Knicks at Trail Blazers 1/7/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/07/2019 at 1:16 PM ET
The New York Knicks continue their west coast swing on Monday with their visit to the Pacific Northwest to play the Portland Trail Blazers. The Knicks defeated the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Friday 119-112. Tim Hardaway Jr. led the Knicks with 22 points, while Trey Burke scored 15, as the Knicks snapped an eight-game losing streak with the win.
Damian Lillard is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 26.4 points and 6.0 assists per game. Jusuf Nurkic is the leader in rebounding with an average of 10.5 per game. CJ McCollum is the second leading scorer with an average of 20.9 points per game. The Trail Blazers are shooting 45.5% from the field and 35.4% from three-point territory.
Betting Trends for vs
Portland has covered the number in 9 of the last 13 against New York and 5 of the last 6 versus the Knicks on its home court at the Moda Center. The Trail Blazers have covered 30 of the last 44 at home and 10 of the last 14 played on Monday. New York has covered just 1 of its last 6 on Monday and 2 of its last 8 overall. Final Score Prediction, Portland Trail Blazers win and cover ATS 120-105.