Grizzlies vs Knicks Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the Garden! Tonight, the hardwood heats up as the Memphis Grizzlies, fresh off a sizzling victory, strut into the iconic Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks, who are also riding the high of a recent win. It’s a playoff clash that promises sparks, with both teams neck-and-neck in their respective conference standings and hungry to advance. With a tipoff at 8:30 PM EST and the betting lines buzzing, fans are on the edge of their seats. The over/under hints at a high-scoring affair, so expect the scoreboard to light up like Times Square tonight! As these two beasts of the court lock horns, let’s see if the Grizzlies can bear the brunt of the Big Apple’s hustle or if the Knicks will end up knicking the win in their own backyard!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 27, 2025 08:30PM EST

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York

Vegas Odds

	MEM ML	NYK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+140	-165	242.5	3.5/-3.5
Recent	+110	-145	241.5	3.5/-3.5
Difference	-30	+20	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

28W-31L

47.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

39W-21L

52.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
02/06/24	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	24	22	28	39	00	113	Under
02/06/24	New York Knicks NYK	33	37	27	26	00	123	Under
01/13/24	New York Knicks NYK	25	28	30	23	00	106	Under
01/13/24	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	27	30	15	22	00	94	Under
11/27/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	25	29	39	34	00	127	Over
11/27/22	New York Knicks NYK	26	26	31	40	00	123	Over
10/19/22	New York Knicks NYK	23	23	33	29	40	112	Under
10/19/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	25	36	24	23	70	115	Under
03/11/22	New York Knicks NYK	30	26	40	18	00	114	Under
03/11/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	34	27	26	31	00	118	Under
02/02/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	35	29	28	28	00	120	Under
02/02/22	New York Knicks NYK	27	25	27	29	00	108	Under

Grizzlies Vs Over/Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Grizzlies Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/24	@ NOP	139-126W	43	38	12	101
01/22	@ CHA	132-120W	40	36	16	98
01/20	@ MIN	108-106W	47	19	13	86
01/17	vs SAS	140-112W	41	39	7	97
01/15	vs SAS	129-115W	52	28	8	103
01/13	vs HOU	118-120L	31	15	17	85
01/11	vs MIN	127-125W	46	25	13	108
01/09	@ HOU	115-119L	43	20	19	84
01/06	@ DAL	119-104W	55	24	13	88
01/04	vs GSW	113-121L	43	29	22	88

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/21	vs BRO	99-95W	42	29	10	87
01/20	@ ATL	119-110W	39	31	15	90
01/17	@ MIN	99-116L	41	19	9	90
01/15	vs PHI	125-119W	45	28	13	86
01/13	@ DET	119-124L	42	26	17	80
01/12	@ MIL	140-106W	49	29	11	88
01/10	@ OKL	101-126L	43	18	10	96
01/08	@ TOR	112-98W	43	24	12	88
01/06	@ ORL	94-103L	38	16	12	81
01/04	vs CHI	126-139L	49	27	13	97

Starting Lineups

Memphis Grizzlies	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Desmond Bane SG	36.0	43.4	35.7	100%	35.0
Zach Edey C	22.0	18.2	21.1	75%	19.4
Jaren Jackson Jr. PF	38.0	37.9	40.8	100%	41.2
Ja Morant PG	39.0	39.8	40.3	100%	40.7
Jaylen Wells SF	17.0	19.4	20.3	100%	20.6

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	27.0	29.3	28.0	100%	28.4
Mikal Bridges SG	32.0	29.0	29.3	100%	29.6
Jalen Brunson PG	43.0	43.8	43.3	100%	43.7
Josh Hart SF	39.0	39.1	39.3	100%	39.6
Karl-Anthony Towns C	48.0	48.6	51.4	100%	51.8

Grizzlies Notable Injuries

John Konchar (SG/SF): Avg: 4.0pts, 4.5reb, 1.8ast, 19.5 minutes. Last game: 01/24/25. Impact: 2.4
Jay Huff (C): Avg: 5.8pts, 1.8reb, 0.4ast, 10.0 minutes. Last game: 01/24/25. Impact: 1.7
Yuki Kawamura (PG): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.4reb, 0.8ast, 3.5 minutes. Last game: 01/17/25. Impact: 0.7

Knicks Notable Injuries

Jericho Sims (C): Avg: 2.0pts, 3.4reb, 0.6ast, 12.3 minutes. Last game: 01/17/25. Impact: 1.3
Matt Ryan (SG/SF): Avg: 4.2pts, 1.1reb, 0.4ast, 10.6 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 0.5
Ariel Hukporti (C): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.9reb, 0.4ast, 7.9 minutes. Last game: 01/17/25. Impact: 0.9
Tyler Kolek (PG): Avg: 2.0pts, 0.7reb, 0.8ast, 5.7 minutes. Last game: 01/17/25. Impact: 0.5
Pacome Dadiet (SG/SF): Avg: 1.5pts, 1.0reb, 0.4ast, 6.4 minutes. Last game: 01/17/25. Impact: 0.5
Jacob Toppin (PF): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.8reb, 0.4ast, 3.8 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 0.4

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Desmond Bane	MEM	Pts	17.5	19.0	+1.5	100%	90%	93%	93%	NYK	-0.6	#14
Zach Edey	MEM	Pts	7.5	8.9	+1.4	20%	20%	47%	47%	NYK	-2.2	#5
Mikal Bridges	NYK	Reb	2.5	3.8	+1.3	20%	40%	47%	47%	MEM	-0.3	#13
Jalen Brunson	NYK	Reb	2.5	3.1	+0.6	60%	50%	67%	67%	MEM	0.0	#19
Precious Achiuwa	NYK	Ast	0.5	1.0	+0.5	100%	70%	60%	60%	MEM	+0.6	#27
Luke Kennard	MEM	3Pt	1.5	1.9	+0.4	80%	80%	80%	80%	NYK	-0.1	#14

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Grizzlies Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#15	#13	#14	#17	1.3%
PF	#26	#22	#27	#28	9.0%
PG	#6	#19	#4	#3	-6.6%
SF	#15	#13	#30	#23	5.0%
SG	#28	#6	#16	#22	4.2%

Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#5	#8	#11	#5	-9.1%
PF	#5	#19	#5	#6	-5.7%
PG	#16	#3	#14	#11	-2.0%
SF	#3	#1	#8	#1	-17.6%
SG	#14	#18	#6	#10	-3.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

126.2

114.3

Rebounds per Game

47.0

44.5

Assists per Game

29.7

26.2

Steals per Game

10.1

8.2

Blocks per Game

4.9

3.9

Shots per Game

94.5

87.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

15.2

12.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.3

56.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.8

36.1

Turnovers per Game

15.6

13.0

Fouls per Game

22.6

16.7

Recent Trends

Gregory Jackson (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 58.5% to 14.3, 34.5 min average previous 3 games.
John Konchar (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 44.7% to 15.6, 28.2 min average previous 3 games.
Jericho Sims (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 37.9% to 15.1, 10.9 min average previous 3 games.
Vince Williams Jr. (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 58.3% to 14.9, 35.8 min average previous 3 games.