Knicks vs. 76ers prediction: Odds, betting advice, player prop bets for game on Wednesday Feb 26
Jalen Brunson and the Knicks will host Joel Embiid and the 76ers at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Philadelphia looks to end its eight-game losing streak while New York hopes to halt its two-game skid.
The Sporting News has you covered with the latest oddsĀ for this Eastern Conference matchup, as well as some best bets and player props from the BetMGM online sportsbook.
Let’s get to the odds for this Wednesday night showdown at MSG, then reveal our full betting prediction and recommendations for Knicks vs. 76ers.
Knicks vs. 76ers: Spread, moneyline, over/underAll odds and props are from BetMGM, an authorized gaming operator of the NBA.
ATS:Ā Knicks -7.5Ā (-115)Ā | 76ers +7.5Ā (-105)Moneyline:Ā Cavs -350Ā | Knicks +280Over/under:Ā O 240.5 (-105) | U 240.5Ā (-115)The Sixers have endured a calamitous February, losing eight games in a row and 10 of their last 11. Morale among the Philly faithful has perhaps never been lower during the Nick Nurse era.
Making matters worse, the Knicks are 20-10 at Madison Square Garden while Philadelphia has gone just 10-17 in away games. This line might creep closer to -10 as the game draws closer.
Knicks vs. 76ers best bets and final score predictionThe Knicks need a get-right game to snap its mini-skid, and Philly seems like the perfect team to help them do just that. The Sixers have lost eight games in a row and 10 of their past 11, and they now sit outside the Play-In bubble at 20-37.
Joel Embiid still doesn’t look healthy. Paul George looks bored at best, completely unmotivated at worst. Tyrese Maxey is playing well but doesn’t have enough help. Nobody on the Sixers can even seem to box out and pull down easy rebounds.
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Tom Thibodeau’s Knicks, meanwhile, just took double-digit losses to Eastern Conference power players Cleveland and Boston. Before that, New York had won three in a row and five of its past six. One thing that’s never lacking with the New York Knickerbockers these days is effort.Ā
Look for Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and the Knicks to push the pace and space the floor with outside shooting early and often. Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns should also dominate the glass against the soft-as-putty Sixers, who never seem to get a body on someone when the ball’s in the air.
In a battle of overworked squads, we’ll take the crisper, more polished home team to extend Philly’s trail of tears and further heat up Nurse’s hot seat.
FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:Ā Knicks 118, 76ers 109 ā New York wins and covers (-7.5), while the score goes UNDER the projected total of 240.5.
Knicks vs. 76ers top player prop betKarl-Anthony Towns, C, Knicks: 40+ points + rebounds + assistsTowns has enjoyed one of his best seasons ever, in large part because he’s crashing the boards again and doing all the little things he couldn’t do alongside Rudy Gobert in Minnesota. KAT has fully embraced life as a Knick, and the fanbase is elated to have him.
Who could argue with the results Towns has provided? He averages 24.8 points, 13.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game on the season, and he’s coming off a game with 24 points and 18 boards against the world-champion Celtics.
Over New York’s past four wins, the big man’s per-game PRA average is a whopping 53.8. He’s gonna eat the Sixers for dinner, reaching 40+ PRA against them for the second time in as many games this season.
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