Thunder vs Knicks Game Breakdown & Projections – Sun, Mar 31st 2024
Thunder
51W-22L
March 31, 2024
07:00PM EST
Odds: 215.0 o/u
Knicks
44W-29L
It’s a clash of Titans under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden tonight, folks! The high-flying Oklahoma City Thunder, who’ve been tearing up the Western Conference like a twister through Tornado Alley, are swooping into the Big Apple to take on the New York Knicks. The Knicks, with their 44 wins, have been no slouches this season, but they’ll need to shake off the sting of their recent loss against the Spurs if they’re to stand a chance against the Thunder’s electrifying performance. With the over/under set at a scintillating 215, and a tipoff at 07:00 PM EST, it’s shaping up to be a nail-biter. Will the Thunder’s lightning strike the Knicks’ hopes, or will the Knicks stand tall and weather the storm? So, folks, get ready for a night of thunderous dunks and knicks-knacks of basketball brilliance!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: March 31, 2024 07:00PM EST
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York
Vegas Odds
OKL ML | NYK ML | Over/Under | Line | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Open | +125 | -145 | 215.0 | 3.0/-3.0 |
Recent | +110 | -145 | 215.0 | 4.0/-4.0 |
Difference | -15 | 0 | 0 | – |
Team Performance
47.6% Win Probability
52.4% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
Date | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Final | O/U | ATS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/27/23 | New York Knicks NYK | 25 | 35 | 29 | 31 | 120 | Over | ||
Oklahoma City Thunder OKL | 38 | 31 | 24 | 36 | 129 | ||||
11/21/22 | New York Knicks NYK | 38 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 129 | Over | ||
Oklahoma City Thunder OKL | 34 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 119 | ||||
11/13/22 | Oklahoma City Thunder OKL | 36 | 43 | 43 | 23 | 145 | Over | ||
New York Knicks NYK | 48 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 135 | ||||
02/14/22 | Oklahoma City Thunder OKL | 29 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 127 | Over | |
New York Knicks NYK | 31 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 123 | |||
12/31/21 | New York Knicks NYK | 20 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 80 | Under | ||
Oklahoma City Thunder OKL | 23 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 95 |
Thunder Vs Over/Under
Knicks Vs Over/Under
Thunder Recent Games
Date | vsOpp | Result | Reb | Ast | Tov | Shots |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/29 | @ PHX | 128-103W | 38 | 33 | 10 | 87 |
03/27 | @ HOU | 126-132L | 49 | 26 | 19 | 96 |
03/26 | vs NOP | 119-112W | 45 | 28 | 12 | 86 |
03/24 | vs MIL | 93-118L | 37 | 20 | 12 | 89 |
03/22 | vs TOR | 123-105W | 46 | 27 | 15 | 96 |
03/20 | @ UTA | 119-107W | 45 | 29 | 10 | 88 |
03/16 | vs MEM | 118-112W | 45 | 25 | 11 | 87 |
03/14 | @ DAL | 126-119W | 34 | 28 | 13 | 86 |
03/12 | @ IND | 99-121L | 47 | 22 | 12 | 96 |
03/10 | @ MEM | 124-93W | 46 | 36 | 10 | 94 |
Knicks Recent Games
Date | vsOpp | Result | Reb | Ast | Tov | Shots |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/29 | vs SAS | 126-132L | 50 | 24 | 11 | 111 |
03/27 | vs TOR | 145-101W | 42 | 37 | 11 | 94 |
03/25 | @ DET | 124-99W | 52 | 30 | 13 | 89 |
03/23 | @ BRO | 105-93W | 47 | 25 | 9 | 97 |
03/21 | vs DEN | 100-113L | 31 | 28 | 9 | 79 |
03/18 | vs GSW | 119-112W | 44 | 29 | 10 | 91 |
03/16 | vs SAC | 98-91W | 52 | 19 | 14 | 87 |
03/14 | vs POR | 105-93W | 50 | 16 | 12 | 87 |
03/12 | @ PHI | 106-79W | 51 | 32 | 12 | 79 |
03/10 | @ PHI | 73-79L | 50 | 19 | 19 | 80 |
Starting Lineups
Oklahoma City Thunder | Proj | L5 | L15 | S% | S/DFS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
21.7 | 17.4 | 19.0 | 100% | 19.5 | |
Josh Giddey
PG
|
33.6 | 40.8 | 28.9 | 100% | 29.2 |
38.9 | 26.6 | 36.1 | 100% | 36.4 | |
17.7 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 3% | 26.0 | |
40.5 | 37.0 | 35.8 | 100% | 36.1 |
New York Knicks | Proj | L5 | L15 | S% | S/DFS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
50.3 | 48.5 | 46.5 | 100% | 44.9 | |
35.4 | 42.4 | 35.8 | 100% | 35.5 | |
Josh Hart
PF
|
38.4 | 31.4 | 35.5 | 90% | 37.2 |
30.0 | 31.6 | 27.5 | 100% | 27.4 | |
28.0 | 32.1 | 19.6 | 30% | 33.5 |
Thunder Notable Injuries
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (PG): Avg: 30.1pts, 5.6reb, 6.2ast, 34.3 minutes. Last game: 03/26/24. Impact: 7.6
- Bismack Biyombo (C): Avg: 4.3pts, 5.2reb, 1.4ast, 20.5 minutes. Last game: 03/29/24. Impact: 1.0
- Jaylin Williams GTD (C): Avg: 3.8pts, 3.3reb, 1.3ast, 12.6 minutes. Last game: 03/29/24. Impact: 2.0
- Mike Muscala (C): Avg: 3.2pts, 2.4reb, 0.7ast, 11.8 minutes. Last game: 03/29/24. Impact: 0.6
- Ousmane Dieng (PF): Avg: 3.8pts, 1.7reb, 1.1ast, 11.0 minutes. Last game: 03/20/24. Impact: 1.2
- Lindy Waters III (SG): Avg: 2.7pts, 0.9reb, 0.5ast, 6.5 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 0.8
Knicks Notable Injuries
- OG Anunoby (SF/PF): Avg: 14.8pts, 4.4reb, 2.2ast, 34.0 minutes. Last game: 03/16/24. Impact: 4.9
- Mamadi Diakite (PF/C): Avg: 2.4pts, 0.8reb, 0.4ast, 4.8 minutes. Last game: 03/27/24. Impact: 1.3
- DaQuan Jeffries (SG/SF): Avg: 0.9pts, 0.3reb, 0.3ast, 3.0 minutes. Last game: 03/27/24. Impact: 0.3
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 |
Josh Hart | NYK | Pts | 10.5 | 12.4 | +1.9 | 40% | 30% | 53% | 53% | OKL | +0.1 | #18 |
Jalen Brunson | NYK | Pts | 29.5 | 30.6 | +1.1 | 20% | 40% | 40% | 40% | OKL | +0.3 | #19 |
Isaiah Hartenstein | NYK | Reb | 8.5 | 9.7 | +1.2 | 40% | 60% | 40% | 40% | OKL | -2.1 | #2 |
Jalen Williams | OKL | Reb | 3.5 | 4.5 | +1.0 | 40% | 50% | 60% | 60% | NYK | +1.4 | #23 |
Donte DiVincenzo | NYK | Ast | 2.5 | 3.2 | +0.7 | 40% | 50% | 53% | 53% | OKL | +1.1 | #23 |
Miles McBride | NYK | 3Pt | 2.5 | 3.0 | +0.5 | 40% | 40% | 47% | 47% | OKL | +0.3 | #21 |
Thunder Defense vs
Position | Pts | Reb | Ast | Overall | vs NBA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | #4 | #2 | #21 | #4 | -13.2% |
PF | #22 | #25 | #26 | #26 | 6.7% |
PG | #13 | #25 | #10 | #16 | -0.7% |
SF | #18 | #15 | #23 | #16 | 1.6% |
SG | #19 | #11 | #16 | #15 | -0.6% |
Knicks Defense vs
Position | Pts | Reb | Ast | Overall | vs NBA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | #16 | #12 | #26 | #14 | -0.4% |
PF | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | -23.2% |
PG | #22 | #15 | #13 | #17 | 1.7% |
SF | #20 | #23 | #3 | #20 | 4.9% |
SG | #1 | #7 | #4 | #1 | -13.5% |
Team Comparison
Recent Trends
- Precious Achiuwa (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 35.1% to 23.0, 17.0 min average previous 3 games.
- Bojan Bogdanovic (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.0% to 16.7, 12.7 min average previous 3 games.
- Alec Burks (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 46.1% to 16.7, 11.4 min average previous 3 games.
- Luguentz Dort (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 32.6% to 31.2, 23.5 min average previous 3 games.
- Isaiah Joe (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 80.9% to 23.9, 13.2 min average previous 3 games.
- Mitchell Robinson (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 43.6% to 16.9, 30.0 min average previous 3 games.
- Aaron Wiggins (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 81.6% to 23.1, 12.7 min average previous 3 games.
- Jaylin Williams (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 32.0% to 14.1, 10.7 min average previous 3 games. The Knicks have a 2-game winning streak at home.
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