The New York Knicks (17-10) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (5-23) after winning four straight road games. The Knicks are favored by 8.5 points in the contest, which tips at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 21, 2024.

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Knicks vs. Pelicans Game Info

• When: Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: NBA TV, Gulf Coast Sports, and MSG
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Knicks vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Knicks (- 8.5)

• New York has beaten the spread 14 times in 27 games.
• New Orleans has 10 wins in 28 games against the spread this year.
• Against the spread as 8.5-point favorites or more, the Knicks are 4-5.
• The Pelicans have won twice ATS (2-8) as a 8.5-point underdog or greater this year.

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Pick OU:

Over (224.5)

• The Knicks and their opponents have gone over 224.5 combined points in 15 of 27 games this season.
• The Pelicans have combined with their opponent to score more than 224.5 points in 13 of 28 games this season.
• The average total in New York’s contests this year is 223.9, 0.6 more than this matchup’s over/under.
• New Orleans has had an average of 222.6 points scored in its games so far this season, 1.9 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
• The Pelicans are the NBA’s 22nd-highest scoring team this season compared to the ninth-ranked Knicks.
• The Pelicans have allowed the 28th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Knicks have given up the ninth-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Knicks (-400)

• This season, the Knicks have been favored 24 times and won 15, or 62.5%, of those games.
• The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in 21 games this year and have walked away with the win three times (14.3%) in those games.
• New York has been at least a -400 moneyline favorite five times this season and won all of those games.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +310 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Knicks have a 80% chance to win.

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