Bet On NBA Basketball – Lowly Teams Meets As Knicks Host Wizards

When devoted pro basketball betting enthusiasts think about betting on tonight’s NBA matchup between the Washington Wizards and the New York Knicks they’ll likely be thinking about the current hit song by southern rapper, Ludacris, ‘How low Can You Go’.

Monday, April 12, 7:35 PM ET
NBA Betting Odds: Knicks -3.5
(O/U) 208
TV: MSG, CSN, NBALP
Radio: 106.7 The Fan

Washington Wizards (25-55 SU, 34-33-2 ATS, 29-50-1 O/U)
New York Knicks (28-52 SU, 37-42-1 ATS, 39-41 O/U)

Neither ballclub has any hopes of competing in the postseason but both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Madison Square Garden trying to get back in the win column following losses the last time out!

Here is a look at the key head-to-head trends surrounding this contest.

Home team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
Wizards are 3-9 ATS in the last 12 meetings.
Wizards are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in New York.
Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in New York.
Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.

Washington Wizards 411
Wizards are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. NBA Atlantic.
Wizards are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 vs. Eastern Conference.

Washington has lost two of three including a 105-95 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. Blossoming forward Andray Blatche poured in a team-high 24 points and added nine boards for Washington in a losing effort. The Wizards failed to cover the NBA betting line as a 6-point home underdog to fall to 1-2 ATS over the last three games.

New York Knicks 411
Knicks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a losing S.U. record.
Knicks are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite.
Knicks are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.

The Knicks have lost three straight including a dismal 111-98 loss to the Miami Heat on Sunday. New York failed to cover the pro basketball betting odds as a 6-point home underdog despite getting a team-high 26 points from forward David Lee and 19 points from Danilo Gallinari.

Analysis: I’m going to keep this pick short and sweet by advising my NBA betting brethren to simply play the Over in this contest between two teams that can score the ball, but play absolutely no defense whatsoever.

The Over has gone an impressive 4-1 in the last five meetings in New York and 7-3 in the last 10 meetings between these teams overall.

The Over has also gone 4-0 in Washington’s last four games against Eastern Conference ballclubs and 8-2 in their last 10 games as a road underdog of 4.5 points or less.

The Over has played out in five of the Knicks’ last seven games overall while going 4-1 in the teams’ last five games following a double-digit home loss.

In addition to playing the Over in this matchup, NBA betting enthusiast should also know the Home team in this series has gone a consistent 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings while the Wizards have gone 0-4 ATS in the last four meetings in New York.

I say play the Over to cash in and the Knicks to cover the NBA betting line if you must!

NBA Expert Picks: Over 208 Total Points/Knicks -3.5 Points