It’s Friday, January 3rd, and the New York Knicks (24-10) and Oklahoma City Thunder (28-5) will face off at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

The Knicks have won nine straight. They drilled the Jazz 119-103 on New Year’s Day behind 31 points and 21 rebounds from Karl Anthony-Towns. The Thunder have won eight straight (13 straight if you exclude the NBA Cup Finals loss to Milwaukee). SGA scored 29 points in a home win against the Clippers last night.

The Knicks are currently 13-6 on the road with a point differential of +8, while the Thunder have a record of 9-1 in their last 10 home games.

We have all the information and analysis you need to know before the game, including the latest on catching tipoffs, odds, current team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, tips and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and team of experts.

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Game details for: Knicks at Thunder today

• Date: Friday, January 3, 2025
• Time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Website: Paycom Center
• City: Oklahoma City, OK

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Odds for the Knicks at Thunder

The latest odds from Friday:

• Odds: New York Knicks (+176), Oklahoma City Thunder (-213)
• Spread: Thunder -5.5
• Over/Under: 221.5 points

That gives an implied team score of 109.75 for the Knicks and 112.62 for the Thunder.

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Expert picks and predictions for Friday’s Knicks at Thunder game

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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes the visitors in this contest: New York Knicks +5.5
“I’m trying to sell the top end of a Thunder team that may ultimately be a little overrated against a Knicks team that can pick apart their formidable defense.”

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Our model calculates predictions for every moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as current performance, head-to-head matchups between players, trending information and projected game totals.

Once the model is complete, we place its predictions next to the latest betting lines for the game to determine a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model predicts for today’s Knicks & Thunder game:

• Money line: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from playing on the moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a game ATS against the New York Knicks at +5.5.
• In total: NBC Sports Bet stays away from a game with the game total of 221.5.

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Key stats, trends and insights to know ahead of Friday’s Knicks at Thunder

· The Thunder’s last 5 games against the Knicks have exceeded the total
· The Knicks have covered in 4 of their last 5 road games

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