Knicks vs Wizards Game Breakdown

Get ready for an electrifying clash as the high-flying New York Knicks zoom into the Capital One Arena to face off against the underdog Washington Wizards in what promises to be a pivotal first-round NBA Playoff game. After a series of blowouts, the stage is set for a potentially tighter contest this evening at 08:00 PM EST. With the Knicks looking to solidify their top-tier Eastern conference standing and the Wizards hungry to prove their mettle despite a rocky season, all eyes will be on this duel. The stakes are high, the odds are set, and fans are buzzing—can the Wizards conjure up some magic, or will the Knicks continue to build their empire?

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 30, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Capital One Arena, Washington

Vegas Odds

	NYK ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-575	+400	230.5	-11.5/11.5
Recent	-700	+475	230.5	-12.0/12.0
Difference	-125	+75	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

35W-22L

87.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

11W-43L

12.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/28/24	New York Knicks NYK	32	28	30	29	170	136	Over
12/28/24	Washington Wizards WAS	33	27	38	21	130	132	Over
11/18/24	Washington Wizards WAS	27	27	21	31	00	106	Over
11/18/24	New York Knicks NYK	40	33	36	25	00	134	Over
01/18/24	Washington Wizards WAS	22	23	27	37	00	109	Under
01/18/24	New York Knicks NYK	22	24	27	40	00	113	Under
01/06/24	New York Knicks NYK	34	29	28	30	00	121	Under
01/06/24	Washington Wizards WAS	19	24	32	30	00	105	Under
11/17/23	New York Knicks NYK	35	30	24	31	00	120	Under
11/17/23	Washington Wizards WAS	25	29	30	15	00	99	Under
04/02/23	Washington Wizards WAS	31	30	18	30	00	109	Under
04/02/23	New York Knicks NYK	34	19	33	32	00	118	Under
02/24/23	New York Knicks NYK	27	33	29	26	00	115	Under
02/24/23	Washington Wizards WAS	38	26	24	21	00	109	Under
01/18/23	Washington Wizards WAS	35	21	32	28	00	116	Under
01/18/23	New York Knicks NYK	22	26	30	27	00	105	Under
01/13/23	New York Knicks NYK	19	31	30	32	00	112	Under
01/13/23	Washington Wizards WAS	21	32	23	32	00	108	Under
04/08/22	New York Knicks NYK	23	36	35	20	00	114	Under
04/08/22	Washington Wizards WAS	31	19	22	20	00	92	Under
03/18/22	Washington Wizards WAS	28	19	19	31	00	97	Under
03/18/22	New York Knicks NYK	22	32	21	25	00	100	Under
12/23/21	Washington Wizards WAS	31	26	33	34	00	124	Over
12/23/21	New York Knicks NYK	27	37	22	31	00	117	Over

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Wizards Vs Over/Under

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/28	vs WAS	136-132W	43	26	15	97
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

Wizards Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/28	@ NYK	132-136L	44	32	15	99
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

Starting Lineups

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	30.0	21.1	29.1	100%	29.5
Mikal Bridges SG	31.0	38.9	30.8	100%	31.1
Jalen Brunson PG	42.0	49.5	41.7	100%	42.1
Josh Hart SF	34.0	39.5	36.2	100%	36.5
Karl-Anthony Towns C	48.0	43.6	47.7	100%	48.1

Washington Wizards	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Carlton Carrington SG	18.0	20.2	21.3	68%	23.7
Bilal Coulibaly SF	35.0	39.1	28.7	100%	29.1
Kyle Kuzma PF	27.0	26.8	34.7	100%	35.1
Jordan Poole PG	36.0	41.1	37.9	100%	38.3
Alexandre Sarr C	27.0	31.1	26.7	100%	27.1

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
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
Jared Butler (PG): Avg: 5.9pts, 1.4reb, 3.0ast, 13.2 minutes. Last game: 12/15/24. Impact: 2.2
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
Bilal Coulibaly	WAS	Pts	13.5	14.8	+1.3	100%	70%	60%	60%	NYK	-0.1	#15
Karl-Anthony Towns	NYK	Pts	24.5	24.8	+0.3	40%	30%	33%	33%	WAS	+9.0	#30
Josh Hart	NYK	Reb	8.5	9.3	+0.8	60%	50%	47%	47%	WAS	+0.9	#29
Jordan Poole	WAS	Ast	4.5	5.0	+0.5	40%	50%	67%	67%	NYK	-0.2	#14

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Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#6	#7	#13	#4	-9.9%
PF	#20	#13	#4	#11	-3.5%
PG	#4	#9	#23	#10	-4.1%
SF	#15	#8	#5	#10	-4.4%
SG	#12	#5	#14	#6	-7.1%

Wizards Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#30	#20	#10	#30	13.7%
PF	#26	#30	#23	#29	10.2%
PG	#28	#23	#25	#30	12.3%
SF	#10	#10	#26	#16	0.2%
SG	#10	#29	#25	#21	3.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

118.4

107.7

Rebounds per Game

44.0

44.1

Assists per Game

28.9

24.3

Steals per Game

7.9

Blocks per Game

4.4

5.5

Shots per Game

87.9

89.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.5

12.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

58.2

52.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

39.0

33.4

Turnovers per Game

12.7

16.0

Fouls per Game

17.4

21.7

Recent Trends

Kyshawn George (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 70.1% to 26.8, 15.8 min average previous 3 games.
Corey Kispert (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.1% to 26.3, 19.6 min average previous 3 games.
Jonas Valanciunas (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 45.9% to 20.0, 13.7 min average previous 3 games.