New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/30/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (4-23) will compete against the New York Knicks (20-10) at Capital One Arena on Monday.

The Knicks faced the Spurs and went home with a win by a final score of 117-114 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Knicks ended up with 17 while the Spurs finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They made 16 of their 38 attempts from beyond the perimeter. San Antonio ended up going 82.4% from the free throw line by making 14 of their 17 tries. Additionally, San Antonio had 43 boards (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. San Antonio recorded 24 assists and had 3 steals in this game. In relation to defense, New York let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the field on 42 out of 83 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned a total of 46 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Knicks buried 14 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. New York walked away from the game having earned a 45.0% field goal percentage (45 of 100) and converted 13 of their 39 3-pointers.

Mikal Bridges is someone who had an impact in this matchup. Bridges ended up shooting 68.0% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He played 43 mins played and also collected 1 rebound. He totaled 41 points on 17 out of 25 shooting.

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New York steps onto the court with a record of 20-10 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 117.3 points per game (6th in the NBA) on 49.7% from the field. The Knicks are shooting 39.6% from downtown (433 of 1,093) and 80.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, New York is snagging 42.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 844 assists for the year, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.1 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.4 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Knicks have forced 13.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They are 19th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 779 conceded for the year. The Knicks are allowing a FG percentage of 46.4% (1,215 of 2,618) and they relinquish 40.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 36.7% on three-point shots while they are 8th in the league in points per game allowed (110.1).

In their last game, the Wizards took a loss by a score of 123-105 when they faced the Thunder. In relation to how they rebounded, Washington allowed Oklahoma City to collect 49 in all (7 on the offensive side). They shot 26.3% from distance by shooting 10 out of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 22 at the free throw line (86.4%). The Wizards allowed the Thunder to convert 47 of 106 tries from the field which had them at 44.3% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Wizards ended up shooting 36 for 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.6%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Washington knocked down 16 out of 43 tries (37.2%). They were able to bury 17 of those for a rate of 85.0%. The Thunder had 17 personal fouls in this game which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They also coughed it up 23 times, while getting 15 steals in this game. The Wizards pulled down 37 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in this contest.

Jordan Poole ended up being a factor for the Wizards in this contest. He made 9 of 20 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 45.0%, and had 3 rebounds. Poole totaled 31 points in his 38 mins of playing time and totaled 7 dimes in this contest.

Washington has a mark of 4-23 for the year. The Wizards have committed 21.4 fouls per game and they connect on 77.7% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 24.4 times per game (23rd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.5 times per contest. Washington has totaled 2,900 points on the campaign (107.4 per game) and they grab 44.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Wizards are hitting on 44.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 27th in basketball.

The Washington defense gives up 36.1% on shots from distance (386 of 1,068) and opponents are knocking down 76.6% of their free throw shots. They give up 28.3 dimes and 48.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks 26th and 30th in basketball. The Wizards on defense are ranked 30th in the league in PPG allowed with 122.2. They have forced 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (22nd in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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