Thunder vs Knicks Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Madison Square Garden as the high-flying Oklahoma City Thunder roll into the Big Apple to clash with the gritty New York Knicks in what promises to be a sizzling start to the 2024 NBA Playoffs. After a series of first-round blowouts, tonight’s matchup, tipping off at 8:30 PM EST, is set to dial up the intensity. With the Thunder looking to bounce back from a recent stumble and the Knicks riding the momentum of a solid win, the stakes are sky-high. The betting lines are buzzing, the fans are pumped, and the energy in the arena is electric. So, as the Thunder aims to storm back and the Knicks look to defend their turf, expect sparks to fly in this epic showdown!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 10, 2025 08:30PM EST

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York

Vegas Odds

	OKL ML	NYK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-160	+135	226.0	-3.0/3.0
Recent	-165	+140	225.5	-3.5/3.5
Difference	-5	+5	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

9W-1L

AWAY

34W-22L

62.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

37W-18L

37.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
01/03/25	New York Knicks NYK	30	36	22	19	00	107	Under
01/03/25	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	33	21	26	37	00	117	Under
03/31/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	17	33	25	38	00	113	Under
03/31/24	New York Knicks NYK	22	24	39	27	00	112	Under
12/27/23	New York Knicks NYK	25	35	29	31	00	120	Over
12/27/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	38	31	24	36	00	129	Over
11/21/22	New York Knicks NYK	38	31	29	31	00	129	Over
11/21/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	34	24	29	32	00	119	Over
11/13/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	36	43	43	23	00	145	Over
11/13/22	New York Knicks NYK	48	25	33	29	00	135	Over
02/14/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	29	32	30	21	150	127	Over
02/14/22	New York Knicks NYK	31	31	32	18	110	123	Over
12/31/21	New York Knicks NYK	20	29	16	15	00	80	Under
12/31/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	23	28	23	21	00	95	Under

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Thunder Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/08	vs CLE	122-129L	38	35	13	90
01/03	@ NYK	117-107W	41	27	13	84
01/02	@ LAC	116-98W	35	29	9	86
12/31	@ MIN	113-105W	37	25	9	89
12/29	@ MEM	130-106W	45	35	10	103
12/28	vs CHA	106-94W	49	29	15	88
12/26	vs IND	120-114W	45	20	3	95
12/20	vs MIA	104-97W	48	24	14	86
12/19	vs ORL	105-99W	32	23	13	83
12/14	@ HOU	111-96W	43	19	12	80

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
01/03	vs OKL	107-117L	42	22	12	90
01/01	@ UTA	119-103W	47	31	13	85
12/30	vs WAS	126-106W	54	34	7	98
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

Starting Lineups

Oklahoma City Thunder	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luguentz Dort SF	25.0	19.4	22.9	100%	23.2
S. Gilgeous-Alexander PG	56.0	54.1	52.3	100%	52.7
Isaiah Hartenstein C	37.0	38.0	32.2	100%	31.1
Cason Wallace SG	24.0	19.8	18.8	67%	20.5
Jalen Williams PF	41.0	41.2	41.9	100%	42.4

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	26.0	29.0	30.7	100%	31.1
Mikal Bridges SG	32.0	29.1	30.8	100%	31.1
Jalen Brunson PG	41.0	37.8	42.4	100%	42.8
Josh Hart SF	39.0	42.7	39.0	100%	39.3
Karl-Anthony Towns C	54.0	61.0	52.2	100%	52.6

Thunder Notable Injuries

Ajay Mitchell (PG): Avg: 6.5pts, 1.8reb, 1.8ast, 16.8 minutes. Last game: 01/03/25. Impact: 2.2
Jaylin Williams GTD (C): Avg: 4.2pts, 3.3reb, 1.6ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 2.1
Ousmane Dieng (PF/C): Avg: 3.3pts, 1.8reb, 0.9ast, 10.1 minutes. Last game: 01/02/25. Impact: 1.0
Dillon Jones (PF): Avg: 2.2pts, 1.9reb, 0.7ast, 8.2 minutes. Last game: 01/02/25. Impact: 0.9

Knicks Notable Injuries

Matt Ryan (SG/SF): Avg: 4.2pts, 1.1reb, 0.4ast, 11.0 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 0.3
Tyler Kolek (PG): Avg: 2.2pts, 0.6reb, 0.8ast, 6.2 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 0.5
Jacob Toppin (PF): Avg: 0.8pts, 0.7reb, 0.4ast, 3.6 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 0.2

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
Karl-Anthony Towns	NYK	Pts	23.5	27.8	+4.3	80%	60%	53%	53%	OKL	-2.6	#6
Luguentz Dort	OKL	Pts	10.5	12.0	+1.5	40%	60%	53%	53%	NYK	+0.3	#20
Josh Hart	NYK	Reb	8.5	10.7	+2.2	80%	80%	60%	60%	OKL	+0.3	#25
Jalen Williams	OKL	Reb	4.5	5.1	+0.6	60%	50%	60%	60%	NYK	-0.7	#4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKL	Ast	5.5	6.4	+0.9	60%	70%	53%	53%	NYK	+0.2	#19
Mikal Bridges	NYK	Ast	2.5	3.4	+0.9	20%	50%	53%	53%	OKL	+0.1	#16

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Thunder Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#6	#28	#12	#7	-6.8%
PF	#20	#17	#3	#9	-4.4%
PG	#7	#8	#4	#2	-12.7%
SF	#6	#18	#16	#5	-8.5%
SG	#3	#25	#4	#3	-9.0%

Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#8	#12	#19	#8	-5.1%
PF	#25	#18	#4	#14	-2.0%
PG	#5	#7	#19	#8	-5.6%
SF	#2	#2	#9	#2	-12.9%
SG	#20	#4	#15	#13	-2.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

115.7

117.2

Rebounds per Game

42.3

44.5

Assists per Game

26.5

28.1

Steals per Game

11.5

7.8

Blocks per Game

5.1

4.3

Shots per Game

91.1

88.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.5

13.3

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.5

57.8

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.2

37.4

Turnovers per Game

10.7

12.7

Fouls per Game

20.1

17.0

Recent Trends

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Precious Achiuwa (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 59.0% to 21.5, 13.5 min average previous 3 games.
Landry Shamet (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 62.8% to 19.6, 12.0 min average previous 3 games.