NBA Best Bets: Knicks vs. Magic Picks for January 6
Published 5:34 am Monday, January 6, 2025
The New York Knicks (24-12) are heavily favored (by 11.5 points) to build on a three-game home winning streak when they host the Orlando Magic (21-16) on Monday, January 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET.
Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Monday’s game, before you place a wager on this matchup?
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Knicks vs. Magic Game Info
- When: Monday, January 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
- Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
- TV: MSG and FDSFL
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Knicks vs. Magic Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Magic (+ 11.5)
- New York has 19 wins in 36 games against the spread this year.
- Orlando’s record against the spread is 20-17-0.
- The Knicks have an ATS record of 6-2 as 11.5-point favorites or greater.
- The Magic have no wins ATS (0-1) as a 11.5-point underdog or greater this year.
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Pick OU:
Over (209.5)
- The Knicks’ 36 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 209.5 points 29 times.
- The Magic have played 16 games this season that finished with a combined score over 209.5 points.
- The average point total in New York’s outings this year is 224.5, 15 more than this matchup’s over/under.
- The average over/under for Orlando’s matchups this season is 213.9, 4.4 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Knicks score the fourth-most points in the NBA this season, while the Magic’s offense puts up the 17th-most.
- This game features the NBA’s 10th-ranked (Magic) and 19th-ranked (Knicks) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Knicks (-599)
- The Knicks have won 22, or 68.8%, of the 32 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Magic have been chosen as underdogs in 14 games this year and have walked away with the win three times (21.4%) in those games.
- New York has been at least a -599 moneyline favorite eight times this season and won all of those games.
- Orlando has been named as an underdog of +425 or more just one time this season and left with a loss in that game.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Knicks have a 85.7% chance to win.
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