New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/11/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, January 11, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (18-20) are welcoming the New York Knicks (24-13) at Moda Center on Sunday.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Clippers and took home the win by a score of 123-111 in their last game. New York ended with a 50.0% field goal percentage (47 out of 94) and converted 14 of their 33 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Knicks buried 15 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 88.2%. In relation to grabbing boards, they compiled 48 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 31 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of the defense, New York allowed 43.5% from the floor on 40 out of 92 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 21 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Additionally, Los Angeles totaled 40 rebounds (15 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Los Angeles finished 84.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 19 shots. They converted 15 out of their 42 shots from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Knicks left the arena with 17 while the Clippers accounted for 16 personal fouls.

Jalen Brunson is one player who came through for the game. Brunson finished the contest at 75.0% from the field and also distributed 7 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and also collected 3 boards. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 9 out of 12 shooting.

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New York enters this game with a mark of 24-13 for the season. They currently have an average of 119.7 pts per game (5th in the league) while shooting 47.3% from the field. The Knicks are shooting 38.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (563 of 1,469) and 80.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New York is pulling down 45.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 997 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 13th in the league in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.7 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.7 fouls every game.

On defense, the Knicks are forcing 14.0 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They give up 37.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 12th in the league in opponents PPG (115.0). The Knicks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.7% (1,515 of 3,242) and they concede 42.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 9th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 942 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Trail Blazers took home the win by a final score of 103-102 when they played the Rockets. Concerning team rebounding, Portland allowed Houston to collect 57 in total (24 on the offensive side). They finished 22.2% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 out of 36 and ended up going 20 out of 29 at the charity stripe (69.0%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Rockets to convert 37 of 99 tries from the floor which had them shooting 37.4% in the game. In all, the Trail Blazers went 36 for 83 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.4%. With respect to shots from downtown, Portland converted 12 of 40 tries (30.0%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.0%. The Rockets were called for 26 fouls in the game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Trail Blazers were able to collect 32 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the contest.

Deni Avdija was important for the Trail Blazers for the game. He knocked down 13 out of 24 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 54.2%, and totaled 6 rebounds. Avdija scored 41 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this matchup.

Portland has a mark of 18-20 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are shooting 44.8% from the field, which ranks them 29th in the league. Portland has accumulated 4,427 pts so far this season (116.5 per game) and they snag 45.4 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 24.7 times per game (27th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.9 times per game. The Trail Blazers have committed 21.9 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.5% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in the NBA in PPG given up with 119.1. They are able to force 15.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (20th in basketball). The Portland defense allows 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (468 of 1,323) and their opponents are knocking down 80.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 26.7 assists and 44.1 boards every game, ranking them 17th and 15th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Portland and under the total points

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