NBA FREE Pick: 539 New York Knicks @ 540 Atlanta Hawks
Rating: 2 Units – Regular Play
Pick: Over 228.5
Price: -110 / 1.91 on Bookmaker
Write Up:
Both teams are coming to this game from losses where they really struggled on offense. Atlanta couldn’t hit a 3pts shot (5-29 3pts) against Charlotte and the Knicks couldn’t score close to the basket against Boston. The good news is that tonight’s matchups will be quite favorable for both offenses. Atlanta is more focused on 3pts shooting this season. Quin Snyder said today :”I would’ve liked to shoot more than 29 threes” and no team allowed more 3pts last season than the Knicks.
Meanwhile, both Brunson and Randle really struggled to score against Boston. Randle was well defended by Holiday while Brunson missed several good looking shots. Note that there is a massive downgrade of quality from Boston to Atlanta in terms of perimeter defense and paint protection. Atlanta is coming from allowing Charlotte to score 56 points in the paint (68% FG at the rim), so we can expect the Knicks to bounce back offensively today as well.