Portland Trail Blazers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/30/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs New York Knicks

Date: Friday, January 30, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Portland Trail Blazers (23-25) are hitting the road to Madison Square Garden on Friday where they will play the New York Knicks (29-18).

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Wizards and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-111 in their last contest. Portland ended the game with a 38.5% FG percentage (42 of 109) and converted 14 out of their 38 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers buried 13 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 56.5%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they compiled 69 with 29 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 19 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about defense, Portland allowed the other team to go 40.8% from the floor on 40 out of 98 shooting. Washington totaled 27 dimes and had 16 steals for this contest. On top of that, Washington collected 46 rebounds (14 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Washington finished the contest at 85.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 21 tries. They also converted 17 of their 39 tries from beyond the perimeter. With respect to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 17 and the Wizards totaled 17 personal fouls.

Shaedon Sharpe is a player who played a role for the game. Sharpe finished the game at 55.0% from the field and distributed 2 dimes. He played 35 minutes and collected 4 boards. He scored 31 points on 11 out of 20 shooting.

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Portland will enter this matchup with a mark of 23-25 on the campaign. They average 115.5 points per outing (18th in the league) while going 44.8% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are shooting 33.7% on 3-point shots (673 of 1,998) and 77.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is snagging 45.8 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,159 dimes so far this season, which is 23rd in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.9 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 20.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.3 personal fouls. They concede 35.1% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 22nd in basketball in PPG from their opponents (117.4). The Trail Blazers are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.0% (2,038 of 4,332) and they concede 43.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 21st in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,286 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Knicks got the victory with a final of 119-92 against the Raptors. The Knicks corralled 35 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 for the game. They also coughed it up 18 times, while earning 12 steals for this contest. The Raptors were called for 19 personal fouls in this game which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 83.3%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, New York knocked down 14 of 38 attempts (36.8%). Overall, the Knicks shot 45 for 90 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Knicks permitted the Raptors to bury 30 of their 79 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.0% for the game. They wrapped up this game 26.9% from beyond the perimeter via 7 out of 26 and ended up going 25 of 29 at the charity stripe (86.2%). With respect to rebounding, New York allowed Toronto to get 43 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Mikal Bridges ended up being a major contributor for the Knicks in this matchup. He made 12 out of 15 in this game for a rate of 80.0%, and had 1 rebound. Bridges scored 30 points in his 36 mins on the court and added 4 assists for the matchup.

New York has a mark of 29-18 on the season. The Knicks have committed 20.5 fouls per game and they shoot 79.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 26.7 times per contest (11th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per game. New York has totaled 5,523 pts this season (117.5 per game) and they pull down 46.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Knicks are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which ranks 16th in basketball.

The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 8th in the league in PPG allowed with 112.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (7th in basketball). The New York defense gives up 36.7% on 3-pointers (662 of 1,804) and their opponents are making 78.0% of their foul shots. They give up 24.7 assists and 41.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 5th and 5th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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