Portland Trail Blazers vs New York Knicks 3/16/2022 NBA Odds and Picks

Portland Trail Blazers vs New York Knicks 3/16/2022 – The New York Knicks are still aiming to reach the play-in tournament but they need to avoid getting into a losing streak first. The Portland Trail Blazers will be making their trip to visit the mecca of basketball in Madison Square Garden to battle it out with the Knicks this coming Wednesday, March 16. MSG will be putting the game live on television at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time and it will be also shown through an online live stream by NBA League Pass subscription. The New York Knicks in NBA betting spreads are heavily favored to win over the retooling Portland Trail Blazers.

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Portland Trail Blazers vs New York Knicks 3/16/2022 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Portland Trail Blazers	+9.5 (-110)	225 o (-110)	+385
New York Knicks	-9.5 (-110)	-9.5 u (-110)	-625

The Portland Trail Blazers have only won once in the last eight games and that is why they are not in play-in contention in the NBA Western Conference. This team needs a good run in order for them to overtake the New Orleans Pelicans who are just above them by one game. This team picked up a win over the Washington Wizards but was not able to bring the momentum in their matchup with the Atlanta Hawks and lost by nine points. Josh Hart has been providing insane numbers finishing 31 points against the Hawks while Trendon Watford also had a notable night with 22 points.

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Players to watch: Damian Lillard PG 29 GP 29 GS 36.4 MIN 24 PTS 0.4 OR 3.7 DR 4.1 REB 7.3 AST 0.6 STL 0.4 BLK 2.9 TO 1.3 PF 2.6 AST/TO 19.02 PER

CJ McCollum SG * 36 GP 36 GS 35.2 MIN 20.5 PTS 0.9 OR 3.3 DR 4.3 REB 4.5 AST 1 STL 0.6 BLK 1.9 TO 2.1 PF 2.3 AST/TO 16.33 PER

Josh Hart SG * 10 GP 10 GS 31.9 MIN 19.1 PTS 0.8 OR 4.9 DR 5.7 REB 4.2 AST 1.3 STL 0.2 BLK 2.7 TO 2.4 PF 1.6 AST/TO 18.83 PER.

The New York Knicks after winning three-straight games have lost their last two matches against the Memphis Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets. This team is placed 12th in the NBA Eastern Conference standings and as the losses pile up, their chances to make the play-in tournament becomes more unlikely. Julius Randle led the team with 26 points while Evan Fournier and RJ Barrett are not far away providing 25 and 24 points respectively. No other Knick scored in double figures as Alec Burks and Immanuel Quickley each had very subpar nights against the Nets.

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Players to Watch: Julius Randle PF 66 GP 66 GS 35.5 MIN 20.5 PTS 1.8 OR 8.2 DR 9.9 REB 5.2 AST 0.8 STL 0.6 BLK 3.5 TO 2.9 PF 1.5 AST/TO 16.61 PER

RJ Barrett SG 57 GP 57 GS 33.9 MIN 19.3 PTS 0.8 OR 5 DR 5.8 REB 2.9 AST 0.6 STL 0.2 BLK 2.1 TO 2.1 PF 1.4 AST/TO 13.70 PER

Evan Fournier SG 66 GP 66 GS 29.7 MIN 14.4 PTS 0.5 OR 2.3 DR 2.8 REB 1.8 AST 0.9 STL 0.3 BLK 1.3 TO 2.2 PF 1.4 AST/TO 12.60 PER.

Portland Trail Blazers

Portland are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games.
Trail Blazers are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games.
Portland are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against New York.
Portland are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games against New York.
Trail Blazers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland’s last 6 games when playing on the road against New York.
Portland are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games this season.
Trail Blazers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Portland are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Division division.

New York Knicks

New York are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New York’s last 11 games.
New York are 4-13 SU in their last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York’s last 6 games against Portland.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York’s last 5 games at home.
Knicks has gone UNDER in 5 of New York’s last 6 games when playing at home against Portland.
New York are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games this season.
New York are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Knicks are 0-6 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Northwest Division division.
New York are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games played in March.

Injuries

Portland Trail Blazers

Eric Bledsoe PG Achilles is downgraded to OUT Wednesday vs New York
Damian Lillard PG Abdominal is out indefinitely
Joe Ingles SG Knee is out for season
Jusuf Nurkic C Plantar Fasciitis is out indefinitely
Justise Winslow PF Achilles is upgraded to probable Wednesday vs New York
Anfernee Simons SG Knee is out indefinitely
Nassir Little SF Shoulder is out for season
Didi Louzada Silva SF Knee is out indefinitely

New York Knicks

Derrick Rose PG Ankle is out indefinitely
Kemba Walker PG None is out for season
Nerlens Noel PF Foot is downgraded to OUT Wednesday vs Portland
Cam Reddish SG Shoulder is out for season
Quentin Grimes SG Knee is downgraded to OUT Wednesday vs Portland

Even after losing back-to-back games, the online sportsbook sees the New York Knicks making a comeback to their winning rhythm in this matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers. Their opponents are borderline G-League type of roster and Julius Randle is expected to have a good game.

Moneyline:The Knicks at their home court are given an ML of -625 while the Trail Blazers are +385 if they prevail on the road.

ATS:A large 9.5 points are put on the ATS for this game with the Knicks getting the -9.5 while the Trail Blazers are on the far side with +9.5.

TOTALs:225 points is the total set for this matchup with the Knicks going under while the Trail Blazers are over.

Score Prediction: 124 – 109, Knicks