Jazz vs Knicks Game Breakdown

Get ready to jazz up your evening because the NBA playoffs are bringing the heat straight to the heart of New York City! Tonight, the underdog Utah Jazz are stepping into the lion’s den at Madison Square Garden, squaring off against the high-flying New York Knicks. With the Jazz looking to find their rhythm and the Knicks aiming to continue their winning symphony, this matchup is set to be a clash of tempos. As the clock ticks down to the 8:30 PM EST tipoff, the stakes are sky-high and the scores are expected to soar with an over/under of 229. Will the Jazz hit the right notes or will the Knicks orchestrate another victory? Tune in as we see whether Utah can compose an upset or if New York will continue to conduct their playoff masterpiece!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 01, 2025 08:30PM EST

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York

Vegas Odds

	UTA ML	NYK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+625	-1000	231.0	13.5/-13.5
Recent	+325	-435	229.0	13.0/-13.0
Difference	-300	+565	-2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

13W-38L

23.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

35W-17L

76.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/23/24	New York Knicks NYK	28	23	27	28	106	Under
11/23/24	Utah Jazz UTA	28	38	21	34	121	Under
01/30/24	Utah Jazz UTA	22	27	24	30	103	Under
01/30/24	New York Knicks NYK	29	28	36	25	118	Under
12/13/23	New York Knicks NYK	31	19	34	29	113	Over
12/13/23	Utah Jazz UTA	22	30	37	28	117	Over
02/11/23	Utah Jazz UTA	28	28	28	36	120	Over
02/11/23	New York Knicks NYK	33	29	25	39	126	Over
11/15/22	New York Knicks NYK	23	38	22	35	118	Push
11/15/22	Utah Jazz UTA	27	31	27	26	111	Push
03/20/22	Utah Jazz UTA	26	34	25	23	108	Under
03/20/22	New York Knicks NYK	31	22	20	20	93	Under
02/07/22	New York Knicks NYK	28	29	29	18	104	Under
02/07/22	Utah Jazz UTA	28	31	23	31	113	Under

Jazz Vs Over/Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Jazz Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/30	@ DEN	121-132L	37	28	16	86
12/28	@ PHI	111-114L	48	27	21	89
12/26	vs POR	120-122L	46	26	13	86
12/21	vs BRO	105-94W	45	25	18	86
12/19	vs DET	126-119W	62	23	27	83
12/13	@ PHX	126-134L	34	30	15	77
12/08	vs SAC	97-141L	38	21	20	80
12/06	vs POR	141-99W	61	34	12	96
12/03	vs OKL	106-133L	36	21	29	70
12/01	@ LAL	104-105L	44	27	15	79

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
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

Starting Lineups

Utah Jazz	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Keyonte George PG	27.0	37.1	26.7	100%	27.1
Johnny Juzang SF	14.0	16.1	13.6	13%	17.1
Walker Kessler C	38.0	31.9	27.3	80%	29.5
Lauri Markkanen PF	39.0	35.9	33.7	100%	34.1
Collin Sexton SG	31.0	39.2	27.1	93%	28.3

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	31.0	22.8	30.0	100%	30.4
Mikal Bridges SG	31.0	36.0	31.5	100%	31.8
Jalen Brunson PG	41.0	50.0	41.8	100%	42.2
Josh Hart SF	34.0	45.1	37.6	100%	37.9
Karl-Anthony Towns C	46.0	39.8	48.4	100%	48.7

Jazz Notable Injuries

John Collins (PF/C): Avg: 15.8pts, 8.4reb, 1.4ast, 28.4 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 5.8
Svi Mykhailiuk (SG/SF): Avg: 3.8pts, 1.2reb, 0.7ast, 9.5 minutes. Last game: 12/26/24. Impact: 2.0

Knicks Notable Injuries

Ariel Hukporti (C): Avg: 1.8pts, 1.8reb, 0.5ast, 8.2 minutes. Last game: 12/19/24. Impact: 1.0
Pacome Dadiet (SG/SF): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.1reb, 0.4ast, 6.8 minutes. Last game: 12/19/24. Impact: 0.6
Jacob Toppin (PF): Avg: 0.9pts, 0.7reb, 0.4ast, 3.8 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. 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
Lauri Markkanen	UTA	Pts	20.5	22.3	+1.8	80%	50%	53%	53%	NYK	+0.8	#21
Walker Kessler	UTA	Pts	10.5	12.2	+1.7	40%	60%	53%	53%	NYK	-1.6	#10
Josh Hart	NYK	Reb	7.5	9.3	+1.8	100%	70%	60%	60%	UTA	-0.8	#3
Collin Sexton	UTA	Ast	4.5	4.6	+0.1	80%	50%	40%	40%	NYK	+0.7	#22

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Jazz Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#26	#10	#26	6.8%
PF	#13	#8	#3	#7	-5.2%
PG	#30	#2	#30	#30	11.8%
SF	#26	#4	#15	#23	4.8%
SG	#23	#3	#23	#21	4.4%

Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#10	#8	#12	#6	-7.9%
PF	#21	#12	#2	#6	-5.7%
PG	#2	#8	#22	#8	-5.1%
SF	#10	#8	#7	#10	-5.2%
SG	#16	#8	#17	#12	-3.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.5

118.4

Rebounds per Game

44.0

44.4

Assists per Game

25.2

29.0

Steals per Game

6.9

7.6

Blocks per Game

4.7

4.4

Shots per Game

84.6

87.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.8

58.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.5

38.4

Turnovers per Game

17.4

12.6

Fouls per Game

19.1

17.6

Recent Trends

Josh Hart (SF/PF) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 23.0 pts, 15.0 reb, 10.0 ast against WAS
Isaiah Collier (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 60.4% to 23.8, 14.8 min average previous 3 games.
John Collins (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.2% to 35.9, 27.3 min average previous 3 games.
Johnny Juzang (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 38.3% to 17.8, 12.8 min average previous 3 games.
Svi Mykhailiuk (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 63.7% to 18.4, 11.3 min average previous 3 games.
Micah Potter (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 36.8% to 11.8, 18.7 min average previous 3 games.
Brice Sensabaugh (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 38.2% to 20.0, 14.4 min average previous 3 games.
Cody Williams (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 106.3% to 21.8, 10.6 min average previous 3 games.