Knicks vs Wizards Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at Capital One Arena as the high-flying New York Knicks, fresh off a commanding victory, swoop into the nation’s capital to face the underdog Washington Wizards, who just snagged a narrow win themselves. As the NBA playoffs heat up, tonight’s clash at 08:00 PM EST promises a mix of high stakes and high drama. The Knicks, looking to solidify their strong standing in the Eastern Conference, face a Wizards team eager to conjure up some magic and disrupt the playoff narrative. With the betting world buzzing and the scoreboard set for a potential points bonanza, fans are in for a treat. Will the Wizards have enough tricks up their sleeve, or will the Knicks continue their march with towering ambition? One thing’s for sure, in this battle of magic versus might, expect some spellbinding hoops!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 28, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Capital One Arena, Washington

Vegas Odds

	NYK ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-850	+550	228.0	-13.0/13.0
Recent	-300	+215	229.5	-12.5/12.5
Difference	+550	-335	+1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

34W-22L

75.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

11W-42L

25.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/18/24	Washington Wizards WAS	27	27	21	31	106	Over
11/18/24	New York Knicks NYK	40	33	36	25	134	Over
01/18/24	Washington Wizards WAS	22	23	27	37	109	Under
01/18/24	New York Knicks NYK	22	24	27	40	113	Under
01/06/24	New York Knicks NYK	34	29	28	30	121	Under
01/06/24	Washington Wizards WAS	19	24	32	30	105	Under
11/17/23	New York Knicks NYK	35	30	24	31	120	Under
11/17/23	Washington Wizards WAS	25	29	30	15	99	Under
04/02/23	Washington Wizards WAS	31	30	18	30	109	Under
04/02/23	New York Knicks NYK	34	19	33	32	118	Under
02/24/23	New York Knicks NYK	27	33	29	26	115	Under
02/24/23	Washington Wizards WAS	38	26	24	21	109	Under
01/18/23	Washington Wizards WAS	35	21	32	28	116	Under
01/18/23	New York Knicks NYK	22	26	30	27	105	Under
01/13/23	New York Knicks NYK	19	31	30	32	112	Under
01/13/23	Washington Wizards WAS	21	32	23	32	108	Under
04/08/22	New York Knicks NYK	23	36	35	20	114	Under
04/08/22	Washington Wizards WAS	31	19	22	20	92	Under
03/18/22	Washington Wizards WAS	28	19	19	31	97	Under
03/18/22	New York Knicks NYK	22	32	21	25	100	Under
12/23/21	Washington Wizards WAS	31	26	33	34	124	Over
12/23/21	New York Knicks NYK	27	37	22	31	117	Over

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Wizards Vs Over/Under

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/27	vs ORL	108-85W	44	18	18	75
12/25	@ SAS	117-114W	47	26	5	100
12/21	vs NOP	104-93W	42	24	16	87
12/19	vs MIN	133-107W	57	39	15	97
12/15	vs ORL	100-91W	45	20	17	71
12/11	@ ATL	100-108L	49	27	12	93
12/09	vs TOR	113-108W	40	32	10	82
12/07	@ DET	111-120L	31	27	15	79
12/05	@ CHA	125-101W	43	29	9	76
12/03	@ ORL	121-106W	39	30	17	85

Wizards Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/26	@ CHA	113-110W	43	25	11	91
12/21	vs MIL	101-112L	46	20	19	80
12/19	@ CHA	123-114W	52	33	18	83
12/15	@ BOS	98-112L	51	22	16	99
12/13	vs CLE	105-115L	44	24	17	86
12/08	@ MEM	112-140L	52	20	21	100
12/07	@ DEN	122-113W	46	31	17	93
12/05	@ DAL	101-137L	39	25	12	99
12/03	vs CLE	87-118L	52	18	20	83
11/30	vs MIL	114-124L	41	24	12	87

Starting Lineups

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	32.0	21.1	29.9	100%	30.3
Mikal Bridges SG	31.0	36.6	30.3	100%	30.6
Jalen Brunson PG	39.0	44.0	40.6	100%	41.1
Josh Hart SF	36.0	40.4	36.3	100%	36.6
Karl-Anthony Towns C	47.0	43.9	46.9	100%	47.2

Washington Wizards	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Carlton Carrington SG	20.0	17.4	20.9	67%	23.3
Justin Champagnie PF	23.0	27.5	15.3	27%	30.4
Bilal Coulibaly SF	32.0	40.5	27.9	100%	28.3
Jordan Poole PG	39.0	41.1	37.9	100%	38.3
Alexandre Sarr C	30.0	31.3	26.6	100%	27.0

Knicks Notable Injuries

Matt Ryan (SG/SF): Avg: 4.5pts, 1.2reb, 0.5ast, 11.8 minutes. Last game: 12/19/24. Impact: 0.4
Ariel Hukporti (C): Avg: 1.8pts, 1.8reb, 0.5ast, 8.2 minutes. Last game: 12/19/24. Impact: 1.0
Tyler Kolek (PG): Avg: 2.7pts, 0.8reb, 0.7ast, 6.6 minutes. Last game: 12/19/24. Impact: 0.8
Pacome Dadiet (SG/SF): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.1reb, 0.4ast, 6.8 minutes. Last game: 12/19/24. Impact: 0.6

Wizards Notable Injuries

Marvin Bagley III (C): Avg: 10.0pts, 5.3reb, 0.9ast, 17.8 minutes. Last game: 12/15/24. Impact: 1.9
Patrick Baldwin Jr. (PF): Avg: 3.6pts, 2.6reb, 0.6ast, 10.8 minutes. Last game: 12/15/24. Impact: 1.1
Johnny Davis (SG/SF): Avg: 3.0pts, 1.5reb, 0.6ast, 11.4 minutes. Last game: 12/15/24. Impact: 1.8
Anthony Gill (C): Avg: 3.3pts, 1.7reb, 0.5ast, 8.6 minutes. Last game: 12/15/24. Impact: 0.9

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
Miles McBride	NYK	Pts	8.5	10.8	+2.3	20%	30%	47%	47%	WAS	+2.4	#28
OG Anunoby	NYK	Pts	14.5	16.6	+2.1	20%	40%	40%	40%	WAS	+0.2	#18
Josh Hart	NYK	Reb	8.5	9.9	+1.4	40%	40%	40%	40%	WAS	+1.1	#29
Bilal Coulibaly	WAS	Reb	5.5	6.3	+0.8	80%	60%	60%	60%	NYK	-0.2	#12
Karl-Anthony Towns	NYK	Ast	2.5	3.4	+0.9	60%	50%	60%	60%	WAS	-0.5	#9
Alexandre Sarr	WAS	Ast	1.5	2.3	+0.8	60%	60%	67%	67%	NYK	-0.9	#3

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Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#6	#5	#11	#3	-11.0%
PF	#16	#10	#6	#8	-5.7%
PG	#5	#9	#24	#11	-2.7%
SF	#14	#12	#3	#9	-5.0%
SG	#12	#6	#12	#7	-6.7%

Wizards Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#30	#16	#9	#30	10.3%
PF	#25	#30	#25	#29	10.1%
PG	#28	#26	#27	#30	13.5%
SF	#18	#17	#28	#21	3.4%
SG	#11	#29	#22	#21	3.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

117.6

107.8

Rebounds per Game

44.0

43.8

Assists per Game

29.1

24.3

Steals per Game

7.9

8.0

Blocks per Game

4.4

5.6

Shots per Game

87.3

89.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.8

12.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.4

52.5

3-Pt Percentage per Game

39.8

33.3

Turnovers per Game

12.4

16.0

Fouls per Game

17.5

21.8

Recent Trends

Justin Champagnie (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.9% to 19.0, 36.5 min average previous 3 games.
Landry Shamet (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 35.3% to 11.1, 17.2 min average previous 3 games.