Raptors vs Knicks Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Madison Square Garden tonight as the underdog Toronto Raptors, with their backs against the wall, swoop into the Big Apple to challenge the soaring New York Knicks in a first-round NBA Playoff clash that promises more fireworks than the Fourth of July! With the clock ticking down to an 08:30 PM EST showdown, the stage is set for a dramatic battle of East Coast might. The Knicks, fresh off a slick victory, look to cement their standing, while the Raptors, hungry for redemption after a recent stumble, are all set to claw back into contention. As the betting lines buzz and fans gear up, tonight’s matchup is not just about points and playoffs—it’s a tale of two cities, where Raptors aim to take a bite out of the Big Apple!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 23, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York

Vegas Odds

	TOR ML	NYK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+600	-950	226.5	14.0/-14.0
Recent	+600	-950	226.5	14.0/-14.0
Difference	0	0	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

10W-40L

14.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

34W-17L

85.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/09/24	New York Knicks NYK	34	26	23	30	00	113	Under
12/09/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	27	34	25	22	00	108	Under
03/27/24	New York Knicks NYK	45	35	31	34	00	145	Over
03/27/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	33	26	21	21	00	101	Over
01/20/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	31	26	21	22	00	100	Under
01/20/24	New York Knicks NYK	31	28	33	34	00	126	Under
12/11/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	35	25	37	33	00	130	Over
12/11/23	New York Knicks NYK	35	31	32	38	00	136	Over
12/01/23	New York Knicks NYK	34	23	33	29	00	119	Under
12/01/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	26	31	20	29	00	106	Under
01/22/23	New York Knicks NYK	22	31	33	30	00	116	Over
01/22/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	37	25	24	39	00	125	Over
01/16/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	29	27	25	29	130	123	Over
01/16/23	New York Knicks NYK	25	34	28	23	110	121	Over
01/06/23	New York Knicks NYK	30	27	24	31	00	112	Under
01/06/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	26	21	31	30	00	108	Under
12/21/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	28	35	24	26	00	113	Under
12/21/22	New York Knicks NYK	27	26	27	26	00	106	Under
04/10/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	22	26	24	22	00	94	Under
04/10/22	New York Knicks NYK	31	20	22	32	00	105	Under
01/02/22	New York Knicks NYK	27	18	29	31	00	105	Under
01/02/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	30	26	40	24	00	120	Under
12/10/21	New York Knicks NYK	14	28	23	22	00	87	Under
12/10/21	Toronto Raptors TOR	31	19	19	21	00	90	Under
11/01/21	Toronto Raptors TOR	26	27	38	22	00	113	Under
11/01/21	New York Knicks NYK	34	23	22	25	00	104	Under

Raptors Vs Over/Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Raptors Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/22	@ HOU	110-114L	42	33	21	92
12/19	@ BRO	94-101L	34	26	12	86
12/12	vs MIA	104-114L	42	29	11	92
12/09	@ NYK	108-113L	51	23	12	96
12/07	@ DAL	118-125L	39	37	13	93
12/05	@ OKL	92-129L	51	24	19	91
12/03	@ IND	122-111W	42	28	21	81
12/01	@ MIA	119-116W	47	30	14	88
11/29	vs MIA	111-121L	46	34	18	80
11/25	vs DET	100-102L	50	26	9	104

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
12/03	@ ORL	121-106W	39	30	17	85
12/01	@ NOP	118-85W	60	30	17	92
11/29	vs CHA	99-98W	44	20	19	81

Starting Lineups

Toronto Raptors	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Ochai Agbaji PF	23.0	20.6	20.1	90%	20.3
Scottie Barnes PG	49.0	37.6	43.0	100%	41.6
RJ Barrett SF	42.0	41.6	40.6	100%	41.0
Gradey Dick SG	26.0	28.9	24.4	93%	25.2
Jonathan Mogbo C	23.0	20.6	16.1	16%	20.9

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	31.0	27.6	31.3	100%	31.7
Mikal Bridges SG	29.0	32.1	28.7	100%	29.0
Jalen Brunson PG	40.0	41.2	40.7	100%	41.1
Josh Hart SF	33.0	33.5	35.0	100%	35.3
Karl-Anthony Towns C	51.0	55.5	47.5	100%	47.8

Raptors Notable Injuries

Jakob Poeltl (C): Avg: 12.9pts, 9.7reb, 2.6ast, 28.4 minutes. Last game: 12/12/24. Impact: 6.5
Bruno Fernando (C): Avg: 5.6pts, 4.1reb, 1.1ast, 13.7 minutes. Last game: 12/12/24. Impact: 1.9

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
Tyler Kolek (PG): Avg: 2.7pts, 0.8reb, 0.7ast, 6.6 minutes. Last game: 12/19/24. Impact: 0.8

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
Scottie Barnes	TOR	Pts	18.5	21.3	+2.8	20%	50%	53%	53%	NYK	+0.9	#21
Karl-Anthony Towns	NYK	Pts	23.5	26.3	+2.8	40%	40%	53%	53%	TOR	+1.1	#22
Ochai Agbaji	TOR	Reb	3.5	4.5	+1.0	60%	50%	53%	53%	NYK	-0.4	#7
Mikal Bridges	NYK	Reb	3.5	3.6	+0.1	40%	30%	27%	27%	TOR	-0.5	#7
OG Anunoby	NYK	Ast	1.5	2.0	+0.5	60%	70%	60%	60%	TOR	+0.5	#25

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Raptors Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#22	#22	#20	#28	8.0%
PF	#18	#23	#28	#23	4.4%
PG	#16	#3	#1	#5	-7.1%
SF	#16	#7	#25	#17	1.2%
SG	#22	#14	#6	#18	1.6%

Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#3	#10	#7	#2	-11.6%
PF	#15	#7	#10	#6	-7.2%
PG	#8	#8	#23	#11	-0.7%
SF	#21	#18	#3	#14	-1.3%
SG	#9	#7	#12	#5	-7.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

110.0

117.7

Rebounds per Game

45.8

43.8

Assists per Game

27.9

29.0

Steals per Game

7.2

7.8

Blocks per Game

4.8

4.5

Shots per Game

90.4

87.2

3-Pointers Made per Game

10.9

15.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.1

57.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.3

40.2

Turnovers per Game

15.5

12.6

Fouls per Game

23.0

17.5

Recent Trends

RJ Barrett (PG/SF) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 13.0 pts, 11.0 reb, 10.0 ast against MIA
Ochai Agbaji (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.6% to 32.6, 24.4 min average previous 3 games.
Jamison Battle (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 58.0% to 16.4, 10.4 min average previous 3 games.
Immanuel Quickley (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.7% to 22.5, 33.5 min average previous 3 games.