The New York Knicks (17-10) are favored (by 8.5 points) to continue a four-game road winning streak when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (5-23) on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET.

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Knicks vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: NBA TV, Gulf Coast Sports, and MSG
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Knicks vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Knicks 118 – Pelicans 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Knicks vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Knicks (- 8.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Knicks (-11.9)
• Pick OU:

  Over (224.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 224.8

• The Knicks have covered more often than the Pelicans this season, tallying an ATS record of 14-13-0, as opposed to the 10-18-0 record of the Pelicans.
• As an 8.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, New Orleans is 2-8 against the spread compared to the 4-5 ATS record New York puts up as an 8.5-point favorite.
• New York and its opponents have gone over the point total 55.6% of the time this season (15 out of 27). That’s more often than New Orleans and its opponents have (14 out of 28).
• The Knicks have a .625 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (15-9) this season while the Pelicans have a .143 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (3-18).

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Knicks Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Knicks are scoring 117 points per game (seventh-ranked in league). They are giving up 110 points per contest at the other end (seventh-ranked).
• New York is grabbing 42.9 rebounds per game this season (24th-ranked in NBA), and it has given up only 40.9 rebounds per contest (second-best).
• The Knicks rank ninth in the NBA with 28.1 dimes per contest.
• New York ranks fifth-worst in the NBA with 12.4 forced turnovers per game, but it has helped offset that by ranking fourth-best in the league by averaging 12.1 turnovers per contest.
• With a 39.6% three-point percentage this season, the Knicks are second-best in the NBA. They rank 10th in the league by sinking 14.4 three-pointers per contest.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Pelicans are worst in the league on offense (105.4 points scored per game) and fifth-worst on defense (117.1 points allowed).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 21st in the NBA in rebounds (43 per game) and 25th in rebounds conceded (45.5).
• With 23.6 assists per game, the Pelicans are fifth-worst in the NBA.
• With 14.4 turnovers committed per game and 13.7 turnovers forced, New Orleans is 17th and 19th in the league, respectively.
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans are worst in the league in 3-pointers made per game (11). And they are fifth-worst in 3-point percentage at 33.3%.

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