New Orleans Pelicans – New York Knicks Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 21.12.2024
New York hopes to stay hot as they take their 4-game road win streak to New Orleans to take on the Pelicans. Can they follow up their masterful performance in Minnesota with another one on Saturday?
The New Orleans Pelicans and New York Knicks meet on 21.12.2024, in what will be their 2nd and final regular season game this year. The game will be played at the Smoothie King Center (New Orleans) with the road team Knicks being heavily favored to sweep the regular season series.
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New Orleans Pelicans |
Sat, 21.12.2024, 20:00 |
New York Knicks |
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4/11 |
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Expert Tip |
NY Knicks -7.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks: Current situation
After opening the season at 5-23, the Pelicans would be better off taking the rest of the year according to most people. This season is pretty much a wash, considering they are in the Western Conference where it is hard to make up ground. Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson are two names that have appeared in trade rumors all season long, trading at least one of them will almost certainly happen before the deadline.
Only the Celtics and Cavaliers have a better record than the Knicks this season in the Eastern Conference, as they just leaped the Orlando Magic to take over 3rd place in the standings. Considering Orlando’s injury situation the Knicks are likely to stay there long term. Josh Hart’s absence is the only thing that’s holding them back right now. Even center Mitchell Robinson is making huge progress recovering from his foot injury, we could see him back in the line-up some time in January.
New Orleans Pelicans Stats & Form
New Orleans is in desperation mode right now having lost 5 games in a row and 10 straight vs teams from the Eastern Conference. In their latest loss to Houston they allowed 133 points as the defense took the night off allowing the Rockets to shoot over 57% from the field. All 5 starters did score in double-figures, led by Trey Murphy III who had 28 points, including 4 threes. New Orleans has just 1 win over their last 6 home games.
New York Knicks Stats & Form
Tom Thibodeau has his Knicks team playing at a high level on both ends this season, so when the Knicks explode for 130+ points people are no longer surprised. They did exactly that on Thursday, beating the Timberwolves by 26 points on the road. KAT returned to Target Center with a bang, recording 32 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists in one of his best games of the season. Mikal Bridges also added 29 which is a major plus after his early season struggles.
New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks: Head-to-Head
New Orleans won both meetings last season in convincing fashion, but the Knicks thoroughly dominated the first head-to-head game this season in early December 118-85. These two teams are in opposite conferences which means they play each other only twice a year. So far they’ve played just 46 regular season games against each other and the Pelicans hold a slim 24 to 22 lead in wins.
New Orleans Pelicans – New York Knicks Odds
An upset home win for the Pelicans will give you a massive 12/5 odds, while if you like the Knicks on the road you can get 4/11 odds.
The point total has been set at 223.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks Betting Tip | Odds |
| New Orleans Pelicans +7.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 223.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| New York Knicks -7.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks (21.12.2024)
Although they haven’t formally waived the white flag yet, the New Orleans Pelicans are very close to giving up on the 2024-25 NBA season. The injuries have completely decimated this team from the first day of the season and there seems to be no end in sight. Zion Williamson is once again in trade rumors as he fails to get his conditioning under control, this team is on a 5-game losing streak going into Saturday’s game. The Knicks are headed into a completely different direction, battling for a top 3 seed in the East. Karl-Anthony Towns has been on a tear lately, we just saw him record a 30 point and 20 rebound game vs his old team in a 133-107 win on Thursday. Another offensive display like that in this game wouldn’t surprise anyone, considering the Knicks dominated the first meeting of the season 118-85 back in early December. Josh Hart didn’t play vs the Timberwolves, but New York will be just fine without him here as well. They are the much better team in almost every statistical category, anything but a convincing win for the road team would be a huge upset here. The Pelicans have lost 10 straight games vs Eastern Conference teams, let’s make it 11 in a row on Saturday. Back the Knicks to cover.
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Expert Tip |
NY Knicks -7.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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