Once again few Buckets in Manhattan?
The New York Knicks welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves in the coming night from 01:30. The basketball players from the “Big Apple” won the only duel of the season so far away from home last December.
For the upcoming game at Madison Square Garden between the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves on 19.01.2022, an NBA betting tip is presented below!
New York Knicks – Statistics & current form
The New York Knicks were recently defeated by the Charlotte Hornets in front of their home crowd. Due to the defeat, the win rate has dropped to a value of exactly 50 percent and in the Eastern Conference, this average yield is only enough for the eleventh place.
A ranking that would not entitle the team to a playoff berth in the final standings of the regular season. Head coach Tom Thibodeau can’t be happy, especially with his team’s play up front: Only seven teams rank behind the Knicks in the NBA’s offensive rating.
Minnesota Timberwolves – Statistics & current form
The Timberwolves recently defeated a heavyweight in the NBA with the Warriors. However, the six-time champions were without the injured Stephen Curry and thus without the sixth-best scorer in the NBA. Nevertheless, the game showed that the franchise from the Midwest is doing comparatively well this season.
One reason is the consistently good performance of Karl-Anthony Towns. The centre ranks among the top 15 players league-wide in both points and rebounds. In almost half of his appearances this season, Towns has also delivered a double-double in these categories.
Furthermore, the visitors have an accurate shooter from downtown in Anthony Edwards: Only four players in the NBA score more threes per game than the small forward.
New York Knicks – Minnesota Timberwolves Tip
For the clash between the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves, betting on less than 212.5 points seems profitable. The games of the home side are usually no basket festivals. This is mainly due to the lowest value in terms of pace in the NBA.
In addition, Minnesota is a defensively strong opponent who only allows 108 points per 100 possessions – the ninth-best value in the league.
Furthermore, the prediction is supported by the only duel so far this season: This ended with a low score of 88:96 in favour of the Minneapolis hoopsters.
Unibet is offering odds of 1.92 on the Knicks and Timberwolves for this match-up.
