Phoenix Suns vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/17/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs New York Knicks

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is where the New York Knicks (25-15) will try to beat the Phoenix Suns (24-16) on Saturday.

The Suns faced off with the Heat and ended up losing by a score of 127-121 in their last game. Phoenix ended the contest having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (44 out of 102) and knocked down 14 out of their 48 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Suns converted 19 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 95.0%. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected a total of 48 with 18 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 dimes for the matchup as well as creating 12 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In the matter of defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 52.2% from the floor on 48 of 92 shooting. Miami earned 28 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Miami snagged 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 1 block. Miami ended up shooting 81.8% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 22 attempts. They converted 13 of their 38 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Suns finished with 22 while the Heat recorded 22 personal fouls.

Grayson Allen is someone who had an impact in the game. He finished with 25 points on 9 out of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and grabbed 4 rebounds. Allen finished the contest at 47.4% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Phoenix comes into this one with a mark of 24-16 so far this year. They are giving up possession 15.4 times per game and as a group they commit 21.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Phoenix is pulling in 43.6 boards per contest and has tallied 1,015 assists on the season, which ranks 21st in basketball in terms of passing. The Suns are hitting 36.1% from downtown (577 of 1,597) and 79.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 114.8 points per contest (22nd in the league) while connecting on 46.2% from the field.

On defense, the Suns have forced 17.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They are 3rd in the NBA in giving up assists with 989 surrendered on the year. The Suns defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (1,613 of 3,443) and they relinquish 43.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 34.9% on 3-point shots and they are 6th in the league in points per game from their opponents (112.2).

When they last played, the Knicks took a loss by a score of 112-101 when they faced the Kings. When talking about rebounds, New York allowed Sacramento to snag 48 in total (9 offensive). They shot 37.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 out of 27 and finished the game at 32 of 38 at the charity stripe (84.2%). The Knicks allowed the Kings to knock down 35 of 74 attempts from the field which had them shooting 47.3% for this game. In all, the Knicks finished the game shooting 39 out of 100 from the field which had them shooting 39.0%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, New York converted 8 of their 41 attempts (19.5%). They were able to make 15 of those for a rate of 65.2%. The Kings had 21 fouls in this game which got the Knicks to the free throw line for 23 tries. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 11 steals in this game. The Knicks snagged 29 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 45 for this game.

Mikal Bridges was important for the Knicks in this game. He made 6 out of 20 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 30.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds. Bridges earned 19 points in his 36 mins on the court and added 1 assist in this contest.

New York has a record of 25-15 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Knicks are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which ranks 15th in the NBA. New York has accounted for 4,760 points for the year (119.0 per contest) and they average 45.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 26.9 times per game (11th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest. The Knicks have committed 20.8 fouls every game while shooting 80.2% from the free throw line.

The Knicks defensively are ranked 12th in the NBA in points given up per game with 114.9. They have forced 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the floor (13th in basketball). The New York defense gives up 37.2% from downtown (580 of 1,560) and their opposition knocks down 78.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 25.3 assists and 42.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 8th and 6th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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