Oklahoma City Thunder vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs New York Knicks

Date: Friday, January 10, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Oklahoma City Thunder (30-6) are on their way to Madison Square Garden on Friday where they will go up against the New York Knicks (25-13).

The Thunder took the court against the Cavaliers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 129-122 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Thunder walked away with 24 while the Cavaliers recorded 20 fouls. They made 15 of 36 attempts from three-point range. Cleveland finished the game shooting 74.1% when shooting free throws by burying 20 of their 27 tries. Additionally, Cleveland grabbed 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Cleveland distributed 36 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. With regard to the defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 52.2% from the field on 47 of 90 shooting. They also distributed 35 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Thunder knocked down 15 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 88.2%. Oklahoma City ended the contest having earned a 53.3% FG percentage (48 of 90) and converted 11 out of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one player who played a role in this matchup. He had 31 points on 13 of 27 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander finished shooting 48.1% from the floor and distributed 4 assists.

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Oklahoma City will take the court with a record of 30-6 on the season. They average 115.3 points per contest (11th in the league) while hitting 46.9% from the field. The Thunder are hitting 35.1% on three-point attempts (485 of 1,382) and 81.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling in 43.6 boards per game and is sitting with 937 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.9 times per game and as a team are committing 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Thunder are forcing 18.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They rank 3rd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 865 conceded on the campaign. The Thunder defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.9% (1,317 of 3,073) and they concede 47.1 boards per game as a unit. They relinquish 32.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 2nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (103.7).

In their last game, the Knicks got the win with a final of 112-98 against the Raptors. When it comes to how they rebounded, New York allowed Toronto to get 33 in total (8 offensive). They finished 38.5% from distance via 10 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 15 at the charity stripe (80.0%). The Knicks allowed the Raptors to convert 38 of their 77 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 49.4% in this matchup. In all, the Knicks ended up going 42 for 88 from the floor which had them shooting 47.7%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, New York buried 12 of their 33 attempts (36.4%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. The Raptors committed 15 fouls for this contest which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 9 steals in the game. The Knicks pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 43 for the matchup.

OG Anunoby ended up having an impact for the Knicks for the contest. He converted 8 of 13 for the game for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and earned 2 rebounds. Anunoby had 27 points in his 38 minutes on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

New York has a mark of 25-13 for the season. The Knicks are committing 17.2 fouls per game and they connect on 80.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 27.4 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per game. New York has scored 4,447 points on the season (117.0 per game) and they collect 43.2 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Knicks are hitting on 49.6% from the floor, which is 3rd in basketball.

The Knicks are ranked 8th in the league in points given up per game with 110.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (17th in the league). The New York defense surrenders 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc (519 of 1,400) and their opponents are knocking down 78.1% of their foul shots. They concede 26.1 assists and 40.7 rebounds every game, which is 13th and 2nd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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