Golden State Warriors vs New York Knicks: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 2/23/2021

The New York Knicks (15-16) enter their game on February 23, 2021 as a 3-point underdog against the Golden State Warriors (16-15). A 220-point over/under is set for the game.

How to Watch

Time: 7:30 PM EST
TV Channel: MSG

Betting Suggestions:

Warriors vs. Knicks Betting Data

Warriors Betting Data

• Golden State has a losing record against the spread this year, going 15-16 ATS.
• When they are at least 3-point favorites, the Warriors have gone 5-5 ATS.
• Golden State usually does not hit the over, only eclipsing the point total in 14 of 31 games (45.2%).

Knicks Betting Data

• New York has a winning record against the spread this season, 17-14.
• When the Knicks are underdogs of at least 3 points, they're 2-2 against the spread.
• New York has hit the over on the point total in 10 of 31 games this season (32.3%).

Point Total Insights

• Golden State and its opponents have hit the over on Tuesday's 220 total in 20 out of 31 games (64.5%) this season.
• In nine out of New York's 31 games this season (29%), the competing teams combined for a higher point total than the total in Tuesday's matchup.
• The total for the matchup of 220 is 2.1 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Warriors (114.4 points per game) and the Knicks (103.5 points per game).
• This matchup's over/under is 3.7 fewer points than the 216.3 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2020-21.
• The Warriors have seen a 227.2 average over/under in their games this season, 7.2 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 13 points more than the average over/under in Knicks' games this season (207 points).

Previous Matchups

Golden State has won a majority of its last 10 games against New York, going 8-2, while the Knicks have a better against the spread record, 2-0, than the Warriors in those matchups between the two teams.

Warriors Players to Watch

• Stephen Curry leads the Warriors in scoring, tallying 29.9 points per game to go with 5.4 rebounds and 6.2 assists.
• James Wiseman is Golden State's leading rebounder, grabbing 6.1 per game, while Draymond Green is its best passer, averaging 8.1 assists in each contest.
• Curry makes more threes per game than any other member of the Warriors, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 5.0 per contest.
• Kelly Oubre Jr. and Wiseman lead Golden State on the defensive end, with Oubre leading the team in steals averaging 1.3 per game and Wiseman in blocks averaging 1.3 per contest.

Knicks Players to Watch

• Julius Randle paces the Knicks scoring, rebounding and assists leaderboards, averaging 23.2 points, 11.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
• Alec Burks averages 1.9 three-pointers per game, the most on the Knicks.
• New York's leader in steals is Mitchell Robinson (1.2 per game), and its leader in blocks is Nerlens Noel (1.9 per game).

Injury Report

Warriors:

James Wiseman: Day To Day (Wrist),

Klay Thompson: Out For Season (Right Achilles),

Kevon Looney: Day To Day (Ankle),

Marquese Chriss: Out For Season (Leg),

Stephen Curry: Day To Day (Illness)

Knicks:

Mitchell Robinson: Out (Hand),

Austin Rivers: Day To Day (Illness)