New York Knicks – Portland Trail Blazers Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 30.03.2025
Portland is aiming to end a 3-game slide as they head into Madison Square Garden for a date with the Knicks. We witnessed an OT thriller the last time these two met, will we see something similar on Sunday?
The New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers meet on 30.03.2025, in what will be their 2nd and final regular season meeting this season. The game will be played at Madison Square Garden (New York) with the home team Knicks being favored to win this game.
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New York Knicks |
Sat, 30.03.2025, 19:00 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
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8/15 |
13/1 |
13/8 |
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Expert Tip |
NY Knicks -7.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers: Current situation
On Friday night New York became the 3rd team in the Eastern Conference to clinch a playoff berth thanks to a loss by the Atlanta Hawks. Even though they have a comfortable 3-game lead in the 3rd seed, the Knicks cannot afford to relax going into these remaining 9 games of the regular season. New York has the 8th hardest remaining schedule, plus the 4th seeded Pacers are on a roll with 8 wins in 10 games.
Portland has no such issues, they’ve been eliminated from postseason contention a long time ago and they’re just looking to cruise towards the end of this year. They’ve lost 3 games in a row and are just 4-6 SU over their last 10 games. Mathematically they can still catch the 10th seed which would give them a play-in tournament spot, but with the Mavs 4 games ahead that is very unlikely at this point.
New York Knicks Stats & Form
No Jalen Brunson, no problem. The Knicks rolled through Milwaukee with a big 116-107 win over the Bucks. OG Anunoby stepped up with 31 points, while Mikal Bridges added 26 as the Knicks dominated the rebounding part of the game 44-32. As we approach April all eyes are on Brunson and a potential comeback, but there is still no update from the team when he is coming back.
Portland Trail Blazers Stats & Form
Portland’s 3rd straight double-digit loss came at the hands of the Sacramento Kings 128-107. A total of 3 Blazers players scored in double-figures, with Deni Avdija leading the way scoring 24, but the Kings were just too strong on Friday. Portland attempted a whopping 50 three pointers in the loss, while also allowing Sacramento to shoot 64% from the field.
New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers: Head-to-Head
A Mikal Bridges three-pointer at the buzzer saved the Knicks 2 weeks go as they beat the Blazers on the road 114-113. It was New York’s 4th win in a row in head-to-head meetings, they’ll now look to sweep their 2nd straight regular season series against this team. This will be the 125th regular season meeting all-time, Portland leads 70 to 54 in wins.
New York Knicks – Portland Trail Blazers Odds
If you like the Knicks’ chances here you can back them to win at 8/15 odds. A Portland away win is available at 13/8 odds.
The point total has been set at 221.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers Betting Tip | Odds |
| New York Knicks -7.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 221.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Portland Trail Blazers +7.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers (30.03.2025)
The fashion in which they lost the game against Sacramento tells us that the Portland Trail Blazers aren’t really trying to win games. Chucking up 50 threes when you rank just 23rd in percentage from downtown this season is a solid way to cover up the fact that you are tanking games. The Blazers aren’t alone in doing this though, over the last 10 games of the regular seasons teams that are close to the bottom of the standings will lose games intentionally to increase their chances of landing one of the top 4 spots in the NBA draft. Meanwhile, the Knicks have other ideas here. As things stand they will likely play the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the postseason, so ramping up work on offense is a must in these remaining 9 games for them. With Brunson still out of the line-up, it gives a chance for the likes of KAT, Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby to expand on their games offensively which could be crucial down the line in the postseason. New York should be able to win this game by converting shots from beyond the arc. They rank 10th best this year knocking down 36.8% of their attempts from distance, in home games that goes up to 37.2% which makes them one of the more dangerous teams in this area of play. New York is also the best defensive rebounding team in the league, Portland ranks 20th which is a massive advantage for the Knicks. With one team really trying to win and the other tanking at the moment, it makes a lot more sense to go with the home team Knicks here. Back New York to cover.
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Expert Tip |
NY Knicks -7.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app