Knicks vs Thunder Picks and Prediction – 1/4/2025

The New York Knicks look for a 10 straight win on Friday when visiting the Oklahoma City Thunder. New York is 24-10 and second in the Atlantic division, just a half-game behind the first-place Boston Celtics. New York defeated the Utah Jazz 119-103 on Wednesday night. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 31 points and grabbed 21 rebounds to help New York to its 9th consecutive victory. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA picks.

Jalen Brunson scores an average of 25.2 points and hands out an average of 7.7 assists per game to lead New York in both. Karl-Anthony Towns is second in scoring and the leading rebounder, averaging 24.7 points and 13.5. New York has five players averaging double figures in scoring. The Knicks score an average of 117.8 points per game, shooting 49.7% overall and 38.8% from 3-point territory.

The Oklahoma City Thunder complete a back-to-back when hosting the New York Knicks on Friday after playing at home on Thursday night versus the LA Clippers. Oklahoma City is 27-5 and leads the Northwest division by 8 games over the Denver Nuggets. Oklahoma City defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-105 on Tuesday night. The Thunder have won each of the last 12.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Oklahoma City in scoring and assists, averaging 31.2 points and 6.0 assists per game. Jalen Williams is second in scoring and the leading rebounder, averaging 21.0 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Oklahoma City has three active players averaging double figures in scoring. The Thunder score an average of 115.3 points per game.

New York will enter this game riding a nine-game winning streak and Oklahoma City had won 12th straight before playing Thursday in the first half of a double-double. The play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in five of New York's last six and four of Oklahoma City's last five. New York scores an average of 117.9 points per game which is 6th in the NBA. Oklahoma City scores an average of 115.3 points per game, which is 9th. Final Score Prediction, Oklahoma City Thunder wins but our best play is OVER 125-123.