Knicks vs Pelicans Picks and Prediction – 12/22/2024

The New York Knicks look for a third consecutive victory when visiting the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday. New York is 17-10 and second in the Atlantic division, four games behind the first-place Boston Celtics. New York defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 133-107 Thursday night. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 32 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in his first return to Minnesota since being traded to the Knicks. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA picks.

Jalen Brunson is leading New York in scoring and assists with averages of 25.0 points and 7.7 assists per game. Karl-Anthony Towns is second in scoring and is the leading rebounder with averages of 24.8 points and 13.9 rebounds per game. New York has six players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 116.4 points per game.

The New Orleans Pelicans look to snap a five-game losing streak with a victory at home on Saturday when hosting the New York Knicks. New Orleans is 5-23 and the last in the Southwest Division, 14 games behind the first-place Memphis Grizzlies. New Orleans was defeated by the Houston Rockets 133-112 on Thursday night. New Orleans has lost 14 of the last 15 and continues to be besieged with injuries as several players are sidelined, including Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, and Jose Alvarado amongst others.

CJ McCollum is the active leading scorer with an average of 21.1 points per game and Trey Murphy III is second averaging 18.1 points per game. The leader in assists is Dejounte Murray with an average of 6.8 per game and Murray is also the active leader in rebounds averaging 6.5 per game. New Orleans is scoring an average of 105.1 points per game.

The New York Knicks will pick up a victory on the road Saturday with visiting the New Orleans Pelicans but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in eight of New York's last 12 played on the road versus New Orleans and five of New Orleans’ last six overall versus New York. New Orleans is playing without its top two scorers Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. Final Score Prediction, New York Knicks win by our best play is UNDER 112-91.