Nuggets vs Knicks Preview & Predictions, 2/10/2017
Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks
Friday February 10th, 7:30pm EST
Game Preview, Spread Prediction and Odds by James Gunnar of Oddsboard.com
NBA Odds: Knicks -2.5, 227.5
Denver Nuggets
(23–29 SU, 27–25 ATS, 35–16–1 O/U)
Denver makes a road stop in the Big Apple Friday night to take on the New York Knicks. These two teams met earlier this season with Denver winning 127–114 at home in the on December 17, 2016.
The Nuggets are 5–5 SU their last 10 games and most recently lost to the Atlanta Hawks 117–106. Nikola Jokic led the way for Denver, scoring 18 points and pulling down 15 rebounds in the loss.
The key for Denver is to get more touches for Jokic. Over the last ten games Jokic has been outstanding for Denver, averaging 18.9 points and 9.6 rebounds a game. The 6'10" power forward has played his way to one of the best players on this team and has a promising future.
The Nuggets are 4th in the league in scoring offense with an average of 110.1 points per game. Denver is currently 2nd in the league in rebounding with 46.7 rebounds per contest.
Nuggets Betting Trends
- Nuggets are 4–0 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points
- Nuggets are 6–1 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest
- Nuggets are 5–2 ATS in their last 7 vs. NBA Atlantic.
- Nuggets are 1–4 ATS in their last 5 Friday games
New York Knicks
(22–32 SU, 29–25 ATS, 29–25 O/U)
Oddsmakers have the Knicks favored by -2.5 despite losing 3 straight and 7 out of 10 SU. The Knicks have also failed to cover the spread in 6 of their last 10 games.
The Knicks lost to the Clippers 119–115 Wednesday night but the loss was overshadowed by former Knick Charles Oakley’s arrest in the stands. Oakley made a scene when he was asked to leave the arena.
Carmelo Anthony had 28 points and nine rebounds for New York in the loss. In their first game against Denver, Kristaps Porzingis had an outstanding game for the Knicks, scoring 22 points and pulling down eight rebounds in the loss. Along with Porzingis, Carmelo Anthony had a great game for New York scoring 29 points against his former team. The Knicks will be without Joakim Noah and Lance Thomas for tonight’s game as both are out with injuries.
The Knicks are 12th in the league in scoring as they average 106 points per game. New York is 3rd in the league in rebounding with 46.4 boards per contest while standing 19th with 21.7 assists per game.
Knicks Betting Trends
- Knicks are 11–2 ATS in their last 13 Friday games
- Knicks are 19–7 ATS in their last 26 games following a ATS loss
- Knicks are 1–4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Knicks are 1–5 ATS in their last 6 home games
Nuggets vs Knicks FREE NBA Spread Pick
Simply put, the Knicks are a mess right now. Carmelo Anthony trade rumors have really put this team in a tough situation. From the Carmelo Anthony trade rumors to the Charles Oakley incident, it feels like the Knicks organization is running a circus, not a basketball team. However, the Nuggets will be missing 3 key players in tonight’s game. I think Carmelo takes over tonight and will lead the team to victory since the Nuggets will lose offensive production with Mudiay, Faried and Gallinari all sitting out.
