76ers vs Knicks Game Breakdown & Projections – Mon, Apr 22nd 2024

Tonight’s NBA playoff face-off is nothing short of a blockbuster as the Philadelphia 76ers roll into the electric atmosphere of Madison Square Garden to challenge the New York Knicks. With both teams having snagged their first wins of the postseason, the stakes are sky-high. The 76ers, just a whisper behind in the Eastern conference standings, are looking to silence the home crowd and even the score. Meanwhile, the Knicks, riding the high of their recent nail-biter victory, aim to defend their turf and advance their lead. With the over/under teasing a closely contested battle, fans are gearing up for a showdown that promises edge-of-your-seat action. So, as we gear up for tipoff at half-past seven, remember, in the city that never sleeps, it’s the Liberty Bells versus the Empire Builders—may the best city win!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 22, 2024 07:30PM EST

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York

Vegas Odds

	PHI ML	NYK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+165	-195	209.0	4.5/-4.5
Recent	+175	-210	204.5	5.5/-5.5
Difference	+10	-15	-4.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

22W-18L

36.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

26W-13L

63.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
04/20/24	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	34	12	36	22	104	Over
04/20/24	New York Knicks NYK	25	33	21	32	111	Over
03/12/24	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	14	27	20	18	79	Under
03/12/24	New York Knicks NYK	26	33	28	19	106	Under
03/10/24	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	15	22	26	16	79	Under
03/10/24	New York Knicks NYK	15	16	25	17	73	Under
02/22/24	New York Knicks NYK	32	37	22	19	110	Over
02/22/24	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	21	25	35	15	96	Over
01/05/24	New York Knicks NYK	34	41	18	35	128	Over
01/05/24	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	30	25	21	16	92	Over
02/10/23	New York Knicks NYK	36	29	28	15	108	Over
02/10/23	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	28	31	33	27	119	Over
02/05/23	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	35	18	26	18	97	Over
02/05/23	New York Knicks NYK	24	27	25	32	108	Over
12/25/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	25	35	35	24	119	Over
12/25/22	New York Knicks NYK	37	26	33	16	112	Over
11/04/22	New York Knicks NYK	21	37	16	32	106	Over
11/04/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	22	31	30	21	104	Over
03/02/22	New York Knicks NYK	33	29	19	27	108	Over
03/02/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	25	30	38	30	123	Over
02/27/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	38	27	26	34	125	Over
02/27/22	New York Knicks NYK	35	21	33	20	109	Over
11/08/21	New York Knicks NYK	28	30	14	31	103	Under
11/08/21	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	21	23	25	27	96	Under
10/26/21	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	26	16	30	27	99	Over
10/26/21	New York Knicks NYK	23	39	28	22	112	Over

76ers Vs Over/Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

76ers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	@ ORL	125-113W	44	22	11	88
04/09	@ DET	120-102W	51	29	7	98
04/07	vs SAS	133-126W	46	31	10	114
04/06	vs MEM	116-96W	41	27	19	79
04/04	vs MIA	109-105W	41	28	11	92
04/02	@ OKL	109-105W	42	27	16	78
03/31	vs TOR	135-120W	39	28	15	83
03/29	vs CLE	114-116L	42	28	9	94
03/27	@ LAC	107-108L	51	17	12	82
03/25	vs SAC	96-108L	47	18	15	82

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
04/04	@ SAC	120-109W	39	34	11	80
04/02	vs MIA	99-109L	30	25	14	76
03/31	@ OKL	112-113L	46	24	10	92
03/29	vs SAS	126-132L	50	24	11	111
03/27	vs TOR	145-101W	42	37	11	94

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia 76ers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Joel Embiid C	58.8	55.2	60.9	100%	61.4
Tobias Harris PF	27.7	34.2	31.4	100%	30.2
Kyle Lowry SG	21.9	19.1	19.3	83%	20.3
Tyrese Maxey PG	40.9	49.0	40.8	100%	39.1
Kelly Oubre Jr. SF	28.2	35.2	31.9	83%	32.0

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby SF	22.6	23.7	25.7	100%	25.1
Jalen Brunson PG	52.5	54.1	47.5	100%	47.8
Donte DiVincenzo SG	27.8	31.8	34.5	100%	34.7
Josh Hart PF	38.4	40.0	36.5	100%	36.9
Isaiah Hartenstein C	25.0	31.2	28.3	100%	28.6

76ers Notable Injuries

De’Anthony Melton (SG): Avg: 10.8pts, 3.6reb, 3.0ast, 26.5 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 2.9
Mo Bamba (C): Avg: 4.4pts, 4.1reb, 0.7ast, 12.8 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 2.8
Jeff Dowtin (PG): Avg: 4.5pts, 1.6reb, 2.4ast, 12.2 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 1.8
Ricky Council IV (SG/SF): Avg: 5.5pts, 1.4reb, 0.5ast, 9.1 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 1.3
KJ Martin (PF/C): Avg: 3.6pts, 2.1reb, 0.8ast, 12.3 minutes. Last game: 04/07/24. Impact: 2.1
Terquavion Smith (PG): Avg: 3.4pts, 0.2reb, 0.8ast, 5.2 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 0.9

Knicks Notable Injuries

Alec Burks (PG/SG): Avg: 10.5pts, 2.3reb, 1.3ast, 18.4 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 1.6
Jericho Sims (C): Avg: 2.0pts, 3.3reb, 0.6ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 1.2

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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	PHI	Pts	11.5	15.3	+3.8	80%	80%	87%	87%	NYK	+2.5	#20
Joel Embiid	PHI	Pts	29.5	32.2	+2.7	60%	60%	73%	73%	NYK	+0.8	#19
Josh Hart	NYK	Reb	10.5	11.1	+0.6	60%	50%	53%	53%	PHI	-0.7	#13
Isaiah Hartenstein	NYK	Reb	7.5	7.8	+0.3	40%	30%	53%	53%	PHI	+0.5	#20
Kyle Lowry	PHI	Ast	2.5	4.1	+1.6	40%	50%	53%	53%	NYK	-1.3	#1
Jalen Brunson	NYK	Ast	7.5	7.6	+0.1	60%	60%	53%	53%	PHI	-0.9	#3
Miles McBride	NYK	3Pt	1.5	1.9	+0.4	60%	70%	60%	60%	PHI	-0.4	#6

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76ers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#20	#27	#20	5.1%
PF	#15	#26	#16	#21	2.5%
PG	#19	#3	#19	#7	-26.9%
SF	#12	#13	#20	#8	-20.5%
SG	#10	#5	#3	#5	-8.5%

Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#19	#19	#22	#14	1.1%
PF	#2	#1	#26	#2	-12.2%
PG	#22	#19	#4	#19	7.7%
SF	#20	#26	#26	#25	17.2%
SG	#18	#16	#1	#10	-5.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

116.8

117.5

Rebounds per Game

43.7

41.6

Assists per Game

26.1

26.8

Steals per Game

7.9

8.5

Blocks per Game

7.2

3.8

Shots per Game

89.1

90.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

15.4

14.7

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.7

53.7

3-Pt Percentage per Game

41.3

40.7

Turnovers per Game

12.1

10.7

Fouls per Game

19.6

17.4

Recent Trends

Bojan Bogdanovic (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 48.8% to 22.9, 15.4 min average previous 3 games.
Robert Covington (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.8% to 10.8, 17.6 min average previous 3 games.
KJ Martin (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 62.9% to 22.3, 13.7 min average previous 3 games.
De’Anthony Melton (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 34.1% to 10.0, 15.2 min average previous 3 games.
Paul Reed (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 42.6% to 13.2, 23.0 min average previous 3 games.
Mitchell Robinson (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 40.6% to 23.4, 16.6 min average previous 3 games.