Knicks vs. Wizards Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 28

Published 7:17 am Saturday, December 28, 2024

The New York Knicks (21-10) are heavily favored (-12.5) to extend a six-game win streak when they visit the Washington Wizards (5-23) at 7:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Capital One Arena. The game airs on MNMT and MSG.

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Knicks vs. Wizards Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: MNMT and MSG
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Washington D.C.
  • Venue: Capital One Arena
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Knicks vs. Wizards Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Knicks 120 – Wizards 107

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Spread & Total Prediction for Knicks vs. Wizards

  • Pick ATS: Knicks (- 12.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Knicks (-13.1)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (228.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 227.8
  • The Knicks (17-14-0 ATS) have covered the spread 54.8% of the time, 15.5% more often than the Wizards (11-17-0) this season.
  • When the spread is set as 12.5 or more this season, New York (4-1) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (80%) than Washington (6-6) does as the underdog (50%).
  • When it comes to eclipsing the point total in 2024-25, Washington and its opponents aren’t as successful (50% of the time) as New York and its opponents (54.8%).
  • As a moneyline favorite this season, the Knicks are 19-9, a better tally than the Wizards have posted (5-23) as moneyline underdogs.

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Knicks Performance Insights

  • With 117 points per game on offense, the Knicks are eighth in the NBA. Defensively, they cede 109.3 points per contest, which ranks seventh in the league.
  • New York is grabbing 42.8 boards per game this year (23rd-ranked in NBA), and it has allowed only 40.5 rebounds per contest (second-best).
  • The Knicks rank 10th in the NBA with 27.8 assists per contest.
  • New York ranks third-best in the NBA by committing only 12.3 turnovers per game. In terms of forced turnovers, it ranks 24th in the league (12.9 per contest).
  • The Knicks are sinking 14.1 treys per game this season (12th-ranked in NBA), and they own a 39.4% three-point percentage (second-best).

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Wizards Performance Insights

  • Offensively the Wizards are the 25th-ranked squad in the league (107.6 points per game). On defense they are second-worst (121.8 points conceded per game).
  • In 2024-25, Washington is 15th in the league in rebounds (44 per game) and worst in rebounds allowed (48.8).
  • The Wizards are 22nd in the league in assists (24.5 per game) in 2024-25.
  • In terms of turnovers, Washington is fourth-worst in the NBA in committing them (15.8 per game). And it is ranked 24th in forcing them (12.9 per game).
  • The Wizards are 21st in the NBA in 3-pointers made (12.1 per game) and second-worst in 3-point percentage (32.5%).

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