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New York Knicks vs Houston Rockets Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 31, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Toyota Center (Houston) — Houston, TX

Article updated Dec 30, 2:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

New York is on the road playing Houston at the Toyota Center stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. New York -5 was the opening favorite and current line is New York

Game outlook

New York is on the road playing Houston at the Toyota Center stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. New York -5 was the opening favorite and current line is New York -3.5.

New York Highlights

With a power ranking of 2, New York is ranked #12 in offense (scoring an average of 114.63 per game), #13 in defense (allowing an average of 112.46 points to be scored against them per game) and are 18-18 (18-16-2 ATS) this season.

Houston Highlights

Houston Rockets has a power ranking of 26 and are #28 for offense (scoring an average of 109.91 per game), #21 for defense (giving up an average of 112.46 points per game) and 10-25 (15-17-3 ATS) overall. New York went 0-3 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Houston.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be NY 107.875, HOU 114.875. 56% of SportsJaw users predict New York Knicks to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is New York will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Knicks 109 to Rockets 114.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Knicks 109 to Rockets 114.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Knicks vs Rockets archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Knicks vs Rockets matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · New York Knicks-198 → -161Moved
  • Moneyline · Houston Rockets+175 → +140Moved
  • Spread · New York Knicks-5 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Houston Rockets+5 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · OverN/A (-110) → 222.75 (-110)Moved
  • Total · UnderN/A (-110) → 222.75 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

New York Knicks
0-3 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Houston Rockets
4-0 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-30T19:14:12.616Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

New York Knicks defeated Houston Rockets 108-88

New York Knicks defeated Houston Rockets 108-88 on December 31, 2022, a 20-point decision in the series. New York Knicks' strongest period was the 2nd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 26-14. Against SportsJaw's recorded New York Knicks -3.5 (-110) spread, New York Knicks covered, while the 196 combined points finished under the recorded total of 222.75.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • AliencreationSpread · New York Knicks -5 (-110)Win
  • GtpixSpread · New York Knicks -5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · New York Knicks -3.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 222.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · New York Knicks -3.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 222.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · New York Knicks -3.5 (-110)Win