Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 2/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Philadelphia 76ers (20-37) are traveling to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will try to beat the New York Knicks (37-20).

The 76ers faced off with the Bulls and took a loss by a final of 142-110 in their last game. Philadelphia finished the contest having earned a 38.9% field goal percentage (37 of 95) and converted 10 of their 40 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the 76ers converted 26 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 89.7%. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 47 with 15 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When discussing defending, Philadelphia allowed the other team to shoot 50.6% from the floor on 45 of 89 shooting. Chicago earned 32 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. Additionally, Chicago grabbed 44 rebounds (10 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Chicago ended up going 94.4% at the charity stripe by burying 34 of their 36 attempts. They also made 18 out of their 40 tries from downtown. Concerning personal fouls, the 76ers ended up finishing with 23 and the Bulls racked up 19 personal fouls.

Paul George is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 30 mins and also collected 2 rebounds. George ended up going 50.0% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Philadelphia comes into this game with a mark of 20-37 this season. They have an average of 108.9 pts per contest (26th in the league) while hitting 45.3% from the field. The 76ers are connecting on 34.3% on 3-pointers (714 of 2,081) and 79.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Philadelphia is grabbing 39.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,305 dimes for the year, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per game and as a team are committing 19.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the 76ers have forced 16.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 fouls. They rank 24th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,571 conceded this year. The 76ers are allowing a shooting percentage of 48.7% (2,352 of 4,831) and they concede 44.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 37.0% from beyond the arc while they are 16th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.5).

When they last played, the Knicks took a loss by a final score of 118-105 against the Celtics. When talking about team rebounding, New York permitted Boston to collect 49 overall (12 offensive). They shot 38.6% from beyond the perimeter via 17 out of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 11 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Knicks permitted the Celtics to convert 45 out of 91 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.5% in the game. Overall, the Knicks finished shooting 40 out of 92 from the floor which had them shooting 43.5%. When it comes to 3-pointers, New York made 14 out of 36 attempts (38.9%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. The Celtics had 14 fouls for this contest which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Knicks recorded 33 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the matchup.

Karl-Anthony Towns ended up being a major contributor for the Knicks in the matchup. He buried 9 out of 20 for the contest for a rate of 45.0%, and totaled 18 rebounds. Towns accumulated 24 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

New York has a record of 37-20 so far this season. As an offense, the Knicks are hitting on 49.3% from the field, which ranks them 3rd in the NBA. New York has scored 6,718 pts on the campaign (117.9 per game) and they pull down 42.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.5 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.1 times per contest. The Knicks have committed 16.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 80.5% from the free throw line.

The New York defense gives up 38.1% on shots from 3-point land (786 of 2,062) and opponents are connecting on 79.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 26.1 dimes and 41.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is 11th and 1st in the league. The Knicks are ranked 14th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 113.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (25th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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