NY Knicks at Washington Wizards 1/17/19 - NBA Betting Odds & Picks
New York Knicks vs. Washington Wizards
NBA: 3:00 PM EST
Jan. 17, 2019
TV: NBATV
Latest Odds : WAS -6.5 Total 228
The Knicks have more off court drama this year than what you can find on Broadway. However, the Knicks are a team that would like to be able to put all the drama behind them, but it could be a challenge as the Turkish officials have added to the distraction by trying to get an international arrest warrant for Enes Kanter, who is the leading field goal shooter for the Knicks at 54.5%
The Knicks have seen Tim Hardaway Jr be the leading scorer for the team with 19.8 points a game. The Knicks have seen Emmanuel Mudiay lead the team in assist with 4.1 a game. Kanter is leading the team in rebounds with 11 a game.
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The Wizards have been able to avoid a lot of the off court distractions this season and that is a good thing. However, the Wizards also just feel short of picking up a win in the last game they played in which they lost to the Raptors by only a couple of points in the game, but that was a great game and one that seen both teams combine for 278 points.
The Wizards are led by Bradley Beal with 24.8 points a game. John Wall has been able to get 8.7 assist a game. Otto Porter Jr has been able to get 5.7 boards a game on the year so far.
Recent Betting Trends:
Knicks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Southeast.
Wizards are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
Over is 13-6 in Knicks last 19 road games.
Over is 5-0 in Wizards last 5 vs. NBA Atlantic.
Free Betting Pick: Washington Wizards -6.5
The Wizards have been able to take the Raptors to the limit in the last game. However, the Raptors are a lot better team than the Knicks are. Throw in the off court distractions and it is going to be easy to see the Wizards are able to control the Knicks in the game here as the Knicks are distracted rather easily. Final Score, Washington Wizards win and cover ATS 122-106.