NBA Pick of the Day - New York Knicks at Milwaukee Bucks
Allowing 98 points per game while scoring just 94 isn’t a recipe for success, but that’s what the Knicks are doing in the early going. They’ve struggled to start the season, unable to find any sort of rhythm on either end of the floor. Up next for NY is a road matchup with the 5-5 Bucks, a team that’s kept its head above water so far this season as the No. 7 seed in the East.
AccuScore has the Bucks as slight 53 percent favorites to win. New York, however, has a 54.5 percent chance of covering a +3 spread. The average score after 10,000-plus simulations is even at 93.5-93.5, with the Bucks getting a slight edge as the home team. There is a 54.7 percent chance the total combined score stays UNDER 189.5.
AccuScore Box Score: The biggest difference between the two sides in the box score is the number of assists. Milwaukee averages about 4-5 more assists per simulated game than NY. The Knicks and Bucks are No. 14 and No. 15 in assists per game, respectively. More importantly, Milwaukee is No. 26 in the league in turnovers per offensive play. NY is No. 15.
Projected Leaders Carmelo Anthony: 25 points (9-21 FG, 2-5 3PM), 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 TOs Brandon Knight: 16 points (6-13 FG, 2-4 3PM), 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 TOs
Supporting Trends: The Knicks are 7-2 against the spread (ATS) in their last nine matchups against the Bucks.
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TUESDAY NBA PROPOSITIONS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2014
LAKERS @ HAWKS
LARGEST LEAD OF THE GAME BY: EITHER TEAM OVER 18.5 -110 UNDER 18.5 -110
TOTAL POINTS BY: KOBE BRYANT (LAL) OVER 27.5 -110 UNDER 27.5 -110
TOTAL POINTS+REBOUNDS BY: PAUL MILLSAP (ATL) OVER 25.5 -110 UNDER 25.5 -110
KNICKS @ BUCKS
TOTAL 3 POINT FIELD GOALS MADE BY: BOTH TEAMS OVER 12.5 -110 UNDER 12.5 -110
TOTAL POINTS BY: CARMELO ANTHONY (NY) OVER 26.5 -110 UNDER 26.5 -110
TOTAL POINTS+ASSISTS BY: BRANDON KNIGHT (MIL) OVER 24.5 -110 UNDER 24.5 -110
THUNDER @ JAZZ
LARGEST LEAD OF THE GAME BY: EITHER TEAM OVER 14.5 -110 UNDER 14.5 -110
TOTAL POINTS BY: REGGIE JACKSON (OKC) OVER 21.5 -110 UNDER 21.5 -110
TOTAL POINTS BY: GORDON HAYWARD (UTH) OVER 19.5 -110 UNDER 19.5 -110
PELICANS @ KINGS
TOTAL 3 POINT FIELD GOALS MADE BY: BOTH TEAMS OVER 12.0 -110 UNDER 12.0 -110
TOTAL POINTS BY: ANTHONY DAVIS (NO) OVER 25.5 -110 UNDER 25.5 -110
TOTAL POINTS+REBOUNDS BY: DEMARCUS COUSINS (SAC) OVER 33.5 -110 UNDER 33.5 -110
**PLAYERS MUST PLAY FOR ACTION; **NO PARLAYS
