Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks basketball prediction

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Our pick:Under 246.5 incl. overtime

Odds 1.25

92%

Score prediction: 111-109

Bookmaker odds incl. overtime

Home1.78

Away2.03

Total points 231.5

Over1.90

Under1.90

Spread -1.5

Home1.86

Away1.94

Methodology

Match analysis

Neither October meeting between the 76ers and Knicks came near 246.5 points, 106-100 to the Sixers in New York on 20 October and 120-97 in Philadelphia on 5 October. Superior projects a 111-109 Philadelphia win when they meet again on Friday and backs the Under 246.5, Including Overtime.

The Knicks average 105.1 points

New York are 2-7 with 105.1 points a game, and they scored 102 in a home loss to Orlando and 103 in a defeat at Boston. Philadelphia have allowed 106 or fewer in three of their last five, including the 106-93 loss to Detroit on 25 October.

New York's 144-114 in May

One meeting did clear this line. The Knicks won 144-114 in Philadelphia on 10 May, 258 points, two days after a 108-94 win on the same floor. That night needed a 30-point Knicks blowout, and New York have not scored more than 122 in any of their last five. The other four of the last five meetings landed between 202 and 217.

Written by the Superior Basketball Desk