Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is the site where the New York Knicks (31-16) will go up against the Denver Nuggets (28-18) on Wednesday.

The Nuggets took the court against the Bulls and took a loss by a final of 129-121 in their last game. Denver wrapped up the contest having earned a 52.0% FG percentage (52 of 100) and buried 6 of their 27 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Nuggets converted 11 of 11 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. In regard to rebounding, they earned 42 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 36 assists for the matchup while creating 17 turnovers and having 13 steals. In regard to defending, Denver allowed 50.0% from the floor on 49 of 98 shooting. Chicago doled out 35 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Chicago grabbed 47 rebounds (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Chicago went 87.5% at the charity stripe by making 7 of 8 tries. They also made 24 of their 53 tries from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 11 while the Bulls finished the game with 14 personal fouls.

Nikola Jokic is a guy who was a factor for this contest. Jokic finished the game at 71.4% from the floor and also totaled 14 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and also collected 12 rebounds. He ended up with 33 points on 15 of 21 shooting.

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Denver heads into this contest with a mark of 28-18 on the year. They cough up possession 14.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Denver is pulling in 45.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,433 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Nuggets are shooting 38.1% on three-point attempts (543 of 1,426) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 120.6 pts per contest (3rd in basketball) on 50.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Nuggets have forced 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 fouls. They currently rank 30th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,369 conceded on the campaign. The Nuggets are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.4% (2,000 of 4,307) and they surrender 42.8 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 35.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 24th in the league in PPG allowed (116.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Knicks got the win with a final of 143-106 when they played the Grizzlies. When discussing cleaning up the glass, New York allowed Memphis to snag 47 in all (18 offensive). They wrapped up this game 37.5% from distance by hitting 9 of 24 and ended up going 15 out of 17 at the free throw line (88.2%). The Knicks allowed the Grizzlies to knock down 41 of their 91 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1% in this contest. Overall, the Knicks went 56 out of 108 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.9%. Regarding three-point attempts, New York converted 17 of their 44 attempts (38.6%). They were able to convert 14 of those for a percentage of 77.8%. The Grizzlies committed 16 fouls for the game which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 20 steals for the matchup. The Knicks recorded 29 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 46 for this contest.

Mikal Bridges was important for the Knicks in the matchup. He buried 12 out of 19 for the game for a rate of 63.2%, and had 5 rebounds. Bridges tallied 28 points in his 34 minutes on the court and added 6 assists for the game.

New York has a record of 31-16 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Knicks are hitting on 49.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball. New York has scored 5,535 pts on the season (117.8 per game) and they pull down 43.5 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.5 times per game (10th in the league) and they cough up possession 13.1 times per contest. The Knicks commit 17.1 personal fouls per contest and they go 80.8% from the free throw line.

The New York defense gives up 37.7% on 3-pointers (641 of 1,700) and opponents are making 78.8% of their free throw shots. They concede 25.5 assists and 41.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 9th and 1st in the league. The Knicks are ranked 8th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 110.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (18th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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