The New York Knicks (48-27) and Houston Rockets (45-29) will square off in the NBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. ET from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The game will be broadcast live on NBC/Peacock.
The Knicks are 1.5-point favorites over the Rockets on the spread (Knicks -1.5), with the over/under set at 217.5 total points. New York is a -112 favorite to win outright on the moneyline, while Houston is -108 to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Knicks vs. Rockets predictions and NBA picks for Tuesday, March 31.
Knicks vs Rockets Prediction, Pick
- Knicks vs Rockets pick: Kevin Durant Over 2.5 Three-Pointers Made (+112)
My Rockets vs. Knicks best bet is on Kevin Durant to make over 2.5 three-pointers in tonight's game. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NBA odds page.
Knicks vs Rockets Odds
| Knicks Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 +100 | 217.5 -118o / -102u | -112 |
| Rockets Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -120 | 217.5 -118o / -102u | -108 |
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Knicks vs Rockets NBA Preview
This is arguably the game of the night.
When these two teams met on February 21, it looked like the Knicks were going to get stomped on multiple occasions, but they clawed their way back with a furious fourth-quarter rally amid a late offensive collapse by the Rockets.
The Knicks won by a score of 108-106 at Madison Square Garden. After trailing 91-75 after three quarters, New York outscored Houston 33-15 in the final stanza to win the game, despite being down by double digits with as little as 8:30 to go.
The Rockets are still mostly healthy relative to the rest of the year, with only Steven Adams (shoulder) and Fred VanVleet (ACL) out.
Landry Shamet (knee) is out for the Knicks. Deuce McBride (pelvis) is questionable. Although, I'd be surprised if he plays, given that he seemed to re-aggravate his core injury over the weekend against the Thunder — an injury that sidelined him for two months.
Knicks vs Rockets Predictions, Betting Analysis
Kevin Durant is up to 6.0 three-point attempts per game since attempting 10 in the aforementioned game against the Knicks — and prior to that, he was at 5.7.
More narrowly, he's averaging 7.2 attempts in his last six outings, which coincides with the Rockets' decision to insert Reed Sheppard into the starting lineup until further notice.
If you want to hurt the Knicks' defense, you have to do it from deep. Even as their defense has improved, they still allow the fifth-most three-point attempts per 100 possessions (39.3) and the 11th-highest percentage made (36%).
Durant was 4-for-10 against New York earlier this year. I'll back him to make 3+ threes again tonight at plus-money.
Pick: Kevin Durant Over 2.5 Three-Pointers Made (+112)
