New York Knicks vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/19/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The New York Knicks (43-24) are on their way to Frost Bank Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the San Antonio Spurs (28-39).

The Knicks took the court against the Heat and notched a win by a score of 116-95 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Knicks walked away with 14 and the Heat totaled 11 personal fouls. They made 6 of 23 shots from long range. Miami went 91.7% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of 12 shots. Furthermore, Miami totaled 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Miami earned 23 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. In reference to defense, New York let their opponent shoot 47.6% from the floor on 39 out of 82 shooting. They also doled out 30 assists in this game while forcing 21 turnovers and getting 12 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned 41 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Knicks converted 6 of 6 shots for a rate of 100.0%. New York finished having earned a 49.5% FG percentage (47 out of 95) and buried 16 out of their 34 three-point shots.

Precious Achiuwa is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. He left the arena with 4 points on 2 of 3 shooting. He saw the court for 10 mins and also pulled down 3 boards. Achiuwa finished shooting 66.7% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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New York enters this contest with a win-loss record of 43-24 this season. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.0 fouls per game. As a team, New York is pulling in 43.0 boards per game and is sitting with 1,825 dimes for the season, which is 11th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Knicks are shooting 37.1% on three-point attempts (848 of 2,286) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 116.7 points per contest (6th in the league) while hitting 48.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Knicks are able to force 14.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are 8th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,726 conceded so far this year. The Knicks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.1% (2,790 of 5,921) and they surrender 42.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 37.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 12th in the league in PPG from their opponents (112.2).

In their last game, the Spurs went home defeated by a final of 125-109 when they played the Lakers. In regard to cleaning up the glass, San Antonio permitted Los Angeles to get 42 overall (8 on the offensive side). They went 39.6% from three-point range by shooting 19 of 48 and finished the contest at 18 out of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Spurs permitted the Lakers to make 44 of 90 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 48.9% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Spurs ended up shooting 41 for 88 from the field which had them sitting at 46.6%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, San Antonio made 15 out of their 38 tries (39.5%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throws for a rate of 85.7%. The Lakers had 10 personal fouls for this contest which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Spurs pulled down 35 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 44 in the matchup.

Harrison Barnes was important for the Spurs for the game. Barnes earned 7 points in his 19 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this game. He made 3 out of 6 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

San Antonio has a mark of 28-39 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Spurs are shooting 46.6% from the field, which is ranked 14th in the NBA. San Antonio has scored 7,648 points this season (114.1 per game) and they pull in 43.9 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.1 times per contest (5th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.9 times per game. The Spurs commit 16.6 fouls per game and they shoot 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 23rd in the NBA in PPG given up with 116.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (25th in the league). The San Antonio defense surrenders 36.3% from downtown (941 of 2,592) and opponents are knocking down 79.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 27.5 assists and 46.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 23rd and 27th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Antonio

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