Kings vs Knicks Game Breakdown & Projections – Thu, Apr 4th 2024

Sacramento Kings

Kings

44W-31L

Sacramento Kings

April 04, 2024

07:30PM EST

Odds: 214.0 o/u

Knicks

44W-31L

New York Knicks
New York Knicks

What’s cooking, hoop-heads? Tonight, the NBA takes a royal turn as the Sacramento Kings, fresh off their victorious clash against the Clippers, march into the lion’s den – the iconic Madison Square Garden. They’re set to face off against the New York Knicks, who are dusting off their royal blues after a little stumble against Miami. Both teams are sitting pretty with a 44W-31L record, but don’t let those numbers fool you. The Kings are hot on the heels of the Western conference leaders, just 3 games shy of the throne, while the Knicks are playing catch up in the East, 15.5 games off the pace. The bookies have set the over/under at a tantalizing 214, with the Kings at 3.5 and the Knicks at -3.5. So, who’s ready for a 7:30 PM tipoff to a night of royalty rumble? Will the Kings reign supreme or will the Knicks put up a knickerbocker-knockout? Let’s just say, it’s gonna be a slam dunk of a night where the court jesters are nowhere in sight.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 04, 2024 07:30PM EST
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York

Vegas Odds

SAC ML NYK ML Over/Under Line
Open +140 -165 216.0 3.5/-3.5
Recent +105 -135 214.0 3.0/-3.0
Difference -35 +30 -2.0

Team Performance

sac Team Logo
LAST 10
6W-4L
AWAY
21W-15L

48.8% Win Probability

nyk Team Logo
LAST 10
6W-4L
HOME
24W-13L

51.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Final O/U ATS
03/16/24 New York Knicks NYK 21 32 22 23 98 Under
Sacramento Kings SAC 22 26 26 17 91
03/09/23 New York Knicks NYK 23 30 31 33 117 Over
Sacramento Kings SAC 30 39 22 31 122
12/11/22 Sacramento Kings SAC 22 28 30 19 99 Under
New York Knicks NYK 36 30 29 17 112
03/07/22 New York Knicks NYK 17 31 44 39 131 Over
Sacramento Kings SAC 33 30 24 28 115
01/31/22 Sacramento Kings SAC 23 18 25 30 96 Under
New York Knicks NYK 31 23 30 32 116

Kings Vs Over/Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Kings Recent Games

Date vsOpp Result Reb Ast Tov Shots
04/02 @ LAC 109-95W 56 29 10 92
03/31 @ UTA 127-106W 44 34 15 84
03/29 @ DAL 103-107L 45 24 10 92
03/26 @ DAL 96-132L 42 27 13 90
03/25 @ PHI 108-96W 40 25 7 86
03/23 vs ORL 109-110L 42 26 7 88
03/21 vs WAS 102-109L 37 21 15 87
03/20 vs TOR 123-89W 53 32 15 93
03/18 @ MEM 121-111W 59 30 17 94
03/16 @ NYK 91-98L 42 22 12 86

Knicks Recent Games

Date vsOpp Result Reb Ast Tov Shots
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
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

Starting Lineups

Kings Notable Injuries

  • Malik Monk (PG): Avg: 15.5pts, 2.9reb, 5.1ast, 26.0 minutes. Last game: 03/29/24. Impact: 4.1
  • JaVale McGee (C): Avg: 4.0pts, 2.7reb, 0.3ast, 8.7 minutes. Last game: 03/26/24. Impact: 1.0
  • Colby Jones (SG/SF): Avg: 2.0pts, 1.3reb, 0.6ast, 6.2 minutes. Last game: 04/02/24. Impact: 0.6
  • Mason Jones (SG): Avg: 1.4pts, 1.0reb, 1.0ast, 4.4 minutes. Last game: 04/02/24. Impact: 1.2
  • Jalen Slawson (SF/PF): Avg: 0.6pts, 0.7reb, 0.2ast, 3.3 minutes. Last game: 04/02/24. Impact: 0.3

Knicks Notable Injuries

  • Shake Milton (PG): Avg: 4.4pts, 1.6reb, 1.3ast, 12.1 minutes. Last game: 03/29/24. Impact: 1.5
  • 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, 2.8 minutes. Last game: 03/31/24. 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.

Kings Defense vs

Position Pts Reb Ast Overall vs NBA
C #2 #9 #12 #3 -16.7%
PF #14 #11 #9 #12 -2.5%
PG #27 #12 #5 #16 1.5%
SF #15 #12 #3 #2 -29.1%
SG #17 #19 #5 #9 -3.8%

Knicks Defense vs

Position Pts Reb Ast Overall vs NBA
C #12 #10 #14 #6 -6.3%
PF #2 #2 #6 #1 -15.3%
PG #17 #15 #16 #14 1.2%
SF #27 #22 #6 #23 10.6%
SG #3 #16 #4 #3 -10.6%
Team Logo

Team Comparison

Team Logo
Points per Game
113.5
107.9
Rebounds per Game
46.1
44.9
Assists per Game
28.1
25.4
Steals per Game
8.9
7.9
Blocks per Game
4.7
4.7
Shots per Game
90.8
88.7
3-Pointers Made per Game
12.8
13.7
2-Pt Percentage per Game
54.1
53.5
3-Pt Percentage per Game
35.0
35.2
Turnovers per Game
11.9
12.1
Fouls per Game
20.2
17.5

Recent Trends

  • Alec Burks (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 42.0% to 10.3, 17.7 min average previous 3 games.
  • Mitchell Robinson (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 45.7% to 14.1, 25.9 min average previous 3 games.
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