Knicks vs Rockets Game Breakdown

Get ready to rocket into an electrifying face-off as the New York Knicks, fresh off a dominant victory, zoom into the Toyota Center to battle the Houston Rockets, who are also riding the high of a recent win. Tonight’s playoff game promises to dial up the intensity as both teams are closely chasing the leaders in their respective conferences. With the clock set to tip off at 09:45 PM EST and the stakes sky-high, the betting lines are buzzing and fans are on the edge of their seats. Will the Knicks continue to carve their path through the East, or will the Rockets launch their counterattack to even out their record? As the over/under hovers at 218.5, it’s clear tonight’s game could go either way, setting the stage for a showdown where only one can rocket to victory and the other might just find themselves in a New York minute.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 04, 2024 09:45PM EST

Location: Toyota Center, Houston

Vegas Odds

	NYK ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-160	+135	219.0	-3.0/3.0
Recent	-145	+125	218.5	-2.5/2.5
Difference	+15	-10	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

25W-19L

59.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

27W-15L

40.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
02/12/24	New York Knicks NYK	22	21	28	32	103	Under
02/12/24	Houston Rockets HOU	29	28	17	31	105	Under
01/17/24	Houston Rockets HOU	25	21	23	25	94	Under
01/17/24	New York Knicks NYK	23	25	29	32	109	Under
03/27/23	Houston Rockets HOU	33	28	29	25	115	Over
03/27/23	New York Knicks NYK	36	30	36	35	137	Over
12/31/22	New York Knicks NYK	27	26	29	26	108	Under
12/31/22	Houston Rockets HOU	35	14	21	18	88	Under
12/16/21	New York Knicks NYK	39	18	27	32	116	Over
12/16/21	Houston Rockets HOU	30	21	31	21	103	Over
11/20/21	Houston Rockets HOU	21	26	26	26	99	Under
11/20/21	New York Knicks NYK	13	34	25	34	106	Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Rockets Vs Over/Under

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/01	vs DET	128-98W	45	31	9	101
10/30	vs MIA	116-107W	42	30	9	82
10/28	@ CLE	104-110L	43	22	16	90
10/25	@ IND	123-98W	43	19	11	84
10/22	vs BOS	109-132L	34	20	11	78
04/12	@ BRO	111-107W	31	21	5	83
04/11	vs BOS	118-109W	52	24	12	99
04/09	vs CHI	128-117W	31	31	10	83
04/07	vs MIL	122-109W	41	25	5	92
04/05	vs CHI	100-108L	38	22	17	84

Rockets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/31	vs DAL	108-102W	50	21	8	97
10/28	vs SAS	106-101W	43	20	12	85
10/26	vs SAS	106-109L	34	21	10	92
10/25	@ MEM	128-108W	64	20	17	98
10/23	@ CHA	105-110L	43	19	8	103
04/12	vs POR	116-107W	48	25	8	92
04/11	vs UTA	121-124L	39	22	10	95
04/09	@ ORL	118-106W	37	29	12	86
04/07	vs DAL	136-147L	32	31	10	93
04/05	@ MIA	104-109L	45	25	9	81

Starting Lineups

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	26.0	24.9	27.3	100%	26.7
Mikal Bridges SG	33.0	33.0	29.7	100%	30.1
Jalen Brunson PG	48.0	38.0	48.3	100%	48.7
Josh Hart SF	37.0	34.3	36.5	100%	36.8
Karl-Anthony Towns C	44.0	44.0	36.8	100%	37.1

Houston Rockets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Dillon Brooks SF	21.0	20.7	19.3	100%	19.5
Jalen Green SG	37.0	42.1	40.2	100%	40.6
Alperen Sengun C	43.0	39.9	42.5	93%	42.9
Jabari Smith Jr. PF	26.0	26.6	29.8	100%	30.2
Fred VanVleet PG	39.0	29.8	39.2	100%	39.5

Knicks Notable Injuries

Cameron Payne (PG/SG): Avg: 7.2pts, 1.5reb, 2.6ast, 16.4 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 2.2
Jacob Toppin (SF/PF): Avg: 1.4pts, 0.7reb, 0.4ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 0.4

Rockets Notable Injuries

Aaron Holiday (PG): Avg: 6.4pts, 1.5reb, 1.8ast, 16.0 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 1.8
Jock Landale (C): Avg: 4.9pts, 3.1reb, 1.1ast, 13.3 minutes. Last game: 10/26/24. Impact: 2.9
Jae’Sean Tate (SF/PF): Avg: 4.1pts, 2.9reb, 1.0ast, 15.5 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 1.0
Nate Williams (PG/SF): Avg: 2.4pts, 1.0reb, 0.3ast, 5.1 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 0.6

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
Alperen Sengun	HOU	Pts	17.5	20.1	+2.6	20%	50%	53%	53%	NYK	+1.0	#21
Jalen Brunson	NYK	Pts	27.5	29.6	+2.1	20%	30%	53%	53%	HOU	+2.4	#25
Jabari Smith Jr.	HOU	Reb	6.5	7.1	+0.6	60%	60%	53%	53%	NYK	-1.3	#2
Fred VanVleet	HOU	Reb	3.5	3.7	+0.2	40%	60%	53%	53%	NYK	+0.5	#23
Karl-Anthony Towns	NYK	Ast	2.5	3.3	+0.8	60%	50%	60%	60%	HOU	-0.4	#7

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Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#21	#5	#20	#14	-1.2%
PF	#4	#2	#13	#4	-11.3%
PG	#26	#23	#4	#25	5.8%
SF	#13	#13	#1	#7	-7.2%
SG	#6	#12	#13	#11	-3.7%

Rockets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#25	#7	#20	4.2%
PF	#2	#27	#1	#5	-7.7%
PG	#25	#21	#20	#26	6.6%
SF	#10	#29	#29	#24	7.7%
SG	#27	#25	#1	#17	0.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

109.5

114.6

Rebounds per Game

42.8

45.4

Assists per Game

24.8

23.6

Steals per Game

7.6

8.2

Blocks per Game

4.1

4.5

Shots per Game

87.9

92.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.5

13.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.6

51.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.4

35.1

Turnovers per Game

11.7

11.8

Fouls per Game

16.7

20.7

Recent Trends

OG Anunoby (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 46.2% to 35.5, 24.3 min average previous 3 games.
Jock Landale (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 63.1% to 10.2, 27.6 min average previous 3 games.
Cameron Payne (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 41.2% to 11.4, 19.4 min average previous 3 games.
Amen Thompson (PG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.3% to 18.9, 27.1 min average previous 3 games.