important for the game. Randle finished the game at 56.5% from the floor and earned 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. He was able to score 35 points on 13 of 23 shooting.

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New York comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 19-15 so far this season. They are averaging 115.3 pts per game (15th in the league) while connecting on 46.6% from the floor. The Knicks are shooting 37.5% on shots from downtown (440 of 1,172) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, New York is snagging 45.4 boards per game and has 809 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 29th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Knicks are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They are conceding 37.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 12th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.3). The Knicks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.8% (1,419 of 2,971) and they surrender 40.7 boards per game as a group. They rank 13th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 882 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Wizards went home defeated by a final of 140-101 when they faced the Cavaliers. The Wizards pulled down 24 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this game. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Cavaliers were called for 13 fouls in the game which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They were able to knock down 5 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 45.5%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Washington knocked down 12 out of their 35 tries (34.3%). In all, the Wizards ended up shooting 42 out of 101 from the floor which had them shooting 41.6%. The Wizards permitted the Cavaliers to convert 54 of their 101 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.5% for the matchup. They finished shooting 47.6% from distance via 20 out of 42 and ended up shooting 12 out of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Washington allowed Cleveland to pull down 62 in total (18 offensive).

Kyle Kuzma was important for the Wizards in this contest. Kuzma had 16 points in his 23 minutes on the court and accumulated 3 assists for this game. He knocked down 7 of 12 in the game giving him a rate of 58.3%, and added 2 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 6-27 this year. The Wizards are responsible for committing 19.5 fouls per contest and they go 76.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 27.5 times per game (8th in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.5 times per game. Washington has scored 3,835 pts so far this season (116.2 per game) and they grab 39.4 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Wizards are hitting on 48.1% from the field, which has them ranked 10th in basketball.

The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the league in points allowed per game with 126.6. They are forcing 14.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 50.2% from the floor (29th in the league). The Washington defense allows 37.8% on shots from 3-point land (439 of 1,160) and opponents are connecting on 76.4% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 30.5 assists and 50.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 30th and 30th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+8)

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