Knicks vs Raptors

The Toronto Raptors visit the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. We continue our NBA odds series with a Raptors-Knicks prediction and pick.

New York has been firing on all cylinders in recent games and needs to continue their style of play if they want to cover tonight. Their biggest strength comes on the glass where they rank sixth in both rebound differential and rebound rate. Forward Julius Randle continues to be one of the most consistent players in the league as the forward provides New York with a high ceiling on a night-to-night basis. They are similarly impressive on the glass as they rank 10th in rebound differential and 11th in rebound rate. Coach Thibodeau’s defense has been elite all year as the Knicks rank 11th in points allowed and seventh in defensive rating. He’s been even better across their recent win streak, averaging 25.3 PPG and 11.5 RPG in their last eight games. The Knicks are a strong all-around team, ranking 12th in scoring and 11th in offensive rating. The Raptors’ biggest issue lies on the offensive end where they rank 22nd in scoring and 15th in offensive rating. In a matchup between two teams headed in seemingly opposite directions, the Raptors will need their best players to show up on the offensive end of the court. He’s been the singular constant in an otherwise inconsistent season from Toronto and will need to continue to play well tonight if the Raptors want to cover a narrow road spread. The Knicks are 17-12-2 against the spread while 57% of their games have gone under. The Raptors are 15-16 against the spread while 52% of their games have gone over.

NBA odds, picks, and predictions for the Toronto Raptors at New York Knicks on December 21. NBA betting best bet and free pick analysis.

The total for this matchup hit the board at 218 and is down slightly to 217 as of Wednesday afternoon. The tempo in this game could slow down quite drastically. As a result, the team ranks 28th in the NBA in effective field goal percentage. As a result, the Knicks’ effective field goal percentage isn’t all that much better than the Raptors’ (26th). Overall, they rank 15th in offensive rating, but that is due to a defense that leads the league in steals. The defense that has been the calling card of this team early on has also taken a step back. I just don’t see them keeping this game within one possession the way they are playing at the moment. I expect another tough game for the Raps incoming, where Siakam does all he can to keep his team in the game. I think Siakam could jack up even a few more treys in this matchup against the Yet, the Knicks are laying just a small amount of chalk as 2-point home favorites. The Raptors have dropped six games in a row and now sit at 13-18. Their season is on the precipice, with rumors starting to swirl about moves the team might make in the coming weeks.

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The New York Knicks take on the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night at MSG. Quentin Grimes is out. Rats! Tip-off is at 7:30 PM on MSG. This is your game thread.

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Now, record-wise, the Raptors look like an unimpressive team that the Knicks should take care of easily. But Toronto, despite having an incredibly disappointing ...

[Juancho Hernangomez](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hernaju01.html) (6’9”, 214.) and going small but it will be an interesting matchup that may ultimately be a chess match between the coaches to see who tries to impose their strategy and style on to the game. Thibs has a few options to get the start spot but my guess is that it’ll be [Immanuel Quickley](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/q/quickim01.html) getting the nod. Even with the rest of the team struggling to find any form of consistency, Siakam has been a rock and figures to be in the All-Star conversation going forward. [OG Anunoby](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anunoog01.html) (6’7”, 232 lb.), who is usually listed as a forward, should slide up and start at the two tonight. [Gary Trent Jr.](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/trentga02.html) is questionable with a quad injury. On the second night of a back-to-back and Grimes being out, the Knicks may need Randle to get going again and have himself a big game. [Jalen Brunson](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brunsja01.html) has been on a tear. They beat a formidable Heat team and a good Cavaliers team late last month, battled until the end against a very good [Celtics](https://www.celticsblog.com) team earlier this month, lost by just one to a much improved Kings team last week, and lost to the [Sixers](https://www.libertyballers.com) by just three on Monday. [New York Knicks](https://www.postingandtoasting.com) have won eight straight games (I still can’t really believe it), and on Wednesday night they’ll have a shot to make it nine at home against the [Toronto Raptors](https://www.raptorshq.com). On the season, the former All-Star is averaging just 18.7PPG on an abysmal 37.9% from the field. [Quentin Grimes](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/grimequ01.html) is doubtful for tonight’s game due to the ankle sprain he suffered in the first half. Over his last four games, the potential first-time All-Star is averaging 25.8PPG and 5.3APG on an efficient 49.3% from the field and a blazing hot 60.9% from 3.